Location: Ipswich
Salary: £51,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5hrs per week
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate head of care to lead our dedicated team at The Chantry neurological care centre. Our mission is to provide exceptional, person-centred care to the people we support, ensuring their dignity, safety and quality of life. The head of care will play a crucial role in overseeing care delivery, staff management, and regulatory compliance, while fostering a supportive and therapeutic environment for both residents and staff.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee the daily operations of the nursing and care team, ensuring high standards of care and service delivery.
• Lead, mentor, supervise and support care staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and professional development.
• Conduct regular staff meetings and individual supervision to promote effective communication and continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure individual personalised care plans are developed in collaboration with the people we support (pws), families and the multidisciplinary team to meet the unique needs of each pws.
• Ensure mechanisms are in place to monitor the quality of care delivered are in place and to address any issues promptly, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, legislation and best practice guidelines.
• Ensure the health care needs of each pws in the service are met using the highest standards of care are delivered.
• To lead, develop, direct, and supervise the nursing team and rehabilitation support team to support, guide and enable people we support with acquired brain injury in the performance of activities of daily living and the development of personal goals and potential.
ABOUT YOU:
• A valid RGN nursing qualification.
• Experience of managing a ward(s) or large nursing team effectively to meet the needs of the post fully.
• Proven experience of managing complex and diverse care/rehabilitation services.
• Mentorship in Practice (MIP) qualification or a willingness to undertake. Or extensive experience
• Demonstrate relevant understanding of Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Detailed understanding of safeguarding and its application in practice
• Management skills with a proven track record of Supervising, coaching and mentoring others to develop in their role.
REWARDS:
You can look forward to excellent benefits including:
• A competitive rate of £51,000 per annum
• 38 Days AL
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Company Pension
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Long service and staff awards
• Free parking
We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.
To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.
**Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **
*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*
Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.
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