Care Leader

The Orders of St John Care Trust; England; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a full-time Team Leader in Hazlemere, High Wycombe. The role entails providing leadership to care staff and ensuring quality care for service users. Responsibilities include developing Support Plans, assisting with daily tasks, and administering medication. Candidates should have 2+ years of experience in a care setting and effective planning skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in health or care service.
• Proven ability to write effective care support plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead on developing person-centred Support Plans.
• Ensure regular reviews of Support Plans with input from others.
• Assist service users with daily living tasks respectfully.
• Administer medications as prescribed.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Effective communication

Person-centred care delivery

Job description

Overview

Job title: Team Leader

Location: Hazlemere, High Wycombe

Hours: Full-time – 39 hours per week

Pay: £14.09 per hour

We’d love to hear from you! We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our team on a full-time basis, based at our service in High Wycombe. The main purpose of the role is to provide leadership and management to the care staff team, ensuring our service users receive the highest quality care and support in line with their individually assessed needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on and develop person-centred Support Plans based on assessed needs and mindful to the wishes of the service user.
• Ensure the process of regular reviews of Support Plans with input from relatives, other professionals and staff colleagues is completed.
• Update service user information in daily reports, care and health monitoring charts, accident and incident reports, and service message systems promptly and clearly at all times.
• Take a practical approach in assisting service users with daily living tasks such as personal care, mobility, nutrition and hydration and end of life care with dignity and respect as directed in the Support Plan.
• Ensure service users receive planned or urgent health care whenever required, liaising with other support services e.g. District Nurses, where necessary.
• Administer medication as prescribed to service users and assist in managing an effective system for the safe control and administration of medication in line with policy and procedures.
• Support service users socially and emotionally and ensure service users are included in activities of their choice and in accordance with their Support Plan.
• Effectively lead, motivate and support care staff by facilitating “key sessions” with the guidance of the Line Manager.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the Care Home by undertaking daily tasks and routines and participating in team meetings or team initiatives.
• As a representative of the Trust, communicate with everyone living, working or visiting the Care Home clearly, helpfully and respectfully.
• Undertake any such duties or tasks consistent with the operational business of the Trust, the job role and hours of work as may be reasonably required.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a health or care service setting providing high quality care.
• Ability to write and deliver effective care and person-centred care support plans.

Data Protection: The post holder must always respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, to obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.