Reablement Team Leaders

Leicestershire County Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a Reablement Team Leader (Charnwood locality) to lead the Home Care Assessment Reablement team in community and hospital settings. You will conduct first visits, risk assessments, and Care Act assessments where needed, providing day-to-day supervision to Reablement Support Workers.

Collaborate with OTs and PTs to deliver personalised reablement plans, helping service users regain independence in daily living activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult social care settings or knowledge of relevant strategies and frameworks.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent and relevant experience.
• Proficient with IT applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, databases).
• Ability to prioritise, manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication with diverse groups.
• Willingness to travel and have access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Undertake first visits including risk assessments and Care Act assessments where eligible needs identified.
• Provide day-to-day line management to Reablement Support Workers.
• Collaborate with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to implement Reablement plans.
• Support service users to regain independence in daily living tasks.
• Work across the local county and hospital settings, with a rolling 365-days rota.

Skills

IT skills

Prioritisation

Communication

Teamwork

Driving

Education

NVQ 3

Job description

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for new visa sponsorship applications therefore you must already have the right to work in the UK in order to apply. About the Role The HART service helps people return home from hospital, or prevent them from being admitted to hospital, and regain their independence by providing reablement support. Reablement is short term support which helps someone to become as independent as possible for them, by giving them the opportunity, motivation and confidence to relearn or regain some skills for daily living that may have been lost as a result of illness, accident or disability. The Key Duties The Reablement Team Leader (Charnwood locality) post is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Home Care Assessment Reablement team (HART) working in the community and with our health colleagues within a hospital setting. Reablement Team Leaders will be responsible for undertaking first visits, including risk assessments, providing day to day line management support to Reablement Support Workers and undertake a Care Act Assessment where an ongoing eligible need has been identified. It is an important role in the day to day running of the service which operates 365 days of the year from 7am to 10:30pm with a rolling rota shift pattern which includes regular weekends, early, late and day shifts and bank holidays. You will work with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, to help deliver an agreed Reablement plan, to help Service Users identify and achieve their goals relating to a range of social care tasks such as washing and dressing, showering, meal preparation and helping people engage in community activities and other natural support resources, using an asset-based approach. An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our .

• Relevant experience working in adult social care settings and good understanding of the Councils Adult Social Care strategies.
• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent and relevant experience working with adults in a social care setting is essential. A good understanding of the relevant regulations and legislation and service Frameworks.
• Ability to use Information Technology applications e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and database applications and able to identify and record critical information and demonstrate quick thinking and problem solving.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of people, including representatives from other agencies, using skills of negotiations and persuasions.
• Working on own initiative and as part of the team and to effectively liaise and work in partnership with other agencies to ensure the delivery of integrated services and achieve positive outcomes for service users.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work from various locations throughout the County and travel between sites as required. You will need access to a vehicle.

In addition, we also expect you to share and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a .

About Leicestershire County Council

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