Team Leader - Care

HealthJobs4U Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a dedicated Team Leader to inspire and lead a team of carers in Southampton. You'll manage individual care plans while engaging residents in fulfilling activities. This rewarding role requires a commitment to quality care, strong communication, and leadership capabilities, along with necessary clinical experience.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme enrollment

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Senior-level care experience is required.
• Supervised care staff demonstrated.
• Willingness to undertake assessor qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Carers and Senior Carers.
• Perform clinical tasks like recording observations and simple wound dressing.
• Ensure individual care plans are followed.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Caring approach

Leadership

Education

Level 3 NVQ or 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.