The Role

• Senior Carer – Team Leader

Times and Location

• Full-time Lindum Court, Owston Ferry

Are you ready to take the next step in your social care career?

• Lindum Court provides care and support for up to 24 older people, some of whom may be living with dementia. We are a small and friendly home placing great emphasis on providing a dignified, happy and family orientated atmosphere where our residents and staff feel valued and supported.
• Reporting directly to the registered manager, we are looking for a Senior Carer to act as team leader for the home. This role would ideally suit someone with previous experience as a senior carer who is now looking to move on to a role that will provide support for their ongoing career development.
• If you have a positive can-do attitude, together with a real desire to promote person-centred care and a kind and compassionate approach we would love to hear from you!

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents with all daily living tasks
• Setting up, reviewing and updating care plans to ensure residents’ health and wellbeing needs are being met
• Ensuring that all care related records are complete and up to date
• Working with senior care colleagues to ensure medication is managed and maintained in line with good regulatory practice
• Take responsibility for ordering, receiving and booking in medication
• Completing quality audits as agreed with the manager
• Promoting high standards of care by ensuring staff are well supported and supervised as appropriate and shifts run in a smooth and organised manner
• Ensuring that the living environment is maintained to high standards of infection control and cleanliness- acting as infection control lead and champion
• In consultation with the manager, supervising safe admissions to the home
• Developing positive and professional relationships with residents and their families and healthcare professionals
• Working with the manager to agree priorities and action plans for developing the service

Benefits

• Free parking
• Shift pay enhancement for covering extra shifts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free meal on shift
• Paid breaks
• Company pays for DBS
• First uniform paid for
• Day off and gift voucher for birthdays
• Incentives for completing training
• Company funded events
• Christmas vouchers
• A company pension – auto enrolment
• Further training and development opportunities

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Senior Carer, NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care and a willingness to undertake further training and development. You will have leadership qualities and a willingness to take ownership and see things through, together with a calm, flexible and team orientated approach. Willingness to undertake on-call responsibilities. Reliable transport as the home is in a village location and public transport is limited.
• To apply or for an informal chat please contact Helen, the manager on 01427 728507 or email helen@plenuscare.co.uk