The Bungalow - East Sussex County Council

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Establishment The Bungalow Operations Manager – Residential Antony Julyan Address Registered Provider Helen Davies Assistant Director, - Children & Families, Social Services Department, County Hall, St. Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 1SW Telephone: 01273 481000 Registered Manager Paul Taylor Contact 37 Sorrel Drive, 01323 762024 Eastbourne, East Sussex. BN23 8BH Core Statement “The Bungalow” at Sorrel Drive Children’s Resource Centre provides respite care for up to seven young people of either gender between the ages of 10 and 19. The resident group comprises young people who have severe learning and/or physical disabilities. 2
1. Operational Policy 1.1 The Bungalow is a residential unit which forms part of Sorrel Drive Children’s Centre. It is an integral part of the residential accommodation service for East Sussex County Council Social Services’ Dept. embracing recommendations as described in the Quality Protects agenda and provides services to young people and their families across the county. 1.2 The Bungalow is registered with the National Care Standards Commission and complies with the national minimum standards. It operates within the Children Act 1999 and the Children’s Homes Regulations 2001. Alongside this, the Bungalow complies with the operational policies, guidance and instructions laid out by East Sussex Social Services Department. 1.3 The Bungalow has a clearly definable admissions procedure, which provides a firm structure to the case planning process. It also ensures that realistic timescales are identified and agreed for a young person’s stay within the Bungalow. 1.4 The management structure and the Bungalow’s internal scheme of delegation is clearly defined and ensures that effective decision-making in relation to the needs of the young people within the Bungalow is made. It is a management task to assess that placements are appropriate given the needs of the young person, taking into account the mix of residents currently within the Bungalow. Clear and firm expectations of the placing social worker during the initial placement phase, increases the likelihood of meeting targets consistent with the care plan objectives and that any placement drift will be highlighted and resolved at an early stage. 1.5 The Bungalow aims to provide a caring and comfortable environment in which a young person can feel safe and secure. The key principle enshrined within the Bungalow’s operational ethos is that residential care can be a positive experience, which offers an opportunity to be both creative and innovative within the care planning process. 1.6 The core concepts for practice within the Bungalow are based upon a clear planning, intervention and evaluation. All young people admitted to The Bungalow are participants within this process, which provides the foundation for individual care planning at all levels of their period of accommodation. 1.7 The health of a young person is considered of paramount importance and to support this, the services of a General Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist and local Health Centres are available to the unit to help support staff, young people and their families and contribute to effective and cohesive teamwork 3
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