Overview
Location: Oxford
Salary: £26,000 - £50,000 a year
Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
About Us
Ringstead Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality home care services, dedicated to supporting individuals to live independently and comfortably in their own homes. We are committed to delivering compassionate and personalized care to our clients, ensuring their well-being and enhancing their quality of life. We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Deputy Manager to join our dynamic team.
Job Description:
As Assistant Care Manager, you will support the growth and development of our care service ensuring the delivery of outstanding quality care.
In this varied and challenging role, you will be involved in:
Key Responsibilities
In this varied and challenging role, you will be involved in:
- Care planning and conducting risk assessments ensuring compliance to relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and manage relationships with customers, their families and third parties to increase the care business
- Ability to travel to various locations throughout the working day when required
- To participate in an on-call roster dealing with emergencies and co-coordinating cover for unplanned absence to always maintain a safe service
- Flexibility to support the business when the need arises to include and evening and weekend availability
- In addition to these functions, you may be required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required.
Requirements
- Have extensive care experience with excellent customer service and people management skills.
- Be commercially aware
- Have strong influencing skills
- Ability to build good working relationships.
- Have strong organisation and planning skills
- Be able to work well and accurately under pressure.
- Be flexible to meet the demands of the service including participating in an on-call rota
Qualifications
- Excellent understanding of the regulatory responsibilities of a Care Manager and the law relating to domiciliary care services
- An understanding of the Care Act, CQC’s Essential Standards, KLOE’s and other relevant standards applicable
- Experience of the care sector preferably with operational management responsibility including managing and developing an effective staff team, including recruitment, training, supporting and supervising staff
- NVQ Level 5 or willing to work towards it
- Full UK Driving Licence and car is essential
Benefits
Competitive salary
• Opportunities for career development and training
• Supportive and friendly working environment
• Company pension scheme
• Employee assistance program
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in people’s lives and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. Please click the link: Recruit
Ringstead Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.