Deputy Manager
Job Description
Job summary
Package Description: Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impactshaping a service that residents are proud to call home. Where you'll be working Care Home in Swindon | Edgehill Nursing Home in Wiltshire | Agincare Care Quality Commission rating - Edgehill Care Home - Care Quality Commission As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy Up to £42,000 per annum Refer a friend scheme up to £1000 Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks Must
Main duties of the job
This role as a Deputy Manager is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the care industry. You will be leading the care team at Agincare, ensuring that the care delivered to residents is safe, supportive, and person-centered. Your role involves reviewing needs to meet current requirements, maintaining hygiene, supporting the Registered Manager, inducting new team members, completing care audits, and liaising with family and professionals to ensure holistic care. You will also be responsible for reporting risks and maintaining administrative records such as care notes and medication charts. Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, celebrating 40 years of servicing communities with a rapidly growing workforce and new developments in care services, including supported living and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. They are committed to supporting care leavers and service leavers, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants.
About us
Agincare is a prominent care provider in the UK, celebrated for its 40 years of dedication to community care. With over 5,500 team members, Agincare continues to expand and enhance its services with the launch of new care home developments and not-for-profit childrens services. As one of the UKs largest care providers, Agincare operates care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care in more than 170 locations nationwide. The organisation is committed to equal opportunity employment, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Agincare supports care leavers, the Armed Forces community, and ensures its services are regulated by the CQC. Though they do not offer visa sponsorship, their commitment to inclusivity and support for various community segments reflects their values and operational ethos, making them a reputable choice for employment and career growth in the social care sector.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impactshaping a service that residents are proud to call home.
Where you'll be working
- Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Swindon | Edgehill Nursing Home in Wiltshire | Agincare
- Care Quality Commission rating - Edgehill Care Home - Care Quality Commission
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
- Up to £42,000 per annum
- Refer a friend scheme up to £1000
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5
- Blue Light care discount package
- Company pension scheme
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
- Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants
- QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks
- Must be available to work 42 hours per week
A day in the life of a Deputy Manager
As Deputy Manager you will be responsible for leading the care team to ensure that the care delivered to our resident is safe, supportive and person-centred.
You will ensure that these needs are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet their current requirements, and ensurethe general standards of hygiene and cleanliness and equipment are maintained for their safety and wellbeing.
You will support to the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the home, assuming full capacity in their absence.
A typical day could include:
- Induction of new team members and the supervision and support to existing team members
- The completion of care audits to ensure good practice and trigger reviews in care provision for residents as needs change. Your care plans would be person-centred, with focus on dignity and individuality
- Liaising with family members, care professionals, social workers and the residents themselves to ensure a holistic and transparent care provision.
- Monitor, report and investigate risks and events of safeguarding concern or harm and ensure processes are in place to mitigate and/or avoid these risks
- Ensuring administrative records such as daily care notes, medication charts and meeting notes are up to date.
About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants, QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks, Must be available to work 42 hours per week.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Agincare
Address
Agincare Homes Holdings
Swindon
SN3 6LF
United Kingdom
