Registered Manager – Complex Care

We are looking for a strong, person centred and passionate leader to take on the role as Registered Manager at Linkage’s new high-acuity learning disability and autism service, supporting people whose needs require enhanced staffing arrangements, Positive Behaviour Support and highly personal support approaches.

The Registered Manager will be supported by a Regional Operations Manager, and an internal specialist support team comprising of SALT and PBS practitioners to ensure that you can provide tailored and specialist support for individuals and the team.

What you will be doing

The Registered Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for The Stables, a new high-acuity residential service supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism whose needs require enhanced staffing arrangements, specialist behavioural support approaches and highly personalised support.

The postholder will be responsible for creating a service that delivers exceptional quality, achieves positive outcomes, promotes independence and enables people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives.

Working closely with the specialist support team, families, commissioners and health professionals, the Registered Manager will lead the development of a highly skilled workforce capable of supporting people whose needs may not be effectively met through more traditional service models.

The role combines operational leadership, workforce development, quality assurance and service development responsibilities and will play a key role in establishing The Stables as a high-quality and innovative service within Linkage Community Trust

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible and values-based leadership across the service.
• Promote Linkage’s values of independence, respect, honesty and teamwork.
• Lead the mobilisation and ongoing development of The Stables.
• Contribute to the development of innovative support models for individuals with higher levels of acuity
• Work with commissioners to demonstrate outcomes and value for money.
• Support Linkage’s strategic ambition to develop enhanced services for people whose needs cannot be met through traditional support arrangements.
• Promote a culture of learning, reflection and evidence-based practice.
• Champion Positive Behaviour Support, Active Support and least restrictive practice throughout the service.
• Ensure the service consistently delivers safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led support.
• Maintain CQC registration and regulatory compliance.
• Recruit, develop and retain a highly skilled workforce.
• Ensure staffing levels meet assessed needs.
• Maintain safe and effective rotas.
• Ensure medication systems are robust and compliant.
• Participate in the on-call management rota

What we are looking for

Essential Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timescale.
• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Essential Experience

• Significant management experience within adult social care.
• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Experience of managing regulated services.

· Experience of supporting people with behaviours of concern and/or increased levels of support need.

· Experience of reducing restrictive practices and promoting positive risk-taking, active support and capable enviroments.

· Experience managing multi-disciplinary relationships.

· Experience leading organisational change or service improvement.

· Experience managing staffing models within highly regulated services.

• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Experience managing safeguarding concerns and serious incidents.
• Experience of quality assurance and compliance processes.
• Experience of staff recruitment, supervision and performance management.
• Experience managing budgets and resources.
• Experience working in partnership with families, professionals and commissioners.

Essential Knowledge

• Strong understanding of CQC regulations and fundamental standards.
• Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support principles and the importance of Practice leadership
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and best practice.
• Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• Understanding of person-centred and outcome-focused support.
• Understanding of workforce planning and service delivery.
• Understanding of trauma-informed approaches.
• Understanding of autism-specific support approaches.
• Knowledge of government and best practice initiatives pertaining to restrictive practice
• Understanding of workforce culture and staff development.

Essential Skills

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and inspire teams.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Effective decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Competent IT skills.
• Ability to analyse information and develop improvement plans.

About Linkage

Linkage Community Trust is a registered charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism. We deliver high quality care, day services, employability services, sensory outreach and specialist further education throughout Greater Lincolnshire and East Riding in Yorkshire. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, their carers, and families to ensure that they can achieve their aspirations.

Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to the people we support

• Respect
• Independence
• Honesty
• Teamwork

Benefits of working for Linkage

• Career progression.
• Flexible working options.
• Generous Annual Leave package.
• Health and wellbeing package including employment, financial and mental health support.
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card – £4.99 for 2 years’ membership.
• Linkage Employee Perks & Discounts – BHSF.
• Linkage Lottery cash prizes.
• Long Service bonus every 5 years.
• Recommend a friend bonus.

All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. Communication is undertaken via email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.

We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours and have life skills and genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to be all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer

As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage.

Safeguarding is a priority for us. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and we expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Linkage pays full regard to safer recruitment practices and we ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the organisation.