About this role
Job summary The role of Team Leader - Care at Barchester Healthcare involves enhancing the lives of residents through stimulating and fulfilling experiences, with a focus on person-centred care. It requires leading and supervising carers with the support of a nurse or care practitioner while ensuring each resident receives individual attention. The role includes clinical tasks such as recording observations and performing simple wound dressings. The candidate should be a role model for the team, fostering a safe and happy environment for residents and their families, keeping up with high standards of care.
Main duties of the job As a Team Leader at a Barchester care home, your role will be to help create stimulating and fulfilling experiences for our residents while delivering person-centred care and support. You will lead and supervise Carers and Senior Carers, with the backing of a Registered Nurse or Care Practitioner, ensuring care plans are strictly followed and residents enjoy ample one-to-one time. Clinical responsibilities such as recording weight and blood pressure and simple wound dressings are part of the role. You will be the trusted role model for your team, providing a safe, happy environment for residents and families.
About us Barchester Healthcare is dedicated to providing high-quality care that enhances the lives of those we serve. We believe in person-centred approaches, respecting each resident's independence, privacy, and dignity. Our commitment to excellence means following care plans meticulously to uphold our high standards. We also ensure that our team members are supported and empowered to provide this level of care. Barchester offers exceptional rewards, including free learning, profit-sharing, and various discounts, making it a rewarding place for those looking to use their leadership and care skills.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Team Leader at a Barchester care home, 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, you'll lead and supervise our Carers and Senior Carers with the support of a Registered Nurse or Care Practitioner. We'll rely on you to make sure individual care plans are followed to the letter so that we can achieve the highest standards. You'll also ensure each resident has lots of quality one-to-one time.
The role of Team Leader here also involves some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on things like 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.
ABOUT YOU You'll need senior-level care experience to join us a Team Leader. You'll also have supervised others and developed a good understanding of how to provide clinical care for the older person. As well as that, 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 always 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.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you'd like to use your leadership and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care; senior-level care experience; experience supervising others; willingness to undertake 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.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Stamford
PE9 3TJ
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)