Service / Area Manager

An outstanding job opportunity has arisen for a committed Service / Area Manager located at Slinfold near Horsham.

Salary up to £48,000 per annum DOE.

Specialism

Acquired brain injury and a range of other neurological conditions such as Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis.

Purpose

• To take overall responsibility for the effective management of all aspects of the service, thereby ensuring the provision of the highest quality standards of diagnosis specific care and treatment, driven by the needs of the individual.

• To lead, manage and direct a multidisciplinary team in the attainment of aims and objectives linked to the client Strategic Plan and the needs of the individual.

• To meet full compliance in line with the requirement of the regulatory body and relevant legislation.

• To market the service to all potential commissioners and referrers with the key aim of creating new business opportunities.

• To manage organic and planned change within the service, to meet the demands of new business

Qualifications required

• To have completed QCF(NVQ) level 5 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Experience, Skills and Ability

• Experience and understanding of what constitutes a high quality specific residential service

• Experience of using quality measures e.g. internal/external audits and experience of making improvements associated with such measures

• Working with a Multi-Disciplinary Team to achieve positive outcomes for the people we support

• The ability to manage and guide staff including clinicians via formal supervisions and appraisals to maintain and improve quality and morale

• Experience of implementing organisational policy and procedure, including the ability to contribute to the development of local procedures where necessary

• Experience of using disciplinary /grievance procedures and experience of managing poor performance issues in line with policy and procedure

• Experience of identifying and implementing staff learning and development needs including knowledge of regulatory requirements for staff training in a social care environment.

• Experience of managing budgets and financial systems.

For more information, please call LKA Recruitment on Applyoption 3 or email your CV to Apply