Care Leader

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Cotswold Cottage - Grange Rd, Hazlemere, High Wycombe HP15 7QZ Job description: Job Title: Team Leader Location: Hazlemere, High Wycombe Hours: Full-time – 39 hours per week Pay: £14.09 per hour Are you looking for the next step in your care career? Are you interested in working for a charity that has been changing the lives of older people and those with learning disabilities and dementia for over 25 years? We’d love to hear from you! We  have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our team on a full-time basis, based at our service in Hazlemere. The main purpose of the role is to provide leadership and management to the care staff team, ensuring our service users receive the highest quality care and support in line with their individually assessed needs. To be successful in this role, you will need a minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a health or care service setting providing high quality care, and able to write and deliver effective care and person-centred care support plans. Principle tasks will include: · Lead on and develop person-centred Support Plans based on assessed needs and mindful to the wishes of the service user. · Ensure the process of regular reviews of Support Plans with relevant input from relatives, other professionals and staff colleagues is completed. · Update service user information in daily reports, care and health monitoring charts, accident and incident reports, and service message systems promptly being clear and accurate at all times. · Take a practical approach in assisting service users with daily living tasks such as personal care, mobility, nutrition and hydration and end of life care with dignity and respect as directed in the Support Plan. · Ensure service users receive planned or urgent health care whenever required. Liaising with other support services e.g. District Nurses, where necessary. · Administer medication as prescribed to service users. Assisting in the management of an effective system for the safe control and administration of medication in line with policy and procedures. · Support service users socially and emotionally and ensure service users are included in activities of their choice and in accordance with their Support Plan. · Effectively lead, motivate and support care staff by facilitating “key sessions” with the guidance of the Line Manager. · Contribute to the smooth running of the Care Home by undertaking daily tasks and routines and participating in team meetings or team initiatives. · As a representative of the Trust, communicate with everyone living, working or visiting the Care Home clearly, helpfully and respectfully. · Undertake any such duties or tasks consistent with the operational business of the Trust, the job role and hours of work as may be reasonably required. This list of duties and responsibilities is by not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification. Data Protection The post holder must always respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.