Job summary
The States of Guernsey are looking for a Deputy Manager to join the Community Living Team within Adult Disability Services.The Deputy Manager at Community Living supports the Community Living Manager in the day-to-day leadership and delivery of a high-quality, person-centred supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs.
Alongside management responsibilities, the Deputy Manager will also work directly with service users, providing hands-on support to promote independence, dignity, choice, and control, while enabling individuals to achieve positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life.
The role involves supporting, supervising, and developing staff, modelling best practice in person-centred care and positive behaviour support, and ensuring safe, compassionate, and effective support is delivered at all times.
They contribute to safeguarding responsibilities, supports compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements, and helps maintain high standards of care and service delivery.
Working in partnership with the Community Living Manager, service users, families, carers, and other professionals, they assist in implementing and reviewing support plans, contributes to service improvement initiatives, and promotes meaningful community engagement.
The role also includes deputising for the Community Living Manager when required and fostering a positive, inclusive, and empowering environment for both service users and staff.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Manager at Community Living supports the
Community Living Manager in the day-to-day leadership and delivery of a
high-quality, person-centred supported living service for adults with learning
disabilities, autism, and complex needs.
Alongside management responsibilities, the Deputy Manager
will also work directly with service users, providing hands-on support to
promote independence, dignity, choice, and control, while enabling individuals
to achieve positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life.
The role involves supporting, supervising, and developing
staff, modelling best practice in person-centred care and positive behaviour
support, and ensuring safe, compassionate, and effective support is delivered
at all times.
The Deputy Manager contributes to safeguarding
responsibilities, supports compliance with organisational policies and
regulatory requirements, and helps maintain high standards of care and service
delivery.
Working in partnership with the Community Living Manager,
service users, families, carers, and multi-disciplinary professionals, the
Deputy Manager assists in implementing and reviewing support plans, contributes
to service improvement initiatives, and promotes meaningful community
engagement.
The role also includes deputising for the Community Living
Manager when required and fostering a positive, inclusive, and empowering
environment for both service users and staff.
About us
The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast.
Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in a relatively small Health and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community.
We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries with great career opportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance.
As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake the assessment of patients/service users with
complex needs including individuals with unconfirmed diagnosis.
To develop, implement
and evaluate specialised programmes of care utilising evidence and research.
To work autonomously,
recognising changes in patients'/service users' presentation which require
intervention, knowing when to escalate as appropriate.
To guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment,
planning, implementation and evaluation of specialised patient/service user
care.
To promote
patient/service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of
care, respecting their beliefs and dignity.
. To utilise data and information from a range of sources to
identify patient/service user condition to guide decision making.
Within field of
expertise and policy, request specific clinical tests to establish a diagnosis.
To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for
patients/service users and their support networks.
To ensure that professional standards are upheld by the
staff members working within the postholders sphere of responsibility. To
report all accidents and incidents as per policy and participate in risk
management and Quality and Safety processes e.g. SWARM.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake the assessment of patients/service users with
complex needs including individuals with unconfirmed diagnosis.
To develop, implement
and evaluate specialised programmes of care utilising evidence and research.
To work autonomously,
recognising changes in patients'/service users' presentation which require
intervention, knowing when to escalate as appropriate.
To guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment,
planning, implementation and evaluation of specialised patient/service user
care.
To promote
patient/service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of
care, respecting their beliefs and dignity.
. To utilise data and information from a range of sources to
identify patient/service user condition to guide decision making.
Within field of
expertise and policy, request specific clinical tests to establish a diagnosis.
To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for
patients/service users and their support networks.
To ensure that professional standards are upheld by the
staff members working within the postholders sphere of responsibility. To
report all accidents and incidents as per policy and participate in risk
management and Quality and Safety processes e.g. SWARM.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Learning Disability
- OR
- Registered Health or Social Care Professional E.g. Social Work England, NMC or
- HCPC
- Significant experience at a Band 5 or equivalent
- Practice assessor, practice supervisor
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Learning Disability
- OR
- Registered Health or Social Care Professional E.g. Social Work England, NMC or
- HCPC
- Significant experience at a Band 5 or equivalent
- Practice assessor, practice supervisor
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
