Reablement Team Leader in Havant

Join our dedicated Community Response Team as a Reablement Team Leader. You will support adults across Hampshire who need extra care and assistance. Our Community Response Service focuses on short‑term assessment and reablement for those with various short‑ and long‑term conditions and frailties, including those transitioning from hospital care. We are dedicated to promoting independence and enhancing the quality of life for our service users, helping them stay at home longer.

What you’ll do:

• Triage and Assessment: Collaborate with health colleagues to receive and assess referrals, using a strengths‑based approach to identify needs and set goals.
• Coordination and Care: Coordinate care to promote daily living skills and independence, working with partners such as the Frailty Support Service and hospitals.
• Team Leadership: Oversee a team of Community Reablement Assistants, providing motivation, coaching, and ensuring high‑quality service delivery.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant experience: Significant experience in a social or health care setting with a proven track record of successfully leading, motivating and developing others.
• Knowledge: Good understanding of the needs of service users and the impact on individuals, their carers and relatives; knowledge of good care practice and how to deliver social care reablement.
• Relationship management skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills essential for building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of people.

Working Hours and Shift Pattern: The Service runs 7 days a week; you will follow a 4‑week shift pattern across the week. This includes early, day and late shifts, in addition to weekends and bank holidays, on a rotational 2:4 basis, with enhancements paid. Current shift patterns may change following an upcoming organisational restructure.

Benefits:

• Career Growth: Advance your leadership skills or step into a management role.
• Flexible Working: Shift pattern with 2:4 rotation, with enhancements paid.
• Professional Development: Fully funded sponsored qualifications including Leadership, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Services; Care Certificate and Level 4 Lead Practitioner Diploma once in post.
• Employee Support: Access to Health Assured's Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 telephone support, online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive Benefits Package: Generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Requirements: Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship will not be offered.

Travel Requirements: You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and must have a current driver’s licence and reliable vehicle.

Values Based Recruitment: We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. Evidence of demonstration of our five core values is required in application.

Equal Opportunity and Equality: Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies. We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.