Registered Home Manager

Vanrath are delighted to be recruiting for a Registered Home Manager in the Belfast/ Bangor area.

What's in it for you?

• Full time hours
• Salary £60k
• Number of great benefits - Pension plan/ Employee Development Programmes, Employee Recognition Scheme and much more

Purpose of the role
Leading the home and team of employees to deliver outstanding levels of care to all residents in a safe, welcoming, caring and stimulating environment, whilst increasing profitability and developing brand awareness through occupancy and fee rate growth. Overall responsibility for all services and, levels of service, provided to the residents through well trained, competent, motivated and excited employees.

What you'll do
Financial and Resource Management

• Maximise financial performance of the home, exceeding budgetary targets and increase the percentage of private fee payers.
• Purchase stock and budgetary control of all consumable items, required for the day-to-day operation of services throughout the Home to meet budgeted performance targets for all items of controllable expenditure.
• Authorise the purchase of equipment and its maintenance or replacement, required for the day-to-day operation of services within the agreed budgets.
• Work in collaboration with other supporting departments to produce an annual Business Plan including a business review with targets as well as Budgets for expenditure.

People Management

• Recruit, retain and develop all team members, ensuring staffing levels are maintained and costs are within budget.
• Review skills and knowledge of team members and providing opportunities for training and development including annual appraisals, supervisions and mid-term reviews for all employees.
• Establish a collaborative, open and honest culture in which all team members have the opportunity to thrive.

Business Development

• Maintain excellent relationships with the RQIA complying with legal and statutory requirements and representing the Home as the Registered Manager.
• Act as an ambassador to represent the heart and face of the home to key decision-makers building a sound reputation within the local community and ensuring yours is the local "home of choice" and working towards excellence.
• Work with the Regional Manager and wider operational support team to drive sales, margin growth and new service development to deliver consistently positive home performance measured against agreed KPIs.

Strategic Planning and Development

• Undertake pro-active occupancy planning, developing strategies to maximise occupancy and pricing levels.

Quality

• Build and maintain excellent relationships with residents, their relatives and visitors, and all external parties involved in the residents' wellbeing.
• Respond to all reasonable requests and ensure that they are acted upon. Make sure that concerns or complaints are promptly investigated and dealt with appropriately in line with company policy and guidance.
• Review and maintain all records required by the Company in line with Information Governance and under Care Standards.
• Communicate frequently, openly and honestly with residents, relatives and other key stakeholders.

Health and Safety

• Ensure the overall health and safety of the home for all residents, visitors and team members in line with company guidelines and legislation including Risk Assessments, COSHH, Moving and Handling, Food Hygiene, Fire Safety and appropriate recording notification and investigation of untoward incidents and accidents including RIDDOR.

About you
An energetic, committed yet approachable senior manager, the person who fulfils this role will add real value by not only by being an inspiring leader who can motivate their teams through their obvious passion and commitment to both residents, families and team members alike, but will have the ability to multi-task in a high-pressure environment with care, compassion and commercial acumen.

The post holder will also need to be a natural networker with both internal and external stakeholders, as well as being someone who will do what is necessary, without ego, to 'get the job done.
Their talent and ability will be a reflection of the businesses culture and values and will help showcase the best of our organisation.

To succeed you will be:

• A team player

• Strong communicator and influencer;
• Energetic and hard-working;
• Someone who is proud to be a custodian of their resident's well-being and their team's professional development;
• Passionate about offering superior services and want to make a difference in everything that they do.

A sense of humour and positive outlook on life - Glass half full rather than half empty is key!
Due to the nature of this role, there may be the requirement for occasional travel.

Essential:

• 1st level Registered Nurse (nursing home) with current New Essential Standards number - NMC check
• Experience working with the client group
• Proven experience of Managing a team (2 years line management experience in the last 5 years)
• Evidence of up-to-date CPD/PREPP for nurses
• Knowledge of the National Minimum Standards

Desirable:

• Registered Managers Award

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To apply today contact Leanne Garrett in the strictest confidence.