Unit Care Leader

Brunelcare; Coalpit Heath; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend pay uplift

Annual leave 30–33 days

Medicash Health Plan

Cycle to Work

Blue Light Card

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Brunelcare is seeking a capable senior carer to lead a home team and deliver high-quality care. You will supervise care delivery, administer medications after training, and promote social engagement for residents, while respecting individual histories and preferences.

Strong communication, initiative, and a passion for elderly care are essential; leadership experience is highly valued. DBS checks and right-to-work documentation will be required during interviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in the care sector is essential.
• Previous line management responsibilities are desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care needs while recognising choice, ability and diversity.
• Dispense and administer medication to residents after training and competence.
• Encourage social activity in residents' daily lives.
• Mentor and lead a team within the home on best practice.
• Incorporate a person’s life history into daily care needs.

Skills

Care sector experience

Strong communication

Initiative and independence

Mentoring/leadership

Enthusiastic about older people

Education

Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Are you looking to take the next step in your career? Are you passionate about delivering outstanding care? Do you feel ready to lead a team? If so, there has never been a better time to take the next step within Brunelcare and be part of something more.

About The Role

• Support with personal care needs on an individual basis recognising choice, ability and diversity.
• Dispense and administer medication to residents following successful completion of training and competencies.
• Recognise and actively encourage the importance of social activity in a person’s day.
• Mentor and lead a team within the home on best practice; demonstrating what good care and support looks like.
• Understand the importance of a person’s life history and incorporate this into the daily care needs

About You

If you’re an experienced carer or senior looking for the next steps this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

• Experience in the care sector is essential
• Previous line management responsibilities are desirable
• Achieved or are working towards Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Enthusiastic, friendly and passionate about working with older people
• Excellent communication skills, able to work on own initiative

Job Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay, plus £1 an hour enhancement for weekends and double time for bank holidays
• Equivalent to 30 days of paid annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 33 after five years’ service (pro-rata)
• Access to a fully-funded Medicash Health Plan to save up to £995 on health essentials; like going to the dentist or opticians and access to telephone and video GP appointments
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme (provides a range of free, confidential services)
• £200 refer a friend bonus

About Us

Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol-based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West whilst also recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people with dementia.

We are at the forefront of developing ways for people to stay as independent as possible whilst creating great communities to live, work, and thrive.

Please Note

If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to bring documents to allow us to undertake a DBS check and confirm your right-to-work status. The documents required will be communicated to you by the hiring manager when booking your interview. Any copies of documents taken will be destroyed per our document retention and GDPR guidelines

Brunelcare is committed to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion, and this is embedded in our strategy and supported through our policies and processes. We welcome the opportunity to make reasonable adjustments where this would support you to make an application.