Clinical Home Manager in London

Location: Sheffield

Hours: 37.5

Salary: £55K a year

REQUIREMENTS:

• Nurse with a current PIN
• NVQ Level 5 in Health and Social Care
• Previous experience as a registered Home Manager

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operational responsibility of the home and people within it.
• Maintain the professional integrity of the home and represent its interests in dealings with other bodies, groups, or individuals.
• Provide all relevant information and leaflets to prospective new referrals, make appointments and show them and their relatives around the home.
• Arrange and assess trial visits and maintain a show room.
• Carry out pre-admission assessments with the Matron and risk assess the compatibility of residents.
• Ensure fees are at the set level and any variation is discussed and approved with the Business Development Team and Managing Director.
• Ensure a pre-admission care plan is in place prior to admission of new residents.
• Implement Resident of the Day and oversee completion through audit.
• Engage family/relatives in care planning and service development.
• Ensure adequate arrangements for the induction and reception of new residents and staff.
• Ensure the highest standards of care are applied by staff through daily walk rounds and leading the Flash meeting.
• Work with the Lead for Wellbeing to promote positive mental and physical wellbeing.
• Investigate complaints and take appropriate actions ensuring records are maintained.
• Liaise and co-operate with CQC inspectors and inspections.
• Work with members of the support team in promoting good practice.

Residents Care:

• Ensure that the emotional, physical, spiritual, medical and material needs of the residents are recognised, assessed and met.
• Support residents in decision-making regarding their lifestyle.
• Jointly produce an assessment of need with relevant professional agencies and family.
• Develop a care plan that provides a satisfactory quality of life for each resident.
• Work with the Matron to ensure plans of care are evaluated monthly.
• Promote relationships that enable participation in social activities within the home and local community.
• Ensure provision of health care arrangements including medication management.
• Ensure prompt access to healthcare professionals when required.
• Ensure efficient running of the domestic character of the home including menu planning and hygiene standards.
• Provide care under the direction of a GP and with the support of the primary care team.

Staff:

• Manage recruitment, appointment and deployment of care staff.
• Ensure good communication with staff and arrange regular meetings.
• Ensure effective induction, supervision and assessment of staff.
• Implement employment legislation.
• Oversee staff rotas to minimise agency staff usage.
• Uphold the home's Equal Opportunities policies and practices.

Premises:

• Manage malfunction of heating, lighting, nurse call or emergency systems.
• Ensure compliance with fire regulations and advise on areas of risk.
• Ensure compliance with environmental health, infection control, building control, planning and health and safety regulations.

Finance:

• Support residents in retaining responsibility for their own financial arrangements.
• Handle money for those assessed as not having capacity to manage their own affairs, ensuring proper records are kept.

Infection Prevention & Control:

Infection prevention & control is everybody's responsibility. All staff must comply with infection control policies and procedures, provide leadership in infection control matters, and challenge poor practices. Staff should have infection control training at induction and annual updates as required.