Team Leader - Nights

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are passionate about creating exceptional care and a supportive environment where employees feel valued and empowered. As a Team Leader at Avery, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred care and supporting the home management team in providing a safe, caring, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Team Leader, your focus will be on supporting the home management team in delivering high-quality care with a difference. This will involve leading in the person-centred care planning process, assisting in the smooth transition of discharges, monitoring the well-being of each resident, and practicing safe systems of work. You will need to have strong communication skills, the ability to lead staff, and experience working in a senior position with the resident group.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and their team, offering exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Team Leader. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

Job description

Your focus as Team Leader will be to support the home management team in delivering high-quality care with a difference by providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Leading in the person-centred care planning process by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations, completing care plan audits, developing action plans, and being responsible for completing the action plans.
• Assisting in the smooth transition of any discharges from the home, including documentation, medication, and keeping the residents' next of kin fully informed, where appropriate.
• Leading with monitoring the well-being of each resident, being aware of any change impacting care and care planning and ensuring that changing needs are met and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
• Practicing safe systems of work across a range of tasks and moving and handling of residents, by assessing risks and having due regard for personal safety and the safety of residents, visitors, and staff.

ABOUT YOU

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have two years experience working in a senior position with the resident group.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead staff and act responsibly in the absence of the manager.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, as well as two years' experience working in a senior position with the resident group.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.