Registered Home Manager

Defence Business Services (DBS) - AFVS - IPPH - Registered Home Manager

Fixed Term (23 months)

About the job

Job summary

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?

Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?

Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security.

Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.

Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.

Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.

DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.

Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.

Job description

This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a IPPH - Registered Home Manager in the Ilford Park Polish home. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due to business needs. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 23 months after that date.

If you are a permanent MoD civil servant and be found successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 23 months). At the end of the posting you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer.

If a Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further information.

If you are transferring to MoD from another government department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further information.

Potential candidates will be invited to attend Ilford Park to meet staff and residents prior to the formal interview.

There is a unique and exciting opportunity to join a well-established team as the Registered Manager at Ilford Park Polish Home, in Newton Abbot, Devon. Ilford Park is a residential and nursing home, for people who meet the criteria of the Polish Resettlement Act 1947. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their passion and commitment to older people, many of whom are living with a Dementia.

The Home is rated “Good” with the Care Quality Commission and has an excellent reputation within the local community.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week, and will mostly be worked Monday to Friday , but can be worked flexibly. Due to the needs of the service, attendance may be needed outside of these hours, which TOIL or sometimes overtime can be paid. We recognise that high quality care and support requires high quality leadership and management. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they can lead a team to meet the required standards under the Health and Social Care Act, by setting the right culture and approach to deliver respectful, dignified and…