Lead Practitioner

Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional looking for an exciting new role? We've got a great opportunity for you!

As our services continue to grow and evolve, we now have an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic #TeamLongside as a Lead Practitioner on a part-time (25 hours per week), permanent basis.

The Role

Our Longside service is home to five amazing individuals with learning and physical disabilities. The great thing about this job is that two days are never the same.

As a Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Support Practitioners.

You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. Alongside our Service Lead, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.

For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.

About You

What we'll need you to bring:

• Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
• A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
• Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
• Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
• The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
• Great communication skills; both verbal and written
• A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
• A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare SCQF Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained).

As a Lead Practitioner, you will usually work your hours Monday-Friday as this is an off-rota role, however, there may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our services. On call duties will also form part of your role on a rotational basis.

Sound interesting?

What are you waiting for? Apply today; we'd love to hear from you! We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible so reserve the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before our closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Have any questions?

If you'd like to find out more, please contact Petra Zuzakova on 07770924616.

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards an SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare with the support from our Training Academy.

If you’re successful in joining our team, we will need you to apply to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us.