Field Care Supervisor in Taunton

People are at the very heart of Prestige Nursing & Care, and we want to make life better for them. As a Field Care Supervisor, you’ll grow and develop in an exciting business that puts people at the centre of everything we do. Prestige Nursing & Care has provided home care for 80 years and we have 30 local offices in England and Scotland. Our aim is to lead the care industry by providing high quality, personalised and specialist services to our clients.

We are looking for a dynamic and independent care sector professional with solid care and supervisory experience and a flexible, enthusiastic and can-do attitude to join us as a Field Care Supervisor on a part time basis. As Field Care Supervisor you will work under the direction of the Field Care Manager or Care Planner and Branch Manager, implementing systems to ensure that a domiciliary care service is delivered meeting and exceeding legislative standards, and in accordance with company equal opportunities and health & safety policy.

Responsibilities:

• To undertake domiciliary care risk and manual handling assessments on new clients/service users prior to the provision of a domiciliary care service.
• To maintain an effective system in consultation with the Field Care Manager or Care Planner and Branch Manager for quality assurance management based on the outcomes for service users, in which standards and indicators to be achieved are clearly defined and monitored on a continuous basis.
• To meet domiciliary care workers formally on a one-to-one basis for the purposes of direct supervision at least quarterly and keep written records on the content and outcome of each meeting.
• To assist the Field Care Manager or Care Planner and Branch Manager with the delivery of a care assistants’ development and training programme to ensure members are able to fulfil and meet the changing needs of clients and service users.
• To participate in an on-call roster providing and co-coordinating cover for unplanned absence to maintain the service.

Skills and qualifications we’re looking for:

• Experience of supervising others within a Health Care setting.
• Articulate with the ability to put across ideas succinctly and clearly.
• Holding a valid UK driving licence and access to a car is desirable, however other travel arrangements are possible and will be taken into consideration.
• Office based role with a requirement to visit clients in their own homes so experience of working on own initiative – self-starter, able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
• Demonstrates the behaviours associated with Prestige Nursing & Care’s values.

What we offer:

• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing every year by 1 to the maximum of 33 days over 5 years’ service.
• An additional paid day off for your birthday.
• Family friendly policies designed to offer you more support, flexibility, and additional time off when you most need it.
• Reward and recognition programmes to acknowledge value, loyalty and going the extra mile.
• Annual leave purchase (ALP) scheme to provide more time off during the year.
• Cycle Benefit Scheme to support healthier more sustainable travel choices.
• Blue Light Card & Health Service Discounts to help save money on your spending.
• Wellbeing support via the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) confidential phone line and online support and resources available to you and your loved ones 24/7.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your potential.

Please note: In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines. As a private provider of Homecare in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care are not affiliated to the NHS, as such we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment Visa at this time. All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.