Excellent job opening for Deputy Home Manager to work is a 50 bed care home offering general nursing care and young physically disabled, including short term, respite and palliative care. The care Home is based Sunderland, it is a two storey home with beds for older residents and younger adults. The home is well maintained and furnished, and provides a comfortable relaxing environment for residents and their relatives.

As the Deputy Home Manager you have responsibility for assisting in the management of a business and a team. As part of the leadership team you will be responsible for ensuring the whole facility operates effectively and of course ensuring we deliver the very best quality care.

The successful candidate will be working 38.5 hours and will be offered an excellent salary of £ 15.15 per hour plus other great benefits.

So as a deputy manager what do you need to do to make this happen?

·         Ensure the delivery of quality care - continually assessing our resident's needs and wishes and developing the service to enhance their quality of life. 

·         Assist the home manager – deputise in the overall management of the care home as required. 

·         Positively influence the reputation of the home - communicating professionally and warmly with visitors including family, friends and other external stakeholders. 

·         Play an active role in ensuring compliance within the home – managing the implementation of company policies and regulatory requirements; striving to achieve the best possible care rating and other external recognition of quality. 

·         Maintain clinical excellence – role models high standards of nursing care, ensuring legal, regulatory and best practice guidelines are followed. 

·         Take on an active leadership role – you will need to be a visible leader in the home supporting the operation of a twenty four hour business. 

·         Developing your people – oversee the induction of all new employees and participate in the training development of the team. 

Job Requirements

In order to achieve this Deputy Managers should have:

·         A strong passion and commitment to enhance the specialist services we deliver

·         A positive and flexible attitude and wholly adopt a person centred ethos, exhibiting empathy and a desire to make a difference.

·         Be forward thinking and up to date with current practices and have a desire to maintain excellent clinical and industry knowledge.

·         Strong leadership and management qualities are essential and previous experience as a deputy home manager would be desirable.

Applicants must hold a current registration with the Nursing and must be registered RGN Nurse

Reference ID: 1522

For more information please call Beth Collins on 01216380567 or send your CV to [email protected]