Residential Unit Manager

Job Title: Residential Unit Manager
Reports to: Home Manager
Purpose: To have ultimate responsibility for the care of residents within the Unit, and the support of a staff team
To ensure that all Company policies and procedures and all legal requirements are adhered
Key Responsibilites:
• To co-ordinate and implement Person Centred Plans for residents ensuring that residents have goals as part of their plans to enable the promotion of independence.
• To be responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient staff on duty within the Unit at all times so as to provide the appropriate care.
• To appropriately induct all care staff in the Unit, ensuring they have the skills before being able to take responsibility for residents and to provide on the job training to staff within the Unit as required.
• To ensure that all documentation and care and support delivered is compliant with relevant legislation and inspection bodies.
• To ensure that residents have a choice over their meals and that their dietary requirements are met.
• To maintain effective communication with the Home Manager, staff, residents, relatives and other stakeholders
Residents wellbeing
• Facilitate a structured, safe, harmonious and caring environment in the Unit that fosters the physical and emotional well-being of the residents and staff; emphasis should be placed on teambuilding and individual growth and respect for all.
• Provide support and guidance for residents in the Unit in accordance with their personal needs as set out in their Care plan, risk assessments and medication documentation.
• Support residents towards maximum independence.
• Provide appropriate residential care to meet the needs of individual residents.
• Provide emotional support and appropriate intervention for distressed or challenging residents.
• Ensure all documenting is completed in a timely way to required standards.
• Assess & agree resident’s support requirements with the resident and other stakeholders
• Ensure risk assessments are completed with residents where practicable, and if not practicable ensure that appropriate stakeholders are involved in the process.
• Administer and Monitor the safe handling of medicines
• Ensure health issues or health concerns are addressed promptly.
• Maintain regular contact and foster good relationships with relatives or other significant individuals who have a relationship with residents.
• Facilitate the provision of emergency medical, dental or other care when needed
• In conjunction with the Activity Co-ordinator and Care staff support each resident in structuring a meaningful programme of day activities.
• Support leisure activities for residents where applicable.
• Oversee the carers support of residents, and provide corrective training/mentoring as required
• Support residents to make informed choices about their lives.
Needs Assessment and Support Planning
• Facilitate regular residents’ Reviews in accordance with Hudson Healthcare and Local Authority policies.
• Ensure sharing of support/PCP plan information amongst relevant staff.
Human Resources
• To adhere to and implement all HR policies and procedures
• Organise workloads by forward planning off duty to ensure that there is sufficient staff cover, dealing with problems as they arise
• Develop an effective and motivated staff team.
• Record and address any sickness absence issues with staff including taking formal action as agreed with the Home Manager.
• Undertake as necessary disciplinary action where staff have conduct or performance problems.
Training, management and welfare of all staff
• Ensure staff participate in induction training
• Provide on-the-job training and support to staff within your unit
• Provide supervision and support for staff within your unit
• Participate in staff appraisals
• Ensure monthly floor Meetings take place and are documented
• Attend mandatory training as required
• To maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence
Marketing
• Actively market the Unit and promote a positive personal/professional profile within the local community.
• Ensure the Unit is attractively presented and odour free, at all times
• Ensure that any viewing room is suitably presented and available at all times
Management of Health & Safety Systems
• Report daily any health and safety issues that come to light, to the Home Manager. Inform maintenance of any repairs required.
• Report immediately to the Manager any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a resident, colleague, self or another.
• Responsible for infection control within the Unit
• Promote safe working practices within the Home
• Ensure medicine receipt, disposal and administration is handled and documented in line with policy
• Know your responsibilities in case of a fire emergency
• Participate in Home meetings as requested/required.
• You must make yourself aware of the Homes’ policies and procedures, e.g. Safeguarding, complaints, missing person, etc.
• You will be expected to take part in regular staff appraisals

GENERAL
• Maintain own personal development in relation to training and social care by reading relevant journals, attending meetings and relevant courses
• Build a professional working relationship with residents, colleagues and relevant professionals.
• Represent the Home in a positive and professional manner.
• To work in accordance with, and uphold Hudson Healthcare’s mission and vision statement and statement of values
• Ensure that the promotion of equality of opportunity and challenging discrimination are central to strategic development, management and its services to residents
• Contributing to the safeguarding Adults Policy taking steps to prevent residents from abuse.
• To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.
• Undertake on call duties for your Unit in emergencies and to cover shifts if all other avenues have been exhausted
• Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.