Practice Locality Manager - Dundee

We are excited to have developed a new role within our team that has a focus on interaction, communication and active support for the people that use our services and their staff team members.

At Sense Scotland we aim to be “aspirational not operational” and we believe practice is the key to supporting individuals with complex needs to build relationships, promote independence and achieve their dreams and aspirations. We also believe that staff who feel supported, encouraged, appraised and part of a team are best placed to be able to deliver such practice.

The “Practice Locality Manager” role will focus on consultation with the people that we support on any topic which is relevant to them; promoting the quality of their lives and ensuring they get what they need from their service. Often working directly with and alongside individuals and their staff, your role would be to inspire and upskill the members of their staff team to feel confident in providing this consistently.

Our mission is to “Support individuals and their families to live their best lives by providing innovative and sustainable services.”

The Practice Manager will help team members deepen their understanding of the support needs of individuals and recognise the specialism required to hone their skills so that they can confidently deliver consistent qualitive support. They will work collaboratively with colleagues in different areas to deliver all of this, including shaping practice and enabling team members to lead on initiatives with your oversight.

As a Practice Locality Manager your main responsibilities will be to:

• Consult regularly with the people that we support using varied communication tools
• Support individuals, their families and key people to identify what individuals want and need from their service,
• their staff and their lives
• Work alongside other professionals to secure and develop tools, resources and training
• Feed into the wider organisations strategic and improvement plans
• Deliver hands on practice support to staff team members on an individual and team basis
• Develop others into “champions” in identified areas of specialism who in turn can offer peer support to their colleagues
• with your oversight
• Promote positive behavioural support strategies and ensure all support guidance is reflective of this
• Undertake competency checks of members of the team in all areas of practice
• Induct staff into the services
• Promote our organisational values, vision and mission
• Ensure that people with complex needs get the absolute best out of the services which we deliver
• Work closely with the Registered Manager of the service and colleagues in our Operational Support Team to enhance practice
• Committed to your own personal and professional development

If you are excited by practice, enthusiastic, motivated, creative, like a challenge, are keen to problem solve, and ultimately want to put people at the heart of all that you do, we want to hear from you.

For an opportunity to have an informal chat about the role contact Eileen Keddie on 01382 883520

Service Descriptor:

This Housing Support/ care at Home Service supports eight adults, within their own individual tenancies. The service is a dedicated build with five of the people supported living within a secure courtyard space and three individuals a short distance from there.

Each individual has their own complex needs including, but not limited to, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, hearing impairment, ADHD, Learning disabilities, Epilepsy, Heller’s syndrome and Aspergers. Individuals are supported in every element of their lives within their own homes and out in the community, with a focus on person-centred care.

Our Values:

• Be open and honest
• Recognise individual worth
• Build relationships through trust
• Act on the basis of individuals aspirations and needs
• Be accountable

What you will need to succeed:

• Good team-working skills and a positive attitude are essential qualities
• Ability to communicate effectively and use your own initiative
• Strong work ethic and organised to support routines
• Able to prioritise and manage workloads
• Eager to develop
• A genuine passion for caring for others
• Patience and understanding
• SVQ3 Health and Social Care

We offer a wide range of staff benefits; these include:

• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies
• Generous annual leave entitlement (pro-rata) – 36 days (including public holidays)
• Pension scheme
• Training and Development – we support social care qualifications via our onsite SVQ centre
• Life insurance benefit
• Perkbox scheme/staff discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Employee Awards Event
• Blue Light Card Membership
• £500 retention bonus once completed probationary period
• Staff referral incentive
• Health and wellbeing support
• Monthly staff award £voucher draw