Registered Manager (Complex Care)
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to join our Complex Care Team. We are looking to recruit an innovative, resilient and forward-thinking Deputy Registered Manager to support within our Complex Care Locations primarily Kent based. Experience providing support to adults with Learning disabilities and Autism is essential; as well as knowledge of supporting people with challenging behaviour, working with their PBS plan and PBS practitioners to proactively support people to have a good quality of life.
As a Deputy Registered Manager, you will provide robust leadership and management to a bespoke team of Support Workers, ensuring that the support delivered is of a high standard.
You will need to be confident in liaising with multidisciplinary teams of professionals, ensuring thorough record keeping and incident reporting. You will work closely with the Complex Care Co-Ordinator’s to carry out all aspects of team management and CQC compliance. We will provide extensive training and support in all aspects of the role.
You will also work closely with families and advocates to ensure that support is co-produced.
It is important that individuals are assisted to be as independent as possible, making sure they are at the heart of any decision making. We work with a person led and creative approach so that people are enabled to live the life they choose.
In an emergency you may be required to provide ‘hands on’ support– this means you will need to be a driver and happy to support in a variety of settings and different locations.
Hours:
Full time hours, 39 per week.
Location:
About you:
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate practice experience in the following key operational areas:
- Knowledge of autism and learning disabilities and Person Centred Active Support (PCAS)
- Experience of managing complex individuals that may present with challenging behaviour with a least restrictive approach, embracing positive risk taking.
- Be skilled in managing flexible rotas
- Have a positive approach to promoting community inclusion and participation.
- A commitment to assisting staff to develop and grow is essential, as is a willingness to share your experience and skills with your team
- IT literacy and an ability to communicate effectively and appropriately, both verbally and in writing.
- Communicating and developing positive relationships with key stakeholders including Social Workers, Commissioners, families, specialist teams and health professionals.
- Demonstrate sensitivity, diplomacy and resilience when liaising with the people we support and their families.
- Lead in developing and delivering flexible and personalised support that meets the needs and aspirations of individuals.
- The ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines is essential.
- Knowledge of current CQC legislation relating to personal care regulated activity as well as a working knowledge of MCA principles and DOL’s.
For more information or a chat about this role, please contact Becky.Edmeades@choicesupport.org.uk
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
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Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact Emelia.waring@choicesupport.org.uk so that we can discuss your needs with you.
