Assistant Unit Manager (Older Adults)

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC619552
Salary Range: £32,149 - £35,241 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £10,425 - £11,428 per annum)
Work Location: Westholme, Winchester
Hours per week: 12 
Contract Type: Permanent 
Closing Date: 27 January 2025

The Role:

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.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Assistant Unit Manager role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

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. Find more information here.    

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.

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.

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application.  For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process. 

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk. 

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Christine Fermor, Registered Manager on Christine.Fermor@hants.gov.uk or Bindu Benny, Deputy Manage on Bindu.Benny@hants.gov.uk.