Team Lead - High-Acuity Care & Behavior Support

Linkit Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Job summary

LRL are currently recruiting for TEAM LEADERS / DEPUTY MANAGERS across the MIDLANDS to work on a Permanent basis for a leading Healthcare Company. To provide operational leadership to a staff team delivering high-acuity support to individuals with complex behavioural needs within 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 staffing arrangements.

The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring safe and consistent implementation of care plans, PBS plans, risk assessments, DoLS requirements and behavioural management strategies

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in complex care, learning disability, autism, ABI, mental health or high‑risk behavioural services.
• Experience leading 3:1, 4:1 or 5:1 staffing packages.
• Significant experience managing behaviours that challenge and physical aggression.
• Advanced practical experience of de‑escalation and crisis prevention.
• Experience implementing PBS plans and complex risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the staff team during shifts and allocate within enhanced staffing arrangements.
• Maintain oversight of risk and ensure staffing remains appropriate to the individual's presentation.
• Ensure staff understand triggers, early warning signs, preventative strategies and escalation protocols.
• Lead staff responses during significant behavioural incidents.
• Ensure de‑escalation is the primary response and that restrictive interventions are used only as a last resort when lawful and necessary.
• Coordinate responses to aggression, violence, absconding, self‑injury, environmental destruction and other high‑risk behaviours.
• Promote safeguarding, dignity, independence, human rights and least restrictive practice.
• Liaise with the Deputy Manager, Service Manager, clinical team and external professionals.

Job description

LRL are currently recruiting for TEAM LEADERS / DEPUTY MANAGERS across the MIDLANDS to work on a Permanent basis for a leading Healthcare Company. To provide operational leadership to a staff team delivering high-acuity support to individuals with complex behavioural needs within 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 staffing arrangements.

The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring safe and consistent implementation of care plans, PBS plans, risk assessments, DoLS requirements and behavioural management strategies