Assistant Manager
Milton Keynes
£30,000 - £32,000 per annum DOE
35hrs 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.

MAIN PURPOSE:

To assist in the management of a multi disciplinary workforce in a Brainkind Rehabilitation Centre for people with an Acquired Brain Injury. You must have QCF (NVQ) Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or an equivalent qualification in Social Care/Health, along with experience of Person-Centered care, working within statutory requirements and management of staff.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrate professional leadership and provide hands on management support and guidance, managing staff activities and influencing their practises and attitude.
• Assume line management responsibility for a group of staff which may include Team Leaders, as directed by the line manager in accordance with Brainkinds policies and procedures.
• Assist and support the Service / Area Manager in setting and monitoring of budgets, capital and revenue for each area within location.
• Support the organisation with affective staff rotas ensuring staff meet their contractual requirements and personal objectives.
• Be prepared to meet regularly with local authority representatives, staff, clinicians, family and other stakeholders to ensure a multidisciplinary team approach to service provision. This may require working unsociable hours including evenings and weekends on occasion or where required.
• Participate in the on call rota
• Support Service / Area Manager in selection and recruitment of staff in accordance with Brainkind Policies and Procedure, paying particular attention to desired attitudes and values of potential team members.
• Ensure all staff receives required supervision and personal development reviews, to promote their learning, as per Brainkind policies.
• To ensure all People We Support have received and been involved in their assessment, support plans, person centred plans and ongoing reviews.
• Ensure the outcomes within the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety are met thus establishing compliance to Health and Social Care Act 2008 and Care Quality Commission Regulations 2009.

*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