Care Home Community Lead - Nights

Barchester Healthcare; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Night Community Lead for our residential care home in Chippenham. You will lead a team of Care Assistants and Senior Carers, supervise shifts, train staff and delegate duties to ensure safe, person-centred care during the night.

You will support with medication administration, update care plans and risk assessments, and liaise with GPs and families. The role requires senior care experience, clinical understanding, and a commitment to the residents and their

Qualifications

• Senior care experience with clinical understanding for older adults.
• Experience supervising teams and delegating on shift.
• Excellent communication to liaise with residents’ families and healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Care Assistants and Senior Carers on night shifts.
• Provide training, supervision and duties delegation on shift.
• Assist with medication administration and ordering as required.
• Review and update resident care plans and risk assessments.

Skills

Senior-level care experience

Supervising others

Strong communication

Assessor qualification readiness

Education

Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Assessor qualification (desirable)

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Night Community Lead within our Residential Care Homes at Barchester, you’ll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support throughout the evening and night. You will be responsible for leading a team of Care Assistants and Senior Carers, which will include training, supervisions and delegating duties on shift. You will also support with the administering and ordering of medication, reviewing and updating resident care plans and risk assessment, and liaising with GP’s, district nursing teams and resident family members.

The role of CommunityLead 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 CommunityLead. 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.