Senior Care

Job summary

Senior Care oversees a team of care staff to ensure high-quality, person-centred support is delivered to patients or service users. This role combines hands?on care with leadership, coordination, and administrative responsibilities to maintain safe, effective, and compassionate care services.

Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Supervision
•    Lead, motivate, and support a team of care workers to deliver excellent care.
•    Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and performance feedback.
•     Allocate tasks, and ensure adequate staffing levels.
Care Delivery
•    Support with direct care when required, ensuring dignity, respect, and safety.
•    Monitor care plans and ensure they are followed and updated appropriately.

•    Promote best practices in safeguarding, infection control, and medication handling.
•    Act as the main point of contact between staff, families, and external professionals.
•    Facilitate effective handovers and ensure accurate record-keeping.
•    Escalate concerns promptly and ensure incidents are reported correctly.

Quality & Compliance
•    Ensure the team meets regulatory standards and organisational policies.
•    Participate in audits, risk assessments, and quality improvement initiatives.
•    Support new staff with induction and ongoing training.