Team Leader - Care

Barchester Healthcare; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Team Leader for a care home to supervise Carers and Senior Carers under the guidance of a Registered Nurse. You will ensure care plans are followed and provide high-quality, person-centred care in a supportive environment.

The role involves some clinical duties, including observing vitals and wound care, while maintaining a culture of trust and respect for residents and their families.

Qualifications

• Senior level care experience and ability to supervise others.
• Good understanding of clinical care for older people.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualifications and contribute to a vibrant culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Carers and Senior Carers with support of a Registered Nurse or Care Practitioner.
• Ensure individual care plans are followed to maintain high standards.
• Record observations (weight, blood pressure) and assist with wound dressings.
• Be a role model delivering safe, reassuring, and happy environment.

Skills

Senior care experience

Team leadership

Strong communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

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. 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 PACKAGE

As 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.

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