Care Home Community Lead - Nights

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Night Community Lead within our Residential Care Homes at Barchester, you''ll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support throughout the evening and night. You will be responsible for leading a team of Care Assistants and Senior Carers, which will include training, supervisions and delegating duties on shift. You will also support with the administering and ordering of medication, reviewing and updating resident care plans and risk assessment, and liaising with GP''s, district nursing teams and resident family members. 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 and 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 ..... full job details .....