Clinical Deputy Manager in St Albans

Clinical Deputy Manager

Location: Allington Court Care Home, Lye Lane, Bricket Wood, St Albans. AL2 3TN

Salary: Up to £55,265 per annum, depending on experience

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (Occasional night visits or weekend work may be required)

Welcome Bonus- £2000*

About the home

Allington Court is a purpose-built dementia care home. The home is dedicated to caring for adults living with dementia, from early onset to more complex end-of-life needs, including nursing, residential, Parkinson's and short-stay care.

Everything is on one floor, and the building has a circular design. This gives every room garden access, making it easier for residents to find their own way round. The home's interior has been decorated to suit individuals with dementia, with colour themes and memory triggers.

With the help of their loved ones, staff build a picture of their life story and their likes and dislikes. Staff can then personalise care and help them live the way they want to. Communication and engagement are a big part of life here, too.

There's always lots going on within the welcoming community. Activities are run seven days a week and frequently join neighbouring Bupa care home, Tenterden House (offering nursing and residential care), for a range of engaging events and the occasional themed meal.

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• You'll oversee and assist all aspects of nursing care/activities within the home
• With the help of your team you'll create and update individual care plans for our residents, maintaining clear, accurate and up-to-date medication records
• It's imperative that the correct staffing levels are maintained through efficient management of rotas, you'll ensure adequate staffing is always maintained within the home
• Drawing on your clinical experience, you'll provide day to day support and guidance to the team - promoting our residents' independence, choice and dignity
• You’ll build lasting relationships with the residents and the people they care about, as well as caring about the home itself - fostering a sense of community
• Creating and developing strong relationships with local partners, you will liaise with these partners, playing an important role in raising the care home's profile in the local area and beyond

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

• A Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin and a genuine commitment to adhering to the NMC Codes of Conduct and expanding your professional development
• With a real understanding of the benefits that the right nursing care can bring to resident's lives, you'll champion independence, choice and dignity by delivering the highest quality care to our residents
• You’ll possess up-to-date knowledge of tissue viability, infection control and care planning
• An effective communicator who's able to build strong and honest relationships with residents and their families
• You're a natural leader, someone who's ready to share their clinical experience - leading and mentoring a team, able to delegate effectively and promote excellent customer service and relationships
• Someone with excellent time management who can effectively prioritise their workload
• A respectful and compassionate team player with the belief in giving your personal best

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 33 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their trea