Unit Manager - Mental Health and Enhanced Dementia

Can you make a real difference in the lives of others?

At Macklin Care Homes, you will work as part of an award-winning team valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, and a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you.

Macklin Care Homes is offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Unit Manager to support our Mental Health and enhanced Dementia unit at Our Lady's Care Home, based in Belfast. This role offers an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career, leading a team within our Anderson and Glen Units, caring for residents within a dementia facility with enhanced dementia care needs, ensuring residents receive the highest standards of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Anderson and Glen Units.
• Provide guidance, supervision, and support to care staff.
• Ensure effective rota management, adequate staffing levels, and fair allocation of duties.
• Assist in staff inductions, training, and ongoing development.
• Promote teamwork and positive working relationships across the unit.
• Ensure residents' care plans are developed, implemented, and regularly reviewed.
• Deliver and oversee high-quality, person-centred care.
• Support residents' social, emotional, and spiritual needs, encouraging meaningful activities and engagement.
• Safeguard residents, raising any concerns promptly in line with policy.
• Liaise with families, GPs, and external professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Oversee safe medication administration and management in line with company policies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date care records in line with best practice and company policy.
• Monitor infection control and health & safety practices within the unit.
• Support audits and inspections, ensuring compliance with RQIA standards.
• Ensure incidents, accidents, and complaints are reported and recorded correctly.
• Assist the Registered Manager with updating unit-specific policies, procedures, and records.
• Contribute to home-wide meetings, quality reviews, and improvement initiatives.

Company benefits:

At Macklin Care Homes, we understand the hard work and dedication that our colleagues bring to their roles, and we are committed to rewarding their efforts with a comprehensive benefits package:

• Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.
• A comprehensive paid induction programme.
• A wide variety of training is provided.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexibility of shifts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.
• Health and well-being initiatives, including team-building initiatives.
• Free car parking and uniform
• Incentives for employee referrals

T&Cs will apply.

Please ensure your CV is up to date, as this is required for the interview process.

Sponsorship for this role is not offered. Applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

Interviews may take place before the job advertisement closes. Submit your application promptly as the role may close early if a suitable candidate is appointed. In addition, we also reserve the right to enhance the criteria at the shortlisting stage.

An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents, along with the Access NI Code of Practice, are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes' Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the communities we serve.

Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

• Experience in a senior nursing or senior caring role (e.g., Senior Nurse, Charge Nurse, Senior Care Assistant or equivalent).
• Ability to oversee care delivery.
• Leadership ability with experience supervising or mentoring staff.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to high-quality, person-centred care.
• NISCC registered.

• Management or leadership qualification or working towards same.

Macklin Care Homes have been caring for people for over 30 years. We have taken our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We are not just another Care Home, we are family-first and treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents, to relatives and suppliers - we are all one big caring community!

We have 6 Care Homes based throughout Northern Ireland:

• Arlington, Our Lady's and Parkmanor Oaks, Belfast

• Milesian Manor, Magherafelt

• Ratheane, Coleraine

• Leabank, Ballycastle

Our vision is to have a real, positive impact on the lives of people within our local community. We aim to be the trusted provider for care that families choose with confidence. Through our dedication, passion and commitment, we care with heart, creating an environment where people feel safe, loved and respected. Our vision is for Macklin Care Homes to be the preferred choice in the community-where people know they are in the best hands.

Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are always looking to recruit great people to work in care, and in return, we will bring out the best in you!

At Macklin Care Homes, you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment.

Our residents are at the heart of our homes; we are inspired not only by their stories and experiences of years gone by but also by knowing we are making a real difference in their lives.

We are guided by a strong set of core values that shape everything we do. These values help us build a culture of respect, care and dedication, ensuring that our residents and their families are always at the centre of our efforts.

We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live by each and every day. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you!

As a family-run organisation, we live and breathe our core values of treating people really well, trust, dedication and continuous development.

Once you join us, you not only become a member of the team but a member of our family. Caring with heart is at the core of everything we do - with our residents and team members.

Retirement plan and/or pension, Employee development programs, Free parking, Referral bonus, Competitive salary, Long service recognition, Social Opportunities, Employee of the Month, Culture of recognition, Progression opportunities, Staff celebration events, Company employee App

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