DEPUTY NIGHT MANAGER Overview: The Meath supports people with learning disabilities to live fulfilling lives. The Deputy Night Manager helps ensure that people receive safe, compassionate and person-centred support overnight, and that night staff are guided, supported and equipped to deliver high-quality care.

Excellent benefits: Enhanced holiday & sick pay, free on-site parking, healthcare cash back scheme, free on-site gym, free meals on duty, excellent progression.

Job Purpose: To support the Night Service Manager and wider management team in the effective running of night services. The post holder will help coordinate staff, maintain safe staffing and medicines arrangements, promote safeguarding, respond to incidents and emergencies, and ensure that people's individual needs and routines are respected overnight.

Key Responsibilities Include: People we support · Ensure people receive dignified, person-centered night-time support that respects their privacy, choices, communication needs and routines, follows individual support plans and risk assessments, promotes independence and least-restrictive practice, and responds promptly to changes in health or wellbeing, with appropriate escalation and accurate recording Night staff supervision and coordination · Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to night staff, ensuring understanding of individual support plans, risk assessments, policies and emergency procedures. · Support induction, training, competency assessments and delegated supervision. · Promote open communication and learning, assist with safe staffing and rota coordination, and ensure effective handovers and timely escalation of concerns to the Night Service Manager. Medicines management · Support safe medicines management, ensuring trained and competent staff administer and record medication correctly, appropriate staffing and secure storage are maintained, and medication errors or discrepancies are promptly escalated, recorded and addressed. · Assist with medication audits, stock checks and competency reviews, ensuring actions are followed up in line with The Meath's medicines policy. Safeguarding, safety and records · Ensure safeguarding concerns are promptly reported, incidents and changes in health are accurately recorded, and staff comply with the Mental Capacity Act, consent requirements, confidentiality and relevant safety procedures. · Escalate risks, staffing shortfalls and environmental concerns promptly protect people's safety and continuity of support. Emergency response and on-call support · Respond effectively to emergencies, follow emergency and evacuation procedures, contact emergency services or the designated on-call manager when required, undertake agreed on-call duties, and ensure significant overnight incidents, decisions and outstanding actions are accurately recorded and handed over to the day team and relevant manager. Quality and continuous improvement · Support compliance with The Meath's policies and CQC requirements by contributing to audits, checks, incident reviews and action plans. · Promote learning from incidents, medication errors, complaints and feedback, and help maintain a safe, clean and homely environment that respects people's comfort, belongings and preferences.” Person specification – essential · Experience in a senior support worker, deputy night manager or equivalent role; Level 4 or Level 5 health and social care qualification, or willingness to work towards Level 5; · Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and guiding colleagues; working knowledge of safeguarding, medicines management, the Mental Capacity Act and health and safety; ability to manage risk, respond calmly and escalate concerns; good communication, record-keeping and IT skills; a compassionate, reliable and person-centered approach; and commitment to mandatory training and maintaining role-specific competencies Person specification – desirable · Experience undertaking medication audits, staff competency assessments, supervision and quality checks; knowledge of CQC Fundamental Standards and quality assurance; and a full driving license where relevant to service requirements. General responsibilities · Comply with The Meath's policies, procedures, code of conduct and relevant legislation. · Maintain professional boundaries and protect confidential information. · Complete required training and participate in supervision, appraisal and ongoing development. · Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the purpose and level of the role.

Inclusivity & Diversity: We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our charity in supporting our inspirational residents. Our values are embedded into our culture here at The Meath, designed by our team, and how we live our every day: We are COLLABORATIVE – We are trusting, We achieve more together, We communicate We CARE – We are person-centred, We are respectful, We are skilled & knowledgeable We are PROUD – We work as a team, We take pride in the people that we support, We take pride in our community We are INCLUSIVE – Everyone is important, Everyone has a voice, Everyone is welcome We EMPOWER – We are creative, We are positive, We support individual development & achievement

Excellent benefits : Enhanced holiday & sick pay, free on-site parking, healthcare cash back scheme, free on-site gym, free meals on duty. The Meath's beautiful Grade II listed manor house, together with our high-needs facility, Bradbury House, and the Meath Skills and Enterprise Centre, are all set in landscaped grounds. A few minutes' walk from the centre of Godalming and a stone's throw from Godalming railway station. We are in a superb location, affording easy access to local amenities, whilst also offering peace and tranquillity as required. One family member's comment, “ the Meath is a most exceptional place and should be used as a blueprint for all care homes ”. This is a management role within the organisation and providing a strong management presence, developing people and practice within your services, and establishing/modelling the positive culture of the company is fundamental to successfully carrying out the role.

What we offer: You will be entitled to an excellent benefits package and enjoy a great working environment and practices: Excellent salary - up to £50,000 per annum. 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Generous pension Scheme – employer 7% contribution / employee 5% contribution. Health policy (cash back policy for optical, dental, therapy treatments & consultations). Free on-Site Gym Godalming station less than 5 mins walk away / free car parking on-site. DBS free of charge. Free on-site parking. Discounted/free food. Enhanced company sick pay. Employee referral programme Your duties as a Registered Service Manager, will include, but not be limited to: Lead, supervise and manage a team to delivering outstanding care and driving continuous improvement Conducting appraisals, supervisions, and induction where appropriate, as well as day to day leadership. Manage the rota for these services to ensure they are always covered within CQC compliant guidelines. Ensure that the development and training of all staff is up to date and within the required compliance of these services Provide peer support for other managers and assist in the implementation of management decisions. Ensure the maintenance of essential documentation. Encourage communication across your services and the organisation - promote an open environment for discussion providing the opportunity for feedback. Ensure effective administration and record keeping of all medication. To be able to take responsibility of the Meath in an emergency, if sole managing, and if necessary, carry out an evacuation of the Meath in case of fire or any other major incident. Maintain paperwork required under legislation, e.g. CQC inspection requirements. Be conversant with and implementing the Meath policies and procedures. To strive constantly to empower our residents to reach their full potential, while respecting and enhancing their individual rights. Have an understanding of how to manage and resolve employee relation issues. Lead team meetings within your services and support resident meetings in the service. Liaise positively with parents and external parties such as GPs, Consultants, Health Care Professionals and Local Authorities. Ensure that the development and training of all staff is up to date and within the required compliance. Provide peer support for other Registered Managers and assist in the implementation of management decisions. Ensure the maintenance of essential documentation. Encourage communication - promote an open environment for discussion providing the opportunity for feedback. Be available for on-call duties when required on a rota.

Essential: Must hold an appropriate health & social care qualification - minimum QCF Level 5. Excellent written and verbal communication with the general public, trustees, professional bodies and all other parties on behalf of The Meath. Knowledge and experience using Microsoft programmes and calendars. Understanding of CQC Fundamental Standards and KLOEs.

Experience in managing and developing staff teams.

Experience with MCA and DOLs. Understanding of CQC requirements in the event of an Inspection. 2 years' previous experience in a managerial role in a health or social care setting. Driver with full licence.

Inclusivity & Diversity: We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our charity in supporting our inspirational residents. Our values are embedded into our culture here at The Meath, designed by our team, and how we live our every day: We are COLLABORATIVE – We are trusting, We achieve more together, We communicate We CARE – We are person-centred, We are respectful, We are skilled & knowledgeable We are PROUD – We work as a team, We take pride in the people that we support, We take pride in our community We are INCLUSIVE – Everyone is important, Everyone has a voice, Everyone is welcome We EMPOWER – We are creative, We are positive, We support individual development & achievement