Quality Improvement Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location

Brighton & Hove, East Sussex | United Kingdom

Job description

At St. John’s, we have been making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people for nearly 140 years. We are now looking for an amazing Quality Improvement Manager (Maternity Cover) to support us in making that difference! Could that be you?

Who are we?

St. John’s is a non-maintained specialist provision, working with autistic people, the majority of whom also have learning disabilities. Some of our learners have co-occurring conditions such as epilepsy, hearing or visual impairments, or mental health needs. We also support autistic learners who have an additional profile of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) syndrome. We have a team built up of support workers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, nurses, PBS practitioners, assistant psychologists, and more. This is to support us in our holistic approach to learning development.

What will you be doing?

• Adapt and design Quality assurance processes across the adult residential provision to improve the quality of service and provision.

• To instigate and support Care Managers in the investigation and management of medication errors – including reviewing and developing working practices to improve safety around medication errors.

• Support teams to develop their knowledge and skills by delivering training, coaching and modelling, especially regarding MCA, DoLS/LPS, Medication and paperwork.

• Act as line manager and direct the work of the Quality Assurance Officer

• Promote the rights of residents to be treated with dignity and respect in every aspect of their lives.

• Keep abreast of national and regulatory updates and share these with the wider residential team – attend briefings and training where appropriate.

• Act as Registered Manager (RM) in the event of long-term absence (over 28 days) of a RM.

• Support teams and Deputy Care Managers in the absence of RM.

• Undertake Quality assurance tasks such as developing surveys for all stakeholders.

• Become the lead for the use of Care Control and ensure the system is kept fully up to date.

• To deputise for the Head of Learner Services with regard to the residential services in their absence.

• Work with the Autism Lead to ensure that environments meet the needs of Autistic people.

What are we looking for?

• Maternity cover from 20 th May 2024 – 25 th April 2025
• NVQ level 5 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Extensive knowledge of CQC regulations and the Single Assessment Framework
• Relevant experience or commitment to working with autistic people and/or people with learning disabilities
• Experience of supporting people that can present behaviours that challenge and viewing such behaviours in an empathetic way
• Has been a Registered Manager
• Experience of improving ratings of previous settings
• Ability to analyse, report and present on data
• Ability to change and adapt to changing priorities and manage own time

Exciting opportunity? We think so! Click apply to start your journey as part of the St. John’s College family as a Quality Assurance Manager!

Salary

£43,545.22 per annum

Closing date

Thursday 21 st March 2024

Interview

Week commencing Monday 25 th March 2024

Safeguarding

St. John’s is committed to the safeguarding and protection of young people, vulnerable adults and children. Employment will be subject to the receipt of two satisfactory professional references, an enhanced DBS certificate and occupational health clearance.

Equality of opportunity

We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills, and stories to join our staff team and influence and develop our working practice. We are particularly keen to hear from people who are currently underrepresented in our staff team and will invite for interview all candidates who meet the role criteria and identify as disabled and/or from a Black, Asian, or minority ethnic background. St. John’s School and College are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.

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