Team Leader - Nights

PRIME LIFE LIMITED; Accrington; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team as a Team Leader in a dedicated care home, where your leadership will inspire a culture of dignity and respect for residents. This role promises a fulfilling work-life balance with regular shifts and a supportive environment focused on enhancing the lives of those in care. You'll lead a team committed to providing exceptional care, ensuring that every resident's individual needs are met with compassion and understanding. With opportunities for professional growth and a range of attractive benefits, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while advancing their career in the care sector.

Benefits

Hourly pay from £15.65

Opportunities for learning and progression

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Free refreshments and snacks

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Qualifications

• Experience in a caring role with a genuine caring nature.
• Prior experience of leading a team is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support care team, ensuring high quality of care.
• Review care plans and engage with residents respectfully.
• Administer medication and assist with personal care.

Skills

Team Leadership

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Medication Administration

Personal Care Assistance

Education

Experience in a Caring Role

Senior Level Experience

Job description

This role will be based at Springhill House, in Accrington. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 116 residents, living with a range of physical, age related and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Team Leader:

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer a range of excellent benefits including:

1. Hourly rates of pay ranging from £15.65 per hour dependent upon qualification level.
2. Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team.
3. Fully funded DBS.
4. Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care.
5. Free refreshments and snacks whilst on shift.
6. Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Team Leader include:

1. Leading, managing and supporting your care team, ensuring a high quality of care and service is always provided to residents.
2. Ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed, with continuous assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident’s care.
3. Encouraging your team and engaging with residents in conversation at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.
4. Administering and recording medication as prescribed, with accurate monitoring of drug doses to the residents in the home.
5. Assisting where necessary with each client’s personal care.
6. Assisting clients at mealtimes where necessary and as directed in their individual care plans, ensuring that any special dietary needs and preferences are met.
7. Answering emergency calls speedily and ensuring that any potential risks are highlighted to the Manager following systems set by the home.
8. Assisting any residents with mobility difficulties using any identified aids or equipment as specified in an individual’s care plan according to training received.

What we’re looking for in our Team Leader:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Prior experience of leading a team is highly desirable; however, it is key that you have experience within a caring role, ideally at a Senior level. Typically, our residents live with age-related conditions, life-limiting health conditions, mental health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Team Leader, please click ‘apply’ today, and we’ll ensure to be in touch!