Domiciliary Care Team Leader

The Orders of St John Care Trust; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider is seeking a full-time Team Leader in Hazlemere, High Wycombe. You will lead care staff to ensure high-quality care for service users. Applicants must have at least 2 years of experience in a care setting and be capable of developing person-centred care plans. This role offers a competitive salary of £14.09 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a health or care service setting providing high quality care.

Responsibilities

• Lead on and develop person-centred Support Plans.
• Ensure regular reviews of Support Plans with input from relatives and professionals.
• Administer medication as prescribed.
• Support service users with daily living tasks.

Skills

Minimum 2 years experience in care

Ability to write care plans

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

High Wycombe Supported Living Beechlands Court, Barry Close, High Wycombe, HP12 4EF

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.

To be successful in this role, you will need a minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a health or care service setting providing high quality care, and able to write and deliver effective care and person-centred care support plans.

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 relevant 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 being clear and accurate 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 the management of 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 by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required.
• This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

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, obtaining, processing and/or using 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.