Care Home Community Lead

Integrated Care System; Guildford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System is looking for a Community Lead to enhance the quality of life for residents in their care homes in Guildford. This role involves supervising a team of carers, performing clinical duties, and ensuring that residents receive person-centred care. Candidates should possess senior care experience and hold a Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, showcasing strong leadership and communication skills.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Senior-level care experience required for the Community Lead role.
• Experience in supervising others and providing clinical care for older persons.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of carers and senior carers.
• Record observations and perform clinical duties like wound dressing.
• Ensure respect for residents' independence, privacy, dignity, and choice.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Clinical care understanding

Education

Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

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. The role will involve some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. 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.

Main duties of the job

The Community Lead role at Barchester Healthcare involves leading and supervising a team of Carers and Senior Carers, always focusing on respecting our residents' independence, privacy, dignity and choice. You'll build key relationships within the home and externally, and will be responsible for providing a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers the team to put our residents and their families first.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of residential care homes in the UK, dedicated to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. The organisation is committed to creating a supportive and empowering work environment for its employees, offering competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 PACKAGEAs 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You'll need senior-level care experience to join as a Community Lead, along with a Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care. Experience in supervising others and a good understanding of providing clinical care for the older person are also required. A willingness to undertake the assessor qualification is desirable.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.