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Registered Service Manager
The closing date is 13 August 2025
The Specialist Children's Short Breaks Service is a six bed service providing overnight short breaks for children and young people aged 4 to 19 years old with severe learning disabilities and other complex needs such as complex health, physical disabilities and behaviours that challenge.
We are seeking a talented and experienced individual to lead and manage the Short Breaks Unit. You should be willing to undertake the role of registered manager in line with OFSTED requirements and have experience of working within learning disabilities as a registered Band 6 LD nurse.
The team consists of registered learning disability nurses and Healthcare Support Workers all with great knowledge, training and experience.
As part of the interview process, you will be required to satisfy the Ofsted requirements as a fit and appropriate person for a children's home and either hold or be willing to work towards a Level 5 diploma in leadership and management in residential childcare.
If you feel you have what it takes to lead our Specialist Children's Short Breaks Service we'd be delighted to receive your application and look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold the position of Ofsted and CQC Registered Manager for the 6 bedded service.
The post holder will coordinate, lead and support the staff team to deliver a high-quality short break service to children and young people with severe Learning disabilities and complex health needs and behaviours of concern. Ensuring that the service meets all National Minimum Standards and Regulations for Children's
Homes and other relevant legislation, Ofsted, CQC requirements, and Trust policies and procedures. The post holder will be responsible for managing the service resources, budget and the staff team to ensure that it operates in a way which maximises the quality of care provided.
The post holder will work collaboratively with other providers, commissioners and other key stakeholders, to develop the service and maintain its high standards of care and provision.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Job responsibilities
To ensure that the values and principles of the organisation and the service area are translated into the philosophy and operational policy/Statement of Purpose of the service and that these are evident in everyday practice and reviewed on a regular basis, ensuring that the service is delivered and developed in line with relevant Trust policies, procedures and values.
To establish, develop and review policies, practices and procedures which meet legislative, Trust and directorate requirements, and which can be accessed by the staff team, young people, their carers, partner agencies and statutory bodies such as OFSTED and CQC
To ensure that the service is delivered and developed in line with The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, CQC Regulatory Guidance and the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation and regulatory guidance, and any new legislation/policy/guidance is effectively communicated, understood and integrated into daily practice and service delivery.
To facilitate a warm, accepting environment where the physical, emotional, health, social, educational, cultural and spiritual needs of children and young people can be met ensuring that short breaks are a positive experience for them and their families care needs. With a specific focus of Safe, caring, responsive, effective and well led service delivery
To be responsible overseeing the maintenance of the building and grounds, and ensure safe systems of work are adhered to, so that the environment is safe, pleasant, homely, fit for purpose.
This includes responsibility for implementing and developing health and safety protocols and individual risk assessments with the staff team
To line manage, effectively lead and motivate the staff team, providing support, supervision and guidance, ensuring effective team working, and supporting professional and personal development, to act as a catalyst for positive change. To ensure staff comply with mandatory and statutory training and receive and annual appraisals. To be involved and potentially lead, where necessary with performance management, sickness procedure and recruitment
Ensure all new staff to the service receive the relevant induction and ensure that all the members of the staff team are aware of their own responsibilities in relation to inducting new staff members. To develop a training plan for the staff team, identifying and prioritising need and timescales, in liaison with the Trust Training team.
To take responsibility for staffing rosters, ensuring adequate skill mix, according to the needs of the children and young people, ensure that deficits are identified and acted upon. Take decisive action on the most effective means of covering shortfall in negotiation with Head of Directorate.
Authorisation of annual leave, study leave and time owing. Keeping accurate records in respect of this.
Responsibility for the management of activity within the area including issues relating to admissions/referrals, bed occupancy/Children and young people mix and risk
Responsible for caseload management in the service, ensuring systems are in place to ensure efficient allocation of named nurse/ key workers and that the function of the role are fulfilled.
To provide sound financial management, and effective use of resources, in line with the Trust financial instructions and policies and procedures
To build relationships with the children and young people, ensuring the highest quality of care and engagement, seeking feedback and involvement
To develop opportunities to seek and implement parent/carers views about the service and individual care plans.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Manager OFSTED
* CQC Registered learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD)
Experience
* Proven experience of working with children and young people with severe learning disabilities and other associated needs such as complex health and behaviours of concern.
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.
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