Judging Criteria

• The home has achieved a positive CQC rating and maintained good relationships with all monitoring authority and visiting health professionals.
• The home has a low turnover of staff (look at reasons)
• The home has the following awards or working toward them: The Dignity in Care Award, GSF (Gold standards Framework), The Dementia Kite Mark Award, 6 steps to end of life care, or any other external awards.
• Is able to demonstrate and explain how Person Centred Care is practised in the home.
• Is able to demonstrate successful implementation of WINGS throughout the home.
• Is able to demonstrate how they have kept families informed about future activities and plans for the home and how they have provided customer service.
• The home has maintained commendable viable results over the last 12 months.
• Is able to gain three different residents/family members who will endorse the home.

Judging Criteria

• Understands Kingsley's vision, mission and values
• Understands the business plan
• Demonstrates the commitment to provide the best possible care to the people we look after whilst meeting their emotional needs.
• Be able to demonstrate how they have driven their staff to achieve the following: WINGS, GSF , Dignity in Care Award , Six Steps Award, Dementia Kite Award, Other awards
• Encourages and supports staff to develop themselves
• Demonstrates both management and leadership skills
• Leads by example
• Supported training and E Learning
• Gives staff the confidence and supports them to work towards the next stage in their career
• All departments in the home must be running effectively and communicating with each other
• Maintained staff levels in line with budget requirements
• Demonstrates how they have supported overseas staff (if appropriate)

Judging Criteria

• Demonstrates clinical expertise with other health professionals, colleagues
• Communicates with families in a way that they can understand
• Demonstrates empathy with families during end of life
• Continually makes a difference in residents’ lives
• Demonstrates leadership qualities
• Manages the shift effectively
• Is an advocate for the residents in their care
• Supports the overseas recruitment for nurses program (if relevant)
• Actively seeks to improve their skills and knowledge and that of their colleagues
• Is proactively working towards the next step in their career
• Can provide evidence of complying with the MNC Code
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by our judges who will also see a video showing the nurse at work in their home environment.

Judging Criteria

• Will have an excellent understanding of what the resident wants and needs and will share this with their colleagues
• Will challenge the way things are done in the home using a positive communication style
• Knows the families and takes time to get to know them and to build a professional relationship
• Always refers family and staff to the appropriate person to obtain correct information
• Demonstrates a high level of confidentiality
• Colleagues will always find this person to seek advice and support
• Has completed E Learning, NVQ Level 2, NVQ Level 3 (or is working towards this level)
• Is pro-active in seeking advice about their career progression

Judging Criteria

• Provides evidence of giving a high level of support/customer service to families and residents
• Continually supports staff with day to day requests/tasks
• Is confident when communicating with health professionals,senior management team and in emergency situations
• Develops their own and colleagues skills and knowledge
• Has an understanding of person centred care
• Demonstrates a commitment to the home
• Always turns negatives in to positives and finds solutions
• Takes part in and supports all the homes activities
• Always goes the extra mile for both families and staff
• Provides the home manager with feedback that results in improvements

Judging Criteria

• Provides evidence of giving a high level of support/customer service to families and residents
• Continually provides supports with day to day requests/tasks
• Is confident when communicating with health professionals, senior management team and in emergency situations
• Develops their own and colleagues skills and knowledge
• Has an understanding of the Kingsley philosophy
• Demonstrates a commitment to the home
• Always turns negatives in to positives and finds solutions
• Takes part in and supports all the homes activities
• Always goes the extra mile for both residents and families
• Provides the home manager with feedback that results in improvements

Judging Criteria

• Understands and promotes the Kingsley Specialist Services homes philosophy
• Takes advantage of every opportunity to promote or show employees how to work within the care philosophy
• Leads Kingsley Specialist Services training and activities
• Always works within the Kingsley Specialist Services philosophy when communicating with families
• Promotes the Kingsley Specialist Services philosophy when working with external Health Professionals
• Continually challenges work practices to ensure that the Kingsley Specialist Services philosophy is practiced

Judging Criteria

• Has obtained a hygiene star rating of 5 for the kitchen
• Manages the kitchen and all areas relating to food in a professional way
• Creates a kitchen that is productive and fun to work in
• Will meet requests when a resident wants something different
• Gives families confidence that their loved one’s special food needs are being met
• Provides a menu that meets the needs of all residents
• Leads and motivates staff in the way that food is served
• Supports their staff to progress to the next level of their career
• Takes part in training all staff in the home in relation to food and hygiene requirements when handling food
• Continually challenges the quality of food from suppliers
• Continually improves their own abilities

Judging Criteria

• Understands the wants and needs of each resident in the home and shares this with colleagues
• Demonstrates a positive attitude with colleagues, residents, families and visitors to the home
• Challenges colleagues in relation to work practices
• Contributes ideas in the home’s activities
• Continually finds solutions to day to day issues
• Demonstrates a commitment to learning
• Will provide feedback to managers in relation to improving work practices
• Wants to progress beyond their current job role

Judging Criteria

• Evidence of providing support to others within head office
• Demonstrates a can do, will do attitude
• Finds solutions to problems
• Proactively provides support to the group homes
• Supports the management team
• Works across various departments within head office
• Has a knowledge of each department within head office
• Continually goes the extra mile
• Leads head office activities (social and charitable events)
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by our judges who will also see a video showing the staff member in their work environment.

Judging Criteria

• Demonstrates the Kingsley Vision and values at all times
• Has made the Kingsley vision come to life in their home/department/region
• Takes time to explain things to staff
• Provides feedback in a firm but fair way and leaves the person feeling positive
• Staff will approach this person for help/support
• Shares good practice with others
• Shares new ideas and lets others implement them
• Gives staff the confidence to progress
• Volunteers staff for external opportunities within the Kingsley group
• Supports staff to implement their ideas
• Challenges and nurtures other managers to be the best they can
• Challenges policy and procedures to ensure continual improvement and organisational fit
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by our judges who will also see a video showing the staff member in their work environment

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• Demonstrates an admirable commitment to Kingsley Vision
• Upholds the Kingsley Values at all time
• Will always advocate in line with the best interest of the residents
• Contributes to the local community and charitable activities
• Proactively engages with staff, family, residents and external health professionals
• Shares good practice with other homes and colleagues
• Supports others to progress in their career
• Gives feedback to managers in all departments
• Extensive knowledge of the home/department and his/her job role
• Great fun to work with
• Has a heart of gold
• Unbelievably punctual
• Exceptional team player
• Always come up with great ideas
• He/she is the role model I look up to
• Other – Please write your own reason and give a star rating

Reasons for nominating

• Shares good practice with others
• Supports other to progress in their career
• Upholds the Kingsley Values at all time
• Gives feedback to managers in all departments
• Extensive knowledge of the home
• Great fun to work with

Reasons for nominating

• Candidates will demonstrate wide-ranging skills to tackle a variety of jobs
• He/She will be a team player and a key member of the home's staff
• They will go the extra mile to get jobs done in a timely manner

Reasons for nominating

• The ideal candidate must show flair and imagination in providing a varied and stimulating activities programme
• He/she will have a shining personality that charms the residents
• As well as day-to-day activities, they will show energy and ingenuity in organising special events to engage the wider community