Overview
Your role at Signature
As Dementia Care Manager, you will play a vital role in shaping the lives of our residents and their families. You’ll lead your team in embedding Signature’s Dementia Strategy, ensuring the very best standards in care, environment, engagement, dining, and end-of-life support.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you will:
- Carry out care assessments for new residents, ensuring our home can fully meet their individual needs.
- Build strong, caring relationships with residents and families, acting as a trusted advocate.
- Lead and inspire your team to deliver exceptional dementia care, providing guidance, supervision, and professional development.
- Work closely with our activities and hospitality teams to create meaningful experiences and a premium dining culture.
- Ensure compliance with CQC standards, quality frameworks, and governance requirements.
- Manage budgets, staffing levels, and resources to ensure efficient, person-centred services.
- Monitor care plans, audits, and reviews, ensuring excellence in every aspect of our dementia community.
What Signature Offer
- Up to £46,000 per annum
- Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
- Workplace pension
- Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
- Private medical insurance and company sick pay
- Life Assurance Scheme
- ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme eligible
- Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
- Staff recognition scheme – Purple Heart Award
- Ongoing career training and development
- Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
- Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more
Transport Links
- Commuting – Surbiton nearest train station
- Walking – less than 1 mile from nearest train station
- Driving – 5 miles from A3 Kingston bypass with connections to M4, M3 and M25
Signature People
We’re looking for an inspiring leader with a deep understanding of dementia care. You’ll bring:
- Substantial experience in supporting people with dementia and at least three years in a similar leadership role.
- A strong knowledge of CQC standards and the UK health and social care landscape.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- A positive, compassionate attitude, with the ability to motivate and nurture your team.
- Relevant industry qualifications and a commitment to continuous professional development.
Job Reference: signaturec/TP/62278/10312
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