Job Description
Care Team Leader – Level 3
£30,100 per Annum | 42 Hours per Week
Are you an experienced Senior Healthcare Assistant or Care Team Leader looking to take the next step in your career within a welcoming, family-run nursing home?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Good CQC-rated nursing home providing high-quality, person-centred care for older adults. Set within beautiful grounds, the home offers a warm, comfortable environment where residents are treated with dignity, respect and compassion.
We're looking for a confident and caring Care Team Leader who can support the care team, oversee daily care routines and help maintain excellent standards of care. You'll play an important role in supporting residents' wellbeing while providing guidance and leadership to colleagues.
Please note that this role DOES NOT offer Tier 2 sponsorship
What We're Looking For
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care – essential
- Previous experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant, Care Team Leader or above – essential
- Experience working with older adults in a care or nursing home – essential
- Medication administration training and experience – essential
- Strong understanding of person-centred care, safeguarding and care planning
- Confidence leading shifts and supporting a team of care staff
- Good knowledge of CQC standards, health and safety and care procedures
- Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills
- A compassionate, reliable and hands-on approach
Leading the Care Team
- Lead and support care staff during shifts, ensuring high standards of person-centred care
- Provide hands-on care and support to older adults, promoting dignity and independence
- Administer medication safely in line with training, competency assessments and home policies
- Oversee daily care routines and ensure residents' individual needs are met
- Support the development and implementation of personalised care plans
- Monitor residents' wellbeing and report any changes or concerns to the nursing team
- Mentor and guide care staff, promoting positive teamwork and best practice
- Maintain accurate care records, medication documentation and shift handovers
- Build positive relationships with residents, families and colleagues
- Ensure safeguarding, infection prevention and health and safety procedures are followed
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with safeguarding responsibilities.
Reference: WILL270052/MW
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