Lawnfield House is a 20 bed residential respite care home for service users who have a physical disability, learning disability or sensory impairment, and also for older people.
The Home Manager is responsible, through management and staff leadership, for promoting and ensuring the highest standards of care, in compliance with statutory requirements, to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of the residents within the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
The Home Manager will also ensure that the Home is run efficiently and effectively whilst safeguarding vulnerable adults.
1. Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the current legal responsibilities of the post and standards for the service, including the need for management and delivery of person-centred services
- Knowledge of current health and social services available for services users, including older people, people with a physical or learning disability, or sensory impairment
2. Relevant Experience
Essential
- Current registration as a Care Home Manager with RQIA
OR
A professional social worker qualification and registered on the appropriate part of the NISCC Register without condition OR a first level registered nurse on the appropriate part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register OR allied health professions * registered with the Health Professionals Council, AND HAVE a minimum of 4 years work experience in health and social care setting with the service user group. At least two years of this experience must be in a relevant operational management capacity ** in a health and social care setting
OR
- A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland and registered, or be eligible for registration on appointment, on the appropriate part of the NISCC register, without condition, AND HAVE a minimum of five years practice experience in any health and social care setting with the service user group which must include at least two years relevant experience in an operational management ** capacity in a health and social care setting
*art therapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, orthoptists, orthotists, physiotherapist, podiatrists, prosthetists, radiographers, or speech and language therapists
**relevant management experience may include a management post in health and social care team/service, staff management, service supervision, caseload management, care management, resource management, student supervision, project management
Closing Date
1:00pm
Contact Details
personnel dept
Lawnfield House
5 King Street
Newcastle
BT33 0HD
United Kingdom