Deputy Manager - Chateau Reve

The States of Guernsey are looking for a Deputy Manager to join Cheteau Reve within the Adult Disability Service. The Deputy Manager supports the Chateau Reve Manager in the day-to-day leadership and delivery of a high-quality, person-centred supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Alongside management responsibilities, the Deputy Manager will work directly with service users, providing hands-on support to promote independence, dignity, choice, and control, while enabling individuals to achieve positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life. The role involves supporting, supervising, and developing staff, modelling best practice in person-centred care and positive behaviour support, and ensuring safe, compassionate, and effective support is delivered at all times. The Deputy Manager contributes to safeguarding responsibilities, supports compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements, and helps maintain high standards of care and service delivery. Working in partnership with the Chateau Reve Manager, service users, families, carers, and multi-disciplinary professionals, the Deputy Manager assists in implementing and reviewing support plans, contributes to service improvement initiatives, and promotes meaningful community engagement. The role also includes deputising for the Chateau Reve Manager when required and fostering a positive, inclusive, and empowering environment for both service users and staff. Main duties of the job The Deputy Manager at Chateau Reve supports the Chateau Reve Manager in the day-to-day leadership and delivery of a high-quality, person-centred supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Alongside management responsibilities, the Deputy Manager will also work directly with service users, providing hands-on support to promote independence, dignity, choice, and control, while enabling individuals to achieve positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life. The role involves supporting, supervising, and developing staff, modelling best practice in person-centred care and positive behaviour support, and ensuring safe, compassionate, and effective support is delivered at all times. The Deputy Manager contributes to safeguarding responsibilities, supports compliance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements, and helps maintain high standards of care and service delivery. Working in partnership with the Chateau Reve Manager, service users, families, carers, and multi-disciplinary professionals, the Deputy Manager assists in implementing and reviewing support plans, contributes to service improvement initiatives, and promotes meaningful community engagement. The role also includes deputising for the Chateau Reve Manager when required and fostering a positive, inclusive, and empowering environment for both service users and staff. About us The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast. Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in a relatively small Health and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community. We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries with great career opportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance. As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career. Job responsibilities To undertake the assessment of patients/service users with complex needs including individuals with unconfirmed diagnosis. To develop, implement and evaluate specialised programmes of care utilising evidence and research. To work autonomously, recognising changes in patients'/service users' presentation which require intervention, knowing when to escalate as appropriate. To guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specialised patient/service user care. To promote patient/service user involvement in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care, respecting their beliefs and dignity. To utilise data and information from a range of sources to identify patient/service user condition to guide decision making. Within field of expertise and policy, request specific clinical tests to establish a diagnosis. To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/service users and their support networks. To ensure that professional standards are upheld by the staff members working within the postholders sphere of responsibility. To report all accidents and incidents as per policy and participate in risk management and Quality and Safety processes e.g. SWARM. Be accountable for ensuring that safeguards are in place for patients/service users and escalate any safety, safeguarding or risk concerns following the appropriate processes. Person Specification Qualifications Registered Nurse Learning Disability OR Registered Health or Social Care Professional E.g. Social Work England, NMC or HCPC Significant experience at a Band 5 or equivalent Practice assessor, practice supervisor Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr States of Guernsey