Deputy Home Manager

Deputy Home Manager. The Oaks Care Home

• £35,000 - £38,000 DOE
• 40 hours per week - supernumerary
• Residential backgrounds considered (NMC registration/Nurse status not required)

Join us at The Oaks as part of the management team, to develop specialist leadership skills in a truly beautiful, luxurious and state-of-the art nursing and residential home. This outstanding opportunity offers a confident and ambitious individual a chance to broaden their expertise and skills by transitioning into a clinical setting.

This stunning 73-bedded luxury home opened its doors in January 2020 and offers its residents state-of-the-art facilities unrivalled in the area, to include a coffee shop/bistro, hair & nail salon, separate dining and lounge areas, activities room and landscaped gardens, whilst at the same time providing exceptional standards of care supported by the very latest care planning and nurse-call technology. Your role will involve working closely alongside our Clinical Home Manager and Clinical Nurse Lead to ensure our reputation for exceptional standards of care is maintained.

As a Deputy Manager at The Oaks, your role will involve:

• Supporting the Clinical Lead Nurse and deputising for the Registered Manager in their absence
• Offer supervision, support and training to Nurse, Senior Carer and Care Assistant colleagues
• Ensuring at all times a safe, caring, stimulating and homely environment for residents and their visitors
• Supporting with recruitment and retention, including interviewing
• Working to operational and financial KPIs, to include supporting the Home Manager with regular reporting on areas including occupancy, staff vacancies and agency spend

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free Meals . Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to make your mark and play a key role

What are we looking for?

• Applicants should be dedicated, proactive and trustworthy individuals, with proven supervisory experience in a residential or nursing care setting (this may be at Senior, Team Leader or Deputy level)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential, as are an enthusiastic and flexible approach to work and a keen interest in the professional development of themselves and others
• A good grasp of management reporting using basic Excel spreadsheets etc.
• Minimum of a level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, and be willing to undertake further qualifications if required by the business

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.