Team Leader - Holywood, United Kingdom - Hive Healthcare

Hive Healthcare
Hive Healthcare
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Holywood, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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On behalf of our client, Hive Healthcare are seeking an experienced Team Leader to provide residential support to adults with learning disabilities in a respite care service in Holywood.

The Service is registered with RQIA and provides 24-hour care to 8 service users with learning disability.


The team leader will support the Registered Manager to develop and implement personalised care plans and individual risk assessments to meet individual needs, ensure the delivery of quality care and assist with the management of budgets and resources effectively.


Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Delegating care tasks as per service user requirements and ensuring that these are carried out to the acceptable standards.
  • Ensure staff provide support that follows service user's care plans.
  • Managing staff team to ensure the health safety and wellbeing of service users, staff and others.
  • Fulfilling the role of the person in charge of a shift in the absence of Registered Manager.
  • To be competent in all areas of practice and ensure that knowledge is current, and evidence based
  • Ensure that service user person centred plans are maintained
  • Act as an advocate for service users' putting their best interests first and foremost whilst ensuring the health and safety of all who receive and deliver services.
  • Demonstrate a caring attitude always for both service users and colleagues.
  • Lead the shift and support staff to follow service users care plans.
  • Ensure a well led service and promote positive team working at all times.
  • Effectively report on any deficits within rotas that could impact negatively on the operational running of the service.
  • Ensure documentation is recorded accurately.
  • Ensure budgetary compliance in relation to use of resources.
  • Support service users through their process of transition and take on key working responsibilities.
  • Assist service users with personal care and support tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating, and using the toilet whilst maximising their independence.
  • Be fully involved with statutory multidisciplinary teams and assist with assessment and review of service users' needs.
  • Assist in the safe moving and handling, transferring and repositioning of service users if required.
  • To provide support to service users on a rota basis which will include on call support i.e. weekend and waking night cover as required.
  • Ensure daily records of care provided are maintained within service user files and iPlanit, maintain all other records as required.
  • Have responsibility for the accuracy, security and confidentiality of service user records
  • To undertake all mandatory training as required.
  • To take the lead role in the induction process of new staff
  • To provide leadership to the team acting as a positive role model at all times.

Essential Criteria

  • 2 years' experience of providing care / support.
  • 1 year Senior/Team Lead experience.
  • Working knowledge of the needs of people with learning disabilities.
  • Demonstratable understanding and knowledge on behaviours that challenge.
  • Right to work in the UK
  • 2 Satisfactory References
- one must be from current or most recent employer

  • Enhanced Access NI check
  • NISCC Registration
  • Ability to undertake and maintain CPI Safety Intervention Training.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£11.88 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Application question(s):

  • Do you have 1 years senior experience?
  • Do you have experience working with learning disability residents?

Experience:


  • Care home: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person
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