Head of Care
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hrs per week
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith 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.
The Service:
West Heath House works with people who have to cope with a range of cognitive, physical
and/or emotional symptoms following a severe brain injury. Rehabilitation is based on a neurobehavioral approach and focuses on enabling service users to function more independently and to participate in as many of their previous roles and activities as possible, while developing their lives with privacy, dignity and respect.
MAIN PURPOSE:
• To take responsibility for the health care needs of individuals in the service ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained and delivered.
• To lead, develop, direct, and supervise the nursing team and Rehabilitation Support team to support, guide and enable people we support with brain injury in the performance of daily living functions and the development of personal skills and potential.
• To support the team in meeting compliance in line with requirements of the regulatory body and relevant legislation.
• To lead assessments for individual referrals and people we support ensuring information is communicated effectively.
• To lead on health promotion for people we support in the service.
To support the service manager in leading the ongoing development of service provision, through development, delivery and maintenance of high standards of evidence based clinical care and safety


MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assists the Service Manager in the continuing responsibility for the management of the unit.
• Demonstrate professional leadership and provide ’hands on’ support and guidance, managing staff activities and influencing their practices and attitudes
• Assume line management responsibilities for the nurse /support worker team (delete as necessary), to provide operational support and direction. Ensuring that performance standards are identified and met.
• To support and coordinate assessment of referrals and plan and organise admissions and discharge of people we support to the unit through coordination and review
• To lead on agreed Quality Assurance Audits and Clinical Governance, ensuring relevant documentation is completed by self and according to Brainkind policy and relevant legislation, and that episodes of care and treatment are evaluated and reviewed according to individual requirements
• Deputises for the Service Manager in his/her absence as appropriate
• Lead and oversee the nurse/support worker team in delivering the continuum of care planned for the individual, ensuring involvement with people we support, carers and families provided
• Lead on the assessment, planning, delivery, evaluation and review of indivualised evidence-based care and support, coordinating and training other staff to ensure delivery of planned care and using outcome measures to monitor effectiveness.
• Lead and advise on the health care management of individuals ensuring health promotion advice and opportunity is accessible to people we support both in service and via external agencies.
• Lead on and provide training and support for others to refer to appropriate external agencies when any health concerns or deterioration occurs, lead on any health emergencies that occur while in the service.
• Advise and update specialist and non-specialist professionals on the health care needs of the people we support developing written reports to support information, effectively communicate service user individuals needs in meetings as required.
• Lead and support others to effectively communicate with all people we support, carers, families and other stakeholders, reporting any compliments, concerns, or complaints according to Brainkind policy and effectively managing them as required.
• Communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team and external agencies, lead on communication with other services such as a safeguarding, CQC or others as required.
ABOUT YOU:
*A valid RGN nursing qualification
*Experience of managing a ward(s) or large nursing team effectively to meet the needs of the post fully
*The experience and ability to lead, manage and inspire a team.
*Proven experience of managing complex and diverse care/rehabilitation services
*Demonstrate relevant understanding of the challenges associated with working with people with an acquired brain injury and other long term neurological degenerative conditions
*Excellent organisational and time management skills
*Mentorship in Practice (MIP) qualification or a willingness to undertake. Or extensive experience
REWARDS:
You can look forward to excellent benefits, including handy discounts on many brands and services.
*A competitive salary of £40,000 per annum
*38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
*Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
*Excellent training and support
*Group life assurance
*Company Pension
*Eye voucher scheme
*Long service and staff awards
*Free parking
*Nationwide employee staff discounts incl. eating out and shopping
*Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store