Medical assistant jobs in ChristchurchCreate job alerts

Stepping Stones of Sopley are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and experienced Deputy Nursery Manager to support the Nursery Manager and to lead our dedicated team caring for children aged 9 months to 4 years. You’ll create a warm, nurturing, and stimulating environment where our youngest children can develop and thrive. As Deputy Nursey Manager, you’ll plan engaging, age-appropriate activities, support your team’s practice, and build strong relationships with families to ensure every child feels safe, secure, and valued. If you’re a positive, professional leader with a genuine love for children and early learning, we’d love to hear from you! Job Description · To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members). To manage an allocated room, leading the team and being a key worker-ensuring all staff fulfil their duties and that all observing, recording, assessing of progress and planning of next steps is kept up to date. · Ensure planning is completed, relevant to your children and inclusive. Work with staff, parents and children in completing the planning. Evaluate planning, highlighting positive experiences and weaknesses. Give ideas of how things can be improved or extended. · To ensure the team develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs as well as educating parents on how they may best support their child’s learning. · To ensure the provision of a high-quality learning environment within your section, to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any SEND, family cultures and medical histories. · To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary. · Support all staff and engage in a good staff team, giving particular help and advice to those who are new or unqualified. · You have a responsibility to ensure they are capable of reaching Stepping Stones standards to children in your area who are working above or below their recommended areas and ensure you work with the key worker to ensure these children reach their potential. · To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, parents and staff meetings and to organise regular meetings within your group, details of which should be recorded. · To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times and to ensure all staff implement Health & Safety procedures in accordance with Little School policies and procedures. Have a keen regard to the risk assessments. · Ensure that staff undertake duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc. · To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled and to follow all routines, duties, timetables, record keeping and any reasonable duties requested by the manager. · To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting. · To develop your role within the team, accessing new training and ensuring you are up to date with current legislation and policies. · To ensure complete confidentiality of any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job. · To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside. · To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers and ensure training where required. · To ensure mealtimes are a pleasant and social occasion and have regard for legislation regarding allergies and food hygiene. · To ensure that when a child is ill their care will be prioritised. · To be aware and act on all matters of safeguarding immediately and ensure your staff are fully trained and checked before you leave them alone in your area. · To ensure accident and incidents are reported immediately and that forms are signed by parents on the day. · Ensure the staff in your section know the fire procedures and that visiting staff are told this on arrival. · To ensure all staff are treated equal and that everyone is given respect, support and courtesy in their role. · Be responsible for participating in all staff development including allocating time for peer on peer observations, supervisions and appraisals. · Ensure your staff are effective at transition time ensuring there is little ‘dead time’. If you have the following we would love to hear from you; · A minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years or equivalent · At least 1 year of experience in a managerial or supervisory role within a nursery setting · A strong understanding of child development and the EYFS framework · A positive, proactive approach to problem-solving and team support

SureCare Bournemouth & Poole is a new, independently owned and family-run SureCare franchise. Our goal is to build a care service that makes a genuine difference within our local community. Although our local branch is new, SureCare has more than 30 years of experience within the care sector. We benefit from the systems, knowledge and ongoing support of an established national network while retaining the personal approach of a local family business. We want to build a service known for compassionate, reliable and genuinely person-centred care that helps people live safely, independently and with dignity in their own homes. The opportunity We are looking for an experienced Registered Manager to join us at the beginning of our journey and help establish, register and grow the branch covering *Bournemouth, Poole, Wimborne, Ferndown, Christchurch, Sandbanks and surrounding areas* This is not simply a position maintaining an established service. You will work closely with the owners, lead the CQC registration process, recruit and develop your team and help shape how the branch operates. As the business grows, we want the successful Registered Manager to grow with us, with opportunities for increased responsibility, career development and salary progression. The role You will take responsibility for the day-to-day management, quality, compliance and development of our domiciliary care service. Your main focus will be establishing and delivering safe, high-quality and person-centred care. You will take a leading role in securing CQC registration and, once registration is granted, maintaining ongoing regulatory compliance and excellent care standards. Our principal services will include personal care, medication support, companionship, meal preparation, live-in care, respite care and assistance with daily living. While domiciliary care will remain the central focus, you will also support the operational oversight and development of our wider community services. These may include domestic assistance, shopping, transportation, cleaning (domestic/commercial), staffing solutions, and other practical services. Key responsibilities • Lead the development and day-to-day operation of the branch, • Take a leading role in the CQC registration process, • Maintain ongoing compliance with CQC requirements and the Fundamental Standards once registered, • Recruit, onboard, supervise, develop and retain care and support staff, • Build a reliable team of office-based and field-based employees, • Oversee client assessments, care plans, risk assessments and regular reviews, • Manage staff scheduling and ensure clients receive reliable and well-coordinated care, • Maintain effective safeguarding, medication, mental-capacity and complaints procedures, • Ensure accurate, confidential and compliant record-keeping, • Monitor service quality through audits, feedback and continuous improvement, • Manage staff performance, supervision, appraisal and training, • Build positive relationships with clients, families, healthcare professionals, local authorities and community partners, • Manage staffing levels, budgets, invoicing, payroll information, KPIs and operational performance, • Support local marketing, business development and the growth of care hours, • Work closely with the owners and SureCare support network to develop the branch, • Help establish SureCare Bournemouth & Poole as a trusted local care provider Essential experience and requirements • At least three years’ experience working within domiciliary or home care, • Proven experience working as a Care Manager or Registered Manager within a regulated domiciliary care service, • Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, the Fundamental Standards and quality compliance, • Experience managing safeguarding concerns, complaints, mental-capacity assessments and medication incidents, • Experience recruiting, supervising, developing and retaining care staff, • Strong knowledge of care planning, risk assessment and person-centred care, • Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, • Confidence working with KPIs, budgets and business-growth objectives, • The qualifications, competence, skills and experience needed to apply to CQC as the service’s Registered Manager, • The ability to travel reliably throughout the service area Qualifications A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or an equivalent qualification, is strongly preferred. Applicants currently working towards an appropriate Level 5 qualification may be considered if they can otherwise demonstrate substantial care-management experience and suitability for registration with CQC. Previous registration with CQC as a Registered Manager would be an advantage. Salary and progression The starting salary is £36,000–£38,000 per annum, depending on experience. A formal salary review will take place after six months of appointment. Subject to the individual's performance, achievement of objectives and the overall growth of the branch, there will be scope for the salary to increase to £40,000 per annum. What we provide • Company laptop, • Company work phone, • Free on-site parking, • Mileage or travel allowance for authorised business travel, • Company pension, • Paid Enhanced DBS check, • Ongoing training and professional development, • Support from SureCare’s experienced national network, • Direct involvement in shaping and developing a new branch, • Genuine career and salary progression as the business grows, • A supportive, approachable and family-run working environment, • The opportunity to build a service and team you can be proud of The successful applicant must: • Have the right to work in the UK for this role, • A valid driving license + Access to vehicle, • Provide satisfactory professional references, • Provide a complete employment history and explain any employment gaps, • Complete a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, • Complete all required CQC suitability and registration checks We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this position. SureCare Bournemouth & Poole is committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates and will consider reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you are an experienced care-management professional who wants to build a new service, develop an excellent team and grow alongside the business, we would love to hear from you.