Team Leader - Care

NHS; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a Team Leader to supervise and support a team of Carers and Senior Carers. The role includes ensuring high-quality person-centred care and involves clinical responsibilities such as recording observations and basic wound care. Candidates must have senior care experience and a Level 3 NVQ in Health & Social Care. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Senior-level care experience required.
• Experience supervising others essential.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Carers and Senior Carers.
• Ensure individual care plans are followed.
• Record observations and carry out basic wound dressings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical care for older persons

Integrity

Team supervision

Education

Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Team Leader at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make our residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling so that we can deliver the person-centred care and support they deserve. You'll lead and supervise our Carers and Senior Carers, ensuring individual care plans are followed and that each resident has quality one-on-one time. The role also involves some clinical responsibilities, such as recording observations and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures.

Main duties of the job

The Team Leader - Care role at Barchester Healthcare involves leading and supervising a team of Carers and Senior Carers to ensure the highest standards of person-centred care and support for the residents. You'll be responsible for making sure individual care plans are followed, and that each resident receives quality one-on-one time. The role also includes some clinical duties, such as recording observations and carrying out basic wound dressing procedures. As a Team Leader, you'll be a role model for your team and a trusted figure for residents and their families.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. They are committed to delivering person-centred care that empowers and enriches the lives of their residents. Barchester operates over 200 care homes and employs thousands of dedicated professionals, including nurses, carers, and support staff.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Team Leader at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make our residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling so that we can deliver the person-centred care and support they deserve. Always focusing on respecting our residents' independence, privacy, dignity and choice, you'll lead and supervise our Carers and Senior Carers with the support of a Registered Nurse or Care Practitioner. We'll rely on you to make sure individual care plans are followed to the letter so that we can achieve the highest standards. You'll also ensure each resident has lots of quality one-to-one time.

The role of Team Leader here also involves some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on things like weight and blood pressure, and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. Across everything you do, you'll be a role model for your team and someone our residents and their families can trust to provide a safe, reassuring and happy environment.

ABOUT YOU You'll need senior-level care experience to join us a Team Leader. You'll also have supervised others and developed a good understanding of how to provide clinical care for the older person. As well as that, we'll look for a Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification. Enthusiastic, tenacious and full of integrity, your caring approach and strong communication skills mean you always inspire trust in others. Most of all, you'll share our commitment to maintaining a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers our people to put our residents and their families first.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your leadership and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Team Leader, as well as experience in supervising others and providing clinical care for older people. A Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care is required, and you'll also need to be willing to undertake the assessor qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.