Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) - Driver

Cornerstone; Irvine; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone is seeking a Lead Practitioner in North Ayrshire to mentor Support Practitioners, promote person-centred care and uphold professional standards. You will model best practice and work with the Service Lead to ensure services run smoothly and within budgets.

The role requires a strong health and social care background, a passion for people, and commitment to SVQ/PDAs while registering with the SSSC within three months.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health & Social Care and service effectiveness.
• Person-centred approach delivering high-quality care.
• Understanding of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards.
• Strong relationship-building with the people we support and stakeholders.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication.
• Collaborative mindset and leadership by example.

Responsibilities

• Support, guide and inspire our Support Practitioners to deliver high-quality care.
• Lead by example to maintain professional standards and safeguarding.
• Help ensure services run effectively, meet contractual requirements and stay within budgets.
• Work with the Service Lead to coordinate service delivery andstaff development.

Skills

Health & Social Care knowledge

Person-centred approach

Professional knowledge

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Education

SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF Level 7

PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision

Job description

Join #TeamAyrshire as a Lead Practitioner!

Are you an experienced Health & Social Care professional who’s ready to take the next step into leadership? Do you enjoy supporting others to grow, bringing out the best in a team and making a real difference to people’s lives?

We’re looking for a passionate, organised and motivated Lead Practitioner to join our fantastic #TeamAyrshire in North Ayrshire. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity (39 hours per week) where you can use your experience, develop your leadership skills and help shape the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care and support.

The role

As a Lead Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in supporting, guiding and inspiring our Support Practitioners to deliver the very best care and support.

You’ll be a positive role model for your team, helping colleagues feel supported, confident and motivated in their roles. Through effective leadership, coaching and mentoring, you’ll help create a culture where people feel valued, professional standards are upheld and the individuals we support remain at the heart of everything we do.

Working in partnership with our Service Lead, you’ll also help ensure our services run effectively, meet contractual requirements and operate within agreed budgets.

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

About you

You don’t just need experience in Health & Social Care — you need a genuine passion for people and the confidence to help others do their best.

We’re looking for someone who can bring:

• Health & Social Care knowledge – an understanding of what makes a service effective, safe and responsive to people’s needs.
• A person-centred approach – a genuine commitment to delivering high-quality care and support that respects each individual’s needs, choices and aspirations.
• Professional knowledge – a sound understanding of the SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards.
• Strong relationship-building skills – the ability to develop positive, professional relationships with the people we support, their families, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Great communication skills – the ability to communicate clearly, confidently and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• A collaborative mindset – someone who leads by example, works well with others and understands the importance of professional boundaries, accountability and safeguarding the people we support.

You’ll also need to be willing to work towards and achieve an SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 7 and a PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision, if you haven’t already achieved these qualifications.

Shift patterns

As a Lead Practitioner, you will work 5 out of 7 days. 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.

The successful candidate will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards a relevant SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare and a PDA in management with the support from our Training Academy.

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

Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.