Care Home Community Lead

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare seeks a Community Lead to provide exemplary care in their residential homes. The role requires overseeing carers, performing clinical tasks, and fostering strong relationships with residents and families, ensuring a supportive environment. Candidates must hold a Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care and possess senior care experience.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Senior-level care experience required.
• Supervised others and developed clinical care understanding.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise team of Carers and Senior Carers.
• Perform clinical duties like recording observations and wound dressing.
• Build relationships within the home and externally.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Integrity

Caring approach

Education

Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care

Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Community Lead within our Residential Care Homes at Barchester, you'll help to make our residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling so that we can deliver the person-centred care and support they deserve. Always focusing on respecting our residents' independence, privacy, dignity and choice, while leading and supervising our team of Carers and Senior Carers.

The role of Community Lead will involve some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on weight and blood pressure, and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. Across everything you do, you'll be a role model for your team and someone our residents and their families can trust to provide a safe, reassuring and happy environment. You will build key relationships within the home and externally.

ABOUT YOU
You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead. You'll also have supervised others and developed a good understanding of how to provide clinical care for the older person. We'll look for a Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification. Enthusiastic, tenacious and full of integrity, your caring approach and strong communication skills mean you inspire trust in others. Most of all, you'll share our commitment to maintaining a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers our people to put our residents and their families first.

REWARDS PACKAGE
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development
A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your leadership and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.