This role requires a strong Team Leader who is passionate and experienced in Dementia Care. As a Community Lead within Barchester's Residential Care Homes, you'll help to make our residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling by delivering person-centred care and support. You'll be a role model for your team and someone our residents and their families can trust to provide a safe, reassuring and happy environment.
Main duties of the job
The role of Community Lead will involve some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on weight and blood pressure, and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. You'll need senior-level care experience, the ability to supervise others, and a good understanding of providing clinical care for the older person.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, delivering high-quality care and support to thousands of older people. They are committed to maintaining a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers their people to put residents and their families first.
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE As a Community Lead within our Residential Care Homes at Barchester, you'll help to make our residents' lives stimulating and fulfilling so that we can deliver the person-centred care and support they deserve. Always focusing on respecting our residents' independence, privacy, dignity and choice, while leading and supervising our team of Carers and Senior Carers.
The role of Community Lead will involve some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on weight and blood pressure, and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. Across everything you do, you'll be a role model for your team and someone our residents and their families can trust to provide a safe, reassuring and happy environment. You will build key relationships within the home and externally.
ABOUT YOU You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead. You'll also have supervised others and developed a good understanding of how to provide clinical care for the older person. We'll look for a Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification. Enthusiastic, tenacious and full of integrity, your caring approach and strong communication skills mean you inspire trust in others. Most of all, you'll share our commitment to maintaining a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers our people to put our residents and their families first.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, willingness to undertake the assessor qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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