Registered Manager – Glastonbury Care Home

Brunelcare is a Registered Charity with a recognised reputation for excellence in our care and support services. We invest in the continued professional development of employees to support them to be the best they can and excel in their role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Registered Manager to join an established Brunelcare home rated as Good overall and Outstanding in the domain of Responsive by the CQC.

Glastonbury Care Home is a 64 bed care home situated very close to the centre of Glastonbury. With strong links and partnership working with our local community there is a culturally rich and diverse client and staff group. We have Gold Standards Framework accreditation for excellence in End of Life Care and work using the Focused Intervention Training & Support Evidence-based approach to dementia care.

About the Role

• To be the Registered Manager of the Care Home (Registering with the CQC within 6 months of starting) Fully conversant with CQC regulations and requirements

• The ability to problem solve through innovative thinking

• Leading and role modelling dementia specific care across the home with an embedded understanding of meaningful activities and making every moment matter

• Foster positive working relationships with commissioners and regulators

• Be the face of the home by liaising with families and all other stakeholders

• Able to effectively manage the financial accounts of the home in line with budgetary requirements

• To be a committed and passionate leader of a team of over 100 staff demonstrating effective roster management to ensure skill mix and safe staffing numbers

About you

• Registered Nurse - active on the NMC register or an experienced Social Care professional with Level 5 QCF/NVQ or equivalent

• Previous experience (5 years or more) as a care home registered manager

• Excellent communication skills that demonstrate a professional and calm manner and approach regardless of the situation

• A passion and commitment to the highest standards of clinical and person centred care

• An inspirational leader passionate about innovation and improvement

• Experience of working with Health & Social Care partners particularly discharge to assess pathways from the acute sector

Job Benefits

• Equivalent to 25 days of paid annual leave (in addition to bank holidays) increasing to the equivalent of 28 after 5 years service (pro-rata)

• Holiday Buying & Selling Scheme

• Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan

• Pension Scheme

• Blue Light Card discount service offering online and high street discounts

• Care First Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free confidential services) and in-house Mental Health First Aiders available

• Company Sick Pay Linked to length of service

• Plus all the below!

Established in 1941 Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol based charity providing high-quality housing care and support for older people in the South West.

Today across Bristol South Gloucestershire and Somerset Brunelcare works to support people to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible.

The extensive range of our services means that people can stay with us however their needs may change.

We are also widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living with dementia and for supporting their families.

As a charity we do not pay dividends to shareholders and any profit we make is reinvested back into the services we provide.