Care Home Community Lead

NHS; Herne Bay; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Community Lead, where your role will focus on delivering person-centred care in our Residential Care Homes. You'll lead and supervise a committed team, fostering a supportive environment for residents while managing some clinical responsibilities. This role promises fulfillment through enhancing the lives of individuals in care.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Senior-level care experience required.
• Experience supervising others is essential.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Carers and Senior Carers.
• Record observations on weight and blood pressure.
• Carry out simple wound dressing procedures.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Empathy

Education

Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care

Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

Job summary

As a Community Lead within Barchester's Residential Care Homes, you'll play a crucial role in making residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling, delivering person-centred care and support. You'll lead and supervise a team of Carers and Senior Carers, while also taking on some clinical responsibilities. Your caring approach, strong communication skills, and commitment to empowering your team will be essential in creating a vibrant, supportive environment for residents and their families.

Main duties of the job

The Community Lead role involves supervising and leading a team of Carers and Senior Carers, ensuring residents receive the person-centred care and support they deserve. You'll be responsible for recording observations on weight and blood pressure, as well as carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. As a role model for your team, you'll build key relationships within the home and externally, inspiring trust and confidence in residents and their families.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. With a focus on person-centred care, Barchester operates a network of residential care homes, nursing homes, and retirement villages, each dedicated to enhancing the lives of the individuals they serve.

Details Date posted

14 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.99 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1322969673

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Herne Bay

CT6 5DN

Job description 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.

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Job description 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.

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Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead. A Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification, are also required.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead. A Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification, are also required.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Herne Bay

CT6 5DN

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Herne Bay

CT6 5DN

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)