Assistant Unit Manager (Older Adults)

At Westholme, we're looking for a passionate and energetic Assistant Unit Manager to join our vibrant team. You'll be at the heart of our home, leading shifts, and ensuring everything runs smoothly in the absence of our Deputy and Registered Manager. Your dedication will help us provide high quality care and ensure our services promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of our residents.

What You'll Do:

• Lead with Confidence: Use your expertise to inspire and guide our team, monitor performance, and identify training opportunities.
• Manage Daily Operations: Deputise for senior leaders, manage staff and resources, handle admission assessments and CQC notifications.
• Deliver Exceptional Care: Work closely with residents to create and implement care plans and Mental Capacity assessments, ensuring seamless handovers.
• Drive Improvement: Conduct quality assurance audits and coach team members to maintain our high standards.

What we're looking for:

• Relevant Experience: Proven track record of working with older adults in health or social care.
• Good IT Skills: MO365 experience (including Word, Outlook and Excel) and a willingness to expand your knowledge.
• Strong Leader: Lead by example, using your best practices to role model high standards of work.
• Great Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Adapt your style to meet the diverse needs of our residents.
• Compassionate: Show patience, empathy, and respect in every interaction, always putting our residents first.

Why join us?

• Make a Difference: Help ensure our residents can participate in meaningful activities, communicate effectively and manage daily living tasks. The role can be emotionally challenging at times, but your commitment will have a lasting impact on the lives of others.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.
• Professional Growth: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you'll have the chance to enhance your skills and advance your career in the care sector.
• Competitive Benefits package: Including access to Local Government Pension Scheme.

This role involves some nights, weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid in line with the HCC salary policy.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Deputy Manager, Department Manager, Team Leader, Unit Manager, Assistant Manager, Team Supervisor.