Care Home Community Lead

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Community Lead within our Residential Care Homes at Barchester, 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, while leading and supervising our team of Carers and Senior Carers. The role of Community Lead will involve some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on 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. You will build key relationships within the home and externally. ABOUT YOU You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead. You'll also have supervised others and developed a good understanding of how to provide clinical care for the older person.

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Community Lead within our Residential Care Homes at Barchester, 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, while leading and supervising our team of Carers and Senior Carers.

The role of Community Lead will involve some clinical responsibilities, including recording observations on 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. You will build key relationships within the home and externally.

ABOUT YOU You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead. You'll also have supervised others and developed a good understanding of how to provide clinical care for the older person. 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 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 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.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

About the employer

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care in the UK, committed to delivering exceptional care to residents. At Barchester, the focus is on person-centred care, fostering independence, privacy, dignity, and choice for all residents. The company is known for creating vibrant, supportive environments that encourage empowerment among its staff to prioritize residents and their families. Barchester places a strong emphasis on community building, both within and outside their care homes, ensuring that key relationships are cultivated and maintained for the overall wellbeing of residents.