Team Leader Nights

• Team Leader
• Working hours: Rolling rota (nights)

About the role

My client is a well‑established provider of high‑quality care to elderly residents, offering 24/7 care for all residents.

In return for hard work and commitment you can expect competitive pay and conditions, a range of benefits, a high‑quality induction and ongoing training and development.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Healthcare Associates and ensure that good quality care is provided, in accordance with departmental procedures, guidelines and professional standards.
• Ensure that individual members maintain their maximum potential and independence.
• Uphold the standards of the Company in day‑to‑day practice and represent the Company in a professional and positive manner when dealing with others.
• Support and train junior staff under the supervision of the Home Manager.
• Respond to the physical, personal, emotional, religious, cultural and spiritual needs of the resident.
• Ensure care staff have received a handover either verbally or written.
• Report to the Home Manager or person in charge any illness of an infectious nature incurred by a resident, colleague, self or another.
• Order, store and dispense medication and ensure correct recording of all relevant information relating to medication.
• Complete supervision for care staff.
• Complete audits when required.
• Review assessment of needs and individual care planning consultation with the Home Manager, family and Social Services.
• Report on the well‑being of residents and liaise with GPs and other professionals as necessary.
• Provide personal care around continence management, bathing, household/domestic tasks and general support in a sensitive and empowering way, ensuring privacy, dignity and self‑esteem at all times.
• Encourage communication with residents and assist the individual in retaining their sense of identity, including reminiscence work, life history albums and reassurance techniques under the direction of the Home Manager.
• Use equipment and aids safely and appropriately.
• Maintain effective, clear channels of communication with other staff and professionals.
• Respectfully maintain professional relationships and clear boundaries with residents, visitors and staff.
• Honour confidentiality by protecting residents and staff information at all times.
• Work in a respectful and tactful way, with regard to equal opportunities and challenge negative attitudes towards age, disability, ethnicity, religion, gender, class and sexuality.
• Regularly report to the Home Manager any problems, concerns, training needs and other relevant issues.
• Understand and follow policies and procedures.
• Undergo personal supervision and performance appraisals with line manager.
• Assist the line manager with monitoring and evaluation of home activities.
• Report incorrect use or wasting of resources to the Home Manager.

Skills & Qualifications

• Working towards an NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care.
• Ability to work as part of a team to cultivate a safe, homely and trusting environment.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to promote good team working by example and sharing best practice.
• Ability to relate to the people who live at the care home.
• Professional conduct at all times.
• Responsible for attending and maintaining ongoing mandatory and other training as required.
• A satisfactory DBS check.
• Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
• Qualification in safe handling of medicines.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Pension scheme.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Well‑being hours and birthday off.
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