Team Leader

NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Team Leader, where your compassion and dedication will make a significant impact on residents' lives. This role offers the opportunity to lead a team in providing high-quality, person-centred care in a supportive and innovative environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the well-being of residents, implementing care plans, and fostering a culture of respect and accountability. If you are enthusiastic and dedicated to making a difference in elderly care, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and develop your career in a rewarding setting.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in a senior care position with residents.
• Ability to lead staff and manage responsibilities in the absence of a manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead the person-centred care planning process and ensure resident well-being.
• Assist with discharges and maintain proper documentation.

Skills

Effective Communication

Leadership Skills

Person-Centred Care

Risk Assessment

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Care

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together', Avery is a place where people love to work, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Team Leader at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to support the home management team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care with a difference. You will create a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff. Responsibilities include leading the care planning process, assisting with discharges, monitoring resident well-being, and ensuring safe systems of work.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Team Leader. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Team Leader will be to support the home management team in delivering high-quality care with a difference by providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Other responsibilities will include:

1. Leading in the person-centred care planning process by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations, completing care plan audits, developing action plans, and being responsible for completing the action plans.
2. Assisting in the smooth transition of any discharges from the home, including documentation, medication, and keeping the residents' next of kin fully informed, where appropriate.
3. Leading with monitoring the well-being of each resident, being aware of any change impacting care and care planning and ensuring that changing needs are met and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
4. Practicing safe systems of work across a range of tasks and moving and handling of residents, by assessing risks and having due regard for personal safety and the safety of residents, visitors, and staff.

ABOUT YOU

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

1. Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
2. Have two years experience working in a senior position with the resident group.
3. Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
4. Demonstrate the ability to lead staff and act responsibly in the absence of the manager.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.