Head of Care - Coventry, United Kingdom - The Salvation Army
Description
Working hours:40 hours per week
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
Are you Passionate about the wellbeing of Older People? Do you have a flair for creativity and an energy to make a difference in people's lives? Are you flexible, yet determined in your approach to enhancing the lives of Older People? Are you able to work 'in the moment' and pick up on the subtle communication clues of people living with Dementia? If so, we would like to hear from you
If you have experience of management and caring for older people, this role of Head of Care will allow you to bring together your proven skills.
Reporting to the Care Home Manager, you could be a part of a service that makes a fundamental difference to people's lives.
Key Responsibilities:
As Head of Care you will be expected to act as an ambassador for our service and organisational values.
Do you share our commitment to?
- Treating all older people with respect and dignity
- Equal Opportunities
- Positive Leadership practice
- Integrity within organisational activity and relationships?
As Head of Care can you?
- Help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment
- Ensure the Home delivers excellent personcentred care
- Provide leadership to the Care Team within the home
As Head of Care do you have leadership experience of?
- Person centred care for older people including those living with dementia
- Management of the administration of medication
- End of life care
- Staff development and learning
- An appropriate Social Care or Nursing Qualification achieved equivalent to or working towards NVQ 4 / equivalent QCF award.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
**_ Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy._
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