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Adult Care Home Manager

Regulators
  • Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Nations
  • Northern Ireland
Sectors
  • Health and care

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Address

7th Floor,
Millennium House,
9-25 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7AQ

Phone number
+44 (0)2895 362 600

Regulation

Regulation summary

Adult care home managers are responsible for the management of residential care/nursing homes for people who cannot live in their own homes. This may include older people, people with disabilities and people who are homeless.

Responsibilities include:-
overall management of the facility,
development and implementation of policies to ensure good practice, recruitment,
training and management of all care staff,
budgetary control,
liaison with other professionals,
handling of complaints and emergency situations.

Registration is compulsory for all adult care home managers in residential facilities, and to register on Part Two of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Register, if a social worker registers on Part Two.

Regulation type

Accreditation

Reserved activities

Tasks delegated by other professionals.

Protected titles

Social Work.

More about regulated activities and titles
http://niscc.info

Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

Adult Care Home Managers are from a range of backgrounds including nursing, social work and social care.

They will have experience working in a related field - nursing, social work or social care.

They will have obtained qualifications in nursing, social work or social care. This includes social work qualification or Nursing qualification or NVQ 4Care / NVQ Health and Social Care / Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care / Adult Management / Adult Residential Management / Level 5 Diploma for Health and Social Care in Leadership and Management-Adult / Residential Adult.

More about qualification
http://niscc.info

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

International social work qualifications can be assessed by Northern Ireland Social Care Council- to determine whether they meet the required standard.

Overseas nursing qualifications- must apply to join the the register of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

For social work and nursing applicants must demonstrate they language proficiency in English.

More about recognition within the UK
http://www.niscc.info

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes

Professionals who have qualifications in social work and nursing may apply to their regulator in Northern Ireland to have their qualification assessed to meet the standards required to register in Northern Ireland.

More about recognition for professionals outside the UK
http://niscc.info

Registration

Registration requirements

Professionals must register with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council- Part Two.
If hold a social work qualification may register on Part One of the register.

More about registration
http://nissc.info

Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Description of Social Care Workers) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

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