Field Care Supervisor

Prestige Nursing; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider is looking for a Field Care Supervisor in Eastbourne. This role involves supervising care staff, conducting assessments, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. You will also participate in training and on-call duties. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience in healthcare and excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including 28 days annual leave and additional perks.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave

Paid day off for birthday

Cycle Benefit Scheme

Blue Light Card & Health Service Discounts

Wellbeing support via EAP

Career development and training

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising others within a Health Care setting.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly.
• Holding a valid UK driving licence is desirable.
• Excellent assessment skills needed.
• Experience working independently and managing tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk and manual handling assessments for new clients.
• Implement quality assurance management systems.
• Supervise domiciliary care workers quarterly.
• Assist in delivering training for care assistants.
• Participate in the on-call roster for service coverage.

Skills

Supervising others in a Health Care setting

Articulate communication

Valid UK driving licence

Excellent assessment skills

Self-starter with initiative

Job description

Job title: Field Care Supervisor

Location: Eastbourne

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Pay: £23,100 per annum

Life at Prestige Nursing & Care:

People are at the very heart of Prestige Nursing & Care, and we want to make life better for them. As a Field Care Supervisor, you’ll grow and develop in an exciting business that puts people at the centre of everything we do.

Prestige Nursing & Care Nursing & Care has provided home care for 80 years and we have 30 local offices in England and Scotland. Our aim is to lead the care industry by providing high quality, personalised and specialist services to our clients.

Your role at Prestige Nursing & Care:

We are looking for a dynamic and independent care sector professional with solid care and supervisory experience and a flexible, enthusiastic and can-do attitude to join the Eastbourne branch as a Field Care Supervisor.

As Field Care Supervisor you will work under the direction of the Field Care Manager or Care Planner and Branch Manager, implementing systems to ensure that a domiciliary care service is delivered meeting and exceeding legislative standards, and in accordance with company equal opportunities and health & safety policy

Responsibilities

• To undertake domiciliary care risk and manual handling assessments on new clients/service users prior to the provision of a domiciliary care service
• To maintain an effective system in consultation with the Field Care Manager or Care Planner and Branch Manager for quality assurance management based on the outcomes for service users, in which standards and indicators to be achieved are clearly defined and monitored on a continuous basis.
• To meet domiciliary care workers formally on a one-to-one basis for the purposes of direct supervision at least quarterly and keep written records on the content and outcome of each meeting.
• To assist the Field Care Manager or Care Planner and Branch Manager with the delivery of a care assistants’ development and training programme to ensure members are able to fulfil and meet the changing needs of clients and service users.
• To participate in an on-call roster providing and co-coordinating cover for unplanned absence to maintain the service.

Skills and qualifications we’re looking for

• Experience of supervising others within a Health Care setting
• Articulate with the ability to put across ideas succinctly and clearly
• Holding a valid UK driving licence and access to a car is desirable, however other travel arrangements are possible and will be taken into consideration
• Excellent assessment skills
• Office based role with a requirement to visit clients in their own homes so experience of working on own initiative – self-starter, able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
• Demonstrates the behaviours associated with Prestige Nursing & Care Nursing & Care’s values

Additional information

• One weekday evening on call per week (included in salary)
• One weekend per month (paid in addition to salary)

What we offer

• Competitive salary.
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing every year by 1 to the maximum of 33 days over 5 years’ service.
• An additional paid day off for your birthday.
• Family friendly policies designed to offer you more support, flexibility, and additional time off when you most need it.
• Reward and recognition programmes to acknowledge value, loyalty and going the extra mile.
• Cycle Benefit Scheme to support healthier more sustainable travel choices.
• Blue Light Card & Health Service Discounts to help save money on your spending.
• Wellbeing support via the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) confidential phone line and online support and resources available to you and your loved ones 24/7.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your potential.

Please note

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines.

As a private provider of Homecare in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care Nursing & Care are not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment Visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

We reserve the right to close this position early.