Care Home Community Lead

NHS; Herne Bay; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading name in care services is seeking a Community Lead in Herne Bay. This role involves ensuring residents receive person-centred care while supervising a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will possess senior-level experience in care, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to creating a supportive environment for clients and families.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Unlimited access to Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Senior-level care experience and supervising others.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualification.
• Enthusiastic, tenacious, with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care and supervise a team of Carers.
• Record observations and carry out clinical tasks.
• Build relationships within the care home and externally.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical Care

Education

Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care

Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Community Lead within the Residential Care Homes at Barchester, you'll help to make the residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling, delivering person-centred care and support. You'll be a role model for the team, providing a safe, reassuring and happy environment for the residents and their families.

Main duties of the job

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. You'll need senior-level care experience, and have supervised others while developing an understanding of providing clinical care for the older person. You'll also need a Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, and a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services in the UK, with a commitment to maintaining a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers their people to put residents and their families first.

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.

0854

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification.

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.