About this role
Job summary Join Avery Healthcare as a Team Leader in the Dementia Unit at Chertsey Parklands Care Home, where your role will be instrumental in supporting the home management team. You will deliver high-quality care by fostering a safe, innovative, and inclusive environment for residents and staff. Your responsibilities include care planning, audits, and ensuring resident well-being. This position offers a nurturing growth path within a team that values compassion and excellence. With a strong focus on making meaningful impacts on residents' lives, you will work in a supportive setting dedicated to exceptional care and personal development opportunities.
Main duties of the job As a Team Leader, you will play a crucial role in assisting the home management team to provide exceptional care at the Chertsey Parklands Care Home. Your responsibilities include leading personnel in care planning, evaluating care plans monthly, conducting audits, and implementing action plans. Additionally, you'll aid the transition process for residents being discharged from the home while monitoring their ongoing well-being. You'll manage safe work practices and ensure both personal safety and the safety of those around you. The position requires strong communication skills, the ability to lead in the manager's absence, and compliance with Avery's values.
About us Avery Healthcare, one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, prides itself on fostering a supportive and enriching environment for both residents and employees. With over 100 homes across the country, Avery is dedicated to creating meaningful experiences and exceptional care. The company believes in enriching the later years of life just as much as any other and accomplishes this through a committed team that feels valued and empowered. Avery's ethos of 'creating meaningful lives together' drives its mission towards not only resident satisfaction but also employee growth and development.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Shift Details: Dementia Unit, shift hours 7:00-19:30, two weeks rolling rota, one week 3 shifts, one week 4 shifts, working every other weekend
At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Team Leader at Chertsey Parklands Care Home in Chertsey. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your focus asTeamLeaderwill be tosupportthehome management team in delivering high-quality care with a difference by providing a safe, caring, innovative, open,supportive, andinclusiveenvironment for residents, visitors,and staff.
Other responsibilitieswillinclude:
Leadingin the person-centred care planning processby implementing,monitoring,and undertaking monthly evaluations, completing care plan audits, developing action plans, andbeing responsible forcompletingthe action plans. Assisting in the smooth transition of any discharges from the home, including documentation, medication, and keeping the residents' next of kin fully informed, where appropriate. Leadingwithmonitoringthewell-being of each resident, being aware of any changeimpactingcare and care planning andensuring that changing needs are met and written records are amended to reflect any variation. Practicing safe systems of work across a range of tasks and moving and handling of residents, by assessing risks and having due regard for personal safety and the safety of residents, visitors, and staff.
ABOUT YOU
To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.
Our ideal candidatemust:
Have anNVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes. Two years experience working in a senior position with the resident group. Have the ability tocommunicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrate the ability to lead staff and act responsibly in the absence of the manager.
ABOUT AVERY
At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.Please note this role will require:
ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Our ideal candidate must have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care, with at least two years of senior experience in a similar role. Communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential, as is the ability to lead staff effectively and responsibly, especially in the manager's absence. Adhering to Avery's values of being caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable is paramount for success in this role.
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.
Employer details Employer name Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Address Avery Healthcare
Chertsey
KT16 9FS
Employer's website https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)