Extra Care Scheme Manager at Gospel Oak Court

Shaw Healthcare is looking to recruit an experienced Extra Care Scheme Manager at Gospel Oak Court in Camden.

Salary: £46,909.15 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Gospel Oak Court is a unique, modern extra care service developed and operated by Shaw healthcare in partnership with Camden Council in London.

The care facility comprises of 35 self-contained extra care apartments with own kitchen, lounge, bedroom & wet room, for rent to people over 55 years.

Our service users enjoy a staffed cafe, communal lounges and a hairdressing salon all supported by Shaw's on-site concierge and community care teams.

Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave
• Employee Ownership Trust
• Company Maternity Pay (after a qualifying period)
• Regular Supervision
• Individualised professional development programmes
• Refer a Friend Scheme of up to £1,000
• Retail/Leisure/Holiday and travel discounts

Shaw Healthcare is one of the UK's leading Health and Social care providers who deliver a wide spectrum of care in a variety of purpose-built care environments; care homes for the elderly, specialist dementia units, mental health units and low secure psychiatric hospitals.

We highly value the wonderful contribution of our employees and it is our ethos to put people first by involving our people in key decision-making. We are the largest employee ownership trust within the healthcare sector.

This means that Shaw is 76% owned by its staff

Main Responsibilities

As the Extra Care Scheme Manager at Gospel Oak Court you will;

• Utilise authentic leadership, role modelling and inspirational skills to motivate the team to deliver excellent quality of care
• Be the person in charge responsible for the day-to-day running of the Service with 24 hour responsibility for the care of the Service Users.
• Manage the effective use of resources, including the financial performance of the Service, and maintain high levels of occupancy.
• Provide improvement, independence and choice for Service Users.
• Comply with all regulatory and legislative requirements at all times and in particular the CQC.
• Promote the Equality and Diversity of Service Users living and staff working in the environment

Essentials Skills & Duties of a Service Manager:

• Developing and implementing evidence based individualised care packages, therapeutic interventions, and individualised activity programmes;
• Leading and supervising the support team to deliver the highest standards of person-centred care using clinical governance and their own personal development;
• You will be familiar in areas concerning sickness management, staff training and development, and coaching and mentoring. You will have an effective way of communicating with your team;
• Be able to communicate and engage effectively with our service users, their families and colleagues, good interpersonal and working relationship skills are essential;
• Have a good understanding of the disabilities, health and social care needs, of service users and assist those who have mobility or continence needs, using the appropriate aids and equipment;
• Provide appropriate levels of care and support to ensure that personal hygiene needs are met, (washing, dressing, bathing, using the toilet);
• It is essential to be Health and Safety aware, to ensure the safety of our services users and colleagues.

The Ideal Candidate

• QCF Level 5 or working towards
• Previous experience as an extra care or supported living service manager
• Held registration as a CQC manager
• A strong knowledge of person-centred care
• Experience of working closely with service users, assessing their needs and delivering care that helps each person to live a fuller life
• You'll provide the very best levels of care, make sure that all procedures are carried out to the highest of standards and optimising the wellbeing of every resident