Job Details
Who
We Are
Loveday & Co. offers over
100 years of combined experience in elderly care, healthcare and hospitality.
Loveday is recognised as the premier provider of luxury care services in
London.
The Mission
We are passionately devoted to
enhancing the lives of our members and their families. We blend our expertise
in providing tailored, compassionate care, with world-class hospitality, to
create an unrivalled culture of uncompromising excellence in everything we do.
Based on the success of our award winning first home in Chelsea Loveday, we are
expanding across London with both additional properties and innovative new
services for seniors.
Scope
We have an exciting new
opportunity for an experienced Care Coordinator to join the Loveday team. This
role involves overseeing the management of a specific floor, department or area
reporting directly to the Deputy Manager with regards to all areas of resident
care. He or she will manage his or her area by example, being visible, involved
and accessible at all times. Responsibilities include but are not limited to;
training Care Assistants for their department, facilitating induction, dealing
with the team member recognition, one-to-one meetings, yearly performance
reviews and ongoing coaching and counselling of team members.
What Loveday offers
London Living Wage accredited
Refer a friend cash bonus - £500
Annual cash bonus - £500 ( discretionary)
Accredited training
Sponsored apprenticeships
Medical cash plan
Perkbox
Free staff meals on duty
High staff ratios for team support
Annual staff parties ( Summer and Christmas)
Main duties and
responsibilities
- Co-ordinate
the member assessment process, ensuring involvement of the resident in
identifying needs and preferences, and integration of all information into the
care plan. - Ensure
that all relevant information in respect of each member is communicated as
appropriate to achieve delivery of person-centered approach. - Champion
the organization's vision and values, adopting an open and approachable
management style supporting person-centered care. - Actively
support and implement effective Infection Prevention and Control measures. - Complete
all allocated one-to-one meetings and yearly performance reviews with staff in
the department. - Ensure
that all staff go through the Loveday induction programme, completing the
necessary paperwork and providing evidence of completion through hands-on
monitoring and support. - Ensure
appropriate staff allocations and completion of daily assignments. - Participate
in and facilitate, when appropriate, the company’s training programmes and
structured induction programme, ensuring all your staff are well inducted and
trained to the necessary standards. - Regularly
communicate to family members with regards to member needs and progress. - Report
staff absence to Deputy Manager and complete Return To Work forms - Administer
and safely manage and audit medication - Conduct
and oversee effective handovers between all shifts, ensuring that the Care
Services Manager is kept fully informed at all times with regards to applicable
areas. - Assume
responsibility for Health and Safety compliance within your specific area at the
home. - Provide
daily coaching and support to Care Assistants as needed, leading by example at
all times. - Develop
and execute daily programming for members focusing on person centered
activities.
accountabilities:
- Ensuring
excellence in member and person centred care, - Providing
outreach and support to families, - Retaining
dedicated Care Assistants, - Facilitating
ongoing training and educational opportunities for staff and families. - Have
existing knowledge and constantly learning about the most current information
on Dementia.
A
Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification or
working towards.
Eligibility
In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996,
all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must
obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of
eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment
process.
Loveday & Co is an equal
opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably
qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, age, disability,
sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or
pregnancy and maternity.