Bank/Casual Deputy Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hours: 0

Contract Type: Bank/Casual

Service Area: Adult Social Care, Complex & Specialist Commissioning

Department: Residential Care Services

We are looking for a Deputy Managers to join our teams across our care homes in Bath, Midsomer Norton and Bath. Residential and nursing homes care for older adults living with dementia and other sometimes complexneeds.

Within the Deputy Manager role, you will have the opportunity to support our registered managers working with our fantastic teams of passionate staff including casual workers and agency workers.

The role of theDeputy Manageris to assist the registeredmanagerwith all aspects of thehomemanagement. TheDeputy Managerwill deputise in the absence of themanager. TheDeputy managerholds overall responsibility for maintaining and monitoring high quality clinicalcarefor residents.

Attributes & Experience desired for role:

• NVQ Level 3 and above, in Health and social Care
• Be prepared to undertake NVQ 4/5 in Management.

• Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of CQC requirements.

• Kind, caring and passionate about providing top quality care.

• Confidence in managing a Dementia Residential Care Home.

• Demonstrated strong management and leadership skills.

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Strong team player with excellent negotiating and influencing skills, who can work in a collaborative style.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and an ability to manipulate data in excel to produce relevant management information.
• Able to interpret, explain and understand sometimes complex data with good accuracy and great attention to detail.
• The ability and flexibility to work across and support a wide range of services within the Council. Additionally, the ability to work with different partner or commissioned organisations.

• Good communication skills and approachable manner.
• Being able to train, support and development their staff and teams.
• Understands the importance of good pastoral care of staff members and their well-being.

This is a challenging but rewarding role. Previous experience of working in the care home sector is desirable, as is experience of managing a team or working in a supervisory capacity. The Deputy Manager plays a vital role in being the link between the team and the Registered Manager.

We would welcome applications from a variety of different employment backgrounds for example nursing, domiciliary care, learning disabilities, healthcare etc. Where fundamentally, you have experience of leading a team in a supervisory capacity.

(This is a rolling advert. Applications will be reviewed weekly)

Why B&NES Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

• Annual leave will be incorporated into the hourly rate
• A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
• The Local Government Pension Scheme
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
• Professional and personal development
• Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts

• Uniform Provided and Free DBS

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and whats involved, please contact Debra Clifford on 01225 396616, you can also contact her via emaildebra_clifford@bathnes.gov.uk.

To find out more about our service and our work please visit :https://www.proudtocarebathnes.org.uk/

To apply

Please use the online application facility.For further information on applying please see Application Form Help page on the Jobs website.

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose to improve peoples lives. We havefour core values which shape every aspect of our working lifeand how we look to the future. These values are to beBold, Empowered, SupportiveandTransparent.

Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.

As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

As this post involves working within one of these groups, we will require a Disclosure & Barring Service check and/or subscription to the DBS online service. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Councils at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• N/A

Desirable

• N/A

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Address

Combe Lea

Midsomer Norton

Radstock

BA3 2RD

Employer's website

https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)