Deputy Care Home Manager

TM Resourcing are looking to recruit a Deputy Care Home Manager for a care home in Leeds. This 50+ bed facility caters for elderly residents including clients with cancer care and challenging behaviour. The role of Deputy Care Home Manager is critical to the success of the home. You should be able to lead by example and inspire those around you to provide exceptional care and operational excellence within the home. Your effective day-to-day support and operational leadership will be key to maintaining operational excellence and high levels of nursing and care. There’s also plenty of scope for innovation as we’ll expect you to lead processes to improve the quality and operational management of the home even further.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Supervise the professional work of all staff and ensure that individual patient care provided is of the highest standard. Adhere to the NMC Professional Code of Conduct
Have managerial and operational responsibility for your nursing team
When in charge, monitor care delivered to ensure that it is of a high standard appropriate to resident needs
Liaise with Doctors, Community Nursing Colleagues, Social Workers and CPNs, reporting any change in residents’ condition as appropriate
Work with Care Managers to ensure a smooth transfer of new residents into the home

A full job description can be provided before interview

Candidate Requirements

Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin
Previous management / supervisory experience
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Team player
Genuine interest in working with the relevant client group

We are looking for people with the following

Able to work on own initiative, within agreed departmental guidelines
Committed to working with people
Professional attitude
Good interpersonal skills
Effectively communicate with residents and team members

This is a vacancy on behalf of Taskmaster who are operating as an employment agency/business