Care Home General Manager

Placed: 25/11/17
Region: United Kingdom
Category: Jobs


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CARE HOME MANAGER (NURSING) HULL, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

£40,000-£45,000 PER ANNUM DOE PLUS BONUS

White Knight Recruitment are working with a leading national healthcare provider of residential and nursing homes throughout the UK. They are looking to recruit a Home Manager for their nursing home in Hull that offers residential, nursing and dementia care for 40 residents.

The Service -
A single-storey purpose-built home set in a quiet environment on the eastern edge of Hull. With safe access to extensive wheelchair-accessible gardens, there is a wide selection of shops within walking distance and good public transport links.

Our home is registered to provide nursing care to people with a range of needs, including younger adults with Acquired Brain Injuries, stroke etc as well as frail older people.

The home has a focus on dignity, independence and choice, as well as emphasizing the importance of hospitality and good food and offering a wide range of activities. Care planning is the basis for care and support, and involves both residents and relatives in decision making. Individuals within the home receive advice and support from a range of health and social care professionals including dieticians and speech and language therapists.

The Role
As Care Home General Manager you will be a role model in everything you do and represent the home professionally with a wide range of stakeholders and external contacts. You will utilise your strong creative and marketing skills to proactively promote the home in the local community, ensuring the high reputation of the home is communicated to potential residents and referrers.

Our residents and their families expect great services, so you will be expected to provide hands-on support and strong leadership to a team who care passionately about the residents in their care. You will do this by inspiring a culture of continuous improvement and robust two-way communication to ensure that residents care and social needs are met in a person-centred way.

As you will be expected to develop the home with a strong, existing team, you must be confident in presenting your vision and creative ideas for the home and support the team to build on the excellent work already done at the home.

You will engage with Divisional and Regional initiatives to support growth of the business and lead your team to achieve maximum performance against commercial and financial goals. You will hold, or be prepared to attain, relevant regulatory registered manager status and ensure the home meets all regulatory and statutory requirements including health and safety and COSHH, in compliance with the appropriate Acts.

Experience Required
·Hold a Registered Nurse qualification with an active NMC pin number
·Possess strong commercial acumen
·Have excellent communications skills
·Demonstrate excellent leadership
·Have a proven track record in the delivery of high quality care
·Hold a good or outstanding CQC report
·Have at least 3 years' experience as a Home Manager in an elderly care home setting of a similar sized home, whether that be a nursing or a residential home

Price / Salary: £40000 - £45000/annum