At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality personal care and support for a child with complex clinical needs.
- Company: Acuity Care delivers specialist support across various healthcare services, focusing on person-centred care.
- Benefits: Enjoy exclusive discounts, a health cash plan, and continuous professional development opportunities.
- Other info: This is a fixed-term role based in Leigh, offering 34 hours of work per week.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful difference in a child's life while leading a dedicated care team.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership experience in healthcare and familiarity with tracheostomies and PEG feeding required.
The predicted salary is between 14.5 - 14.5 £ per hour.
Location: Leigh
Rate of Pay: £14.50 per hour (weekly or monthly pay available)
Shift Pattern: 34 hours on shift, nights and days and two hours admin.
Contract: Fixed term (12 months)
We are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and experienced Team Leader in Healthcare to support the delivery and coordination of a specialist care package for a ten-year-old girl living at home with her parents in Leigh. She has DiGeorge syndrome and requires round-the-clock support from a consistent team. She is non-verbal, so you will learn to understand her individual communication cues, with full specialist training provided. She is a warm and engaging child who enjoys baking, sensory play, music, Disney films, and pampering, and is supported by a loving extended family. She has complex clinical needs, including ventilator dependency via tracheostomy, epilepsy, dystonia, scoliosis, visual and hearing impairments, and has a J-Peg for nutritional and fluids.
This is a rewarding healthcare leadership role, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to a child's quality of life while supporting and guiding a small care team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality personal care and clinical support in line with individual care plans.
- Support the effective coordination and delivery of the healthcare package alongside management.
- Complete 2 hours per week supporting management with administrative and leadership duties.
- Supervise, support, and guide support workers to ensure consistent standards of care.
- Learn and respond appropriately to the child's non-verbal communication cues.
- Support engagement in meaningful activities and community-based outings.
- Work collaboratively with the family, healthcare professionals, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Maintain a safe, nurturing, and structured care environment.
- Ensure care plans, risk assessments, and routines are followed and regularly reviewed.
Experience and Skills Required of a Team Leader
- Proven leadership experience within a healthcare or complex care setting.
- Experience managing and supporting a small care team.
- Demonstrated experience in working with tracheostomies, PEG feeding, and ventilators.
- Strong background supporting individuals with complex clinical needs.
- Strong understanding of risk assessments, care planning, and regulatory compliance.
- Previous experience completing healthcare-related administrative duties.
- Kind, patient, caring, reliable, confident, and professionally consistent.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to individual communication and care needs.
- Comfortable engaging in sensory, creative, and play-based activities as part of holistic care.
- Confident working within a family home healthcare environment.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a small team.
Who we are: acuity care delivers specialist support across Brain Injury, Spinal Injury, Learning Disability & Autism, and Mental Health Services. Every package of care is individually designed around the person, their goals, and their life. Our teams are passionate about delivering person-centred care and empowering the people we support to access new experiences, learn new skills, and live as independently as possible.
What we offer:
- Westfield Rewards exclusive discounts with 1,000+ big-name retailers, restaurants, and travel brands.
- Westfield Health Cash Plan including 24/7 GP access and cashback on health costs.
- Employee Assistance Programme confidential support for wellbeing, finances, and relationships.
- Blue Light Card discounts and free event tickets.
- acuity academy training, qualifications, and continuous professional development.
- Career progression within the organisation.
- Refer a Friend bonus earn up to £500.
Training and Quality Lead in Leigh employer: acuity care
Acuity Care is located in Leigh and focuses on delivering tailored support for individuals with complex needs. Employees benefit from a health cash plan and access to exclusive discounts, fostering a supportive environment for both staff and clients.
