House of St Martin, Langley Trust

House of St. Martin is a well-established, complex needs care home in Taunton, Somerset. It offers 31 bedrooms, 13 of which are fully accessible wheelchair-friendly rooms with ensuite wet rooms. It is a registered care home for men coming from prison or secure hospitals with multiple needs, including substance misuse, mental health issues or a learning disability. It is particularly suited for men who require disabled access. The largest of Langley Trust’s homes with an annual turnover of £2.25 million, House of St Martin has been a care home for 7 years, with the ambition to progress each client to enable improvement in their day-to-day lives, help them not to re-offend and ideally move on to a life of greater independence. With 27 current residents, our clients are ex-offenders with complex needs relating to both mental health and/or mobility issues. Clients are referred through a range of routes, such as the Probation Service, care services and secure units.

The purpose of this position is to lead and manage the delivery of a stable and effective Service by planning to ensure the efficient delivery of the day-to-day services; to achieve a caring, safe environment which supports clients to live crime free lives. To develop the service in line with the Group Business Plan, meeting Key Performance Indicators and CQC Key Lines of Enquiry, within set budgets. The project consists of a registered care home and a small number of supported housing places in the community.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of dynamic leadership at management level within a residential care, treatment or criminal justice setting. They must have QCF level 5 or equivalent qualification that satisfies CQC requirements (or the commitment to work for and obtain it within 2 years) and should be a Registered Care Home Manager – Accredited and Registered with CQC Regulating Authority (or willing to undertake this on appointment). They should be a practicing Christian, sharing the values and ethos that lie at the heart of Langley Trust and all that it does.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Langley Trust on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference FBMGA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Friday 23^rd February 2024.