Senior Care Assistant
Core
Leading a team of Care Assistants to deliver person-centred care, supporting clinical duties, and managing unit operations in a nursing and residential care home.
Role type
Senior Care Assistant (Team Lead)
Builds
High-quality personal care services for residents with long-term, short-stay, dementia, palliative, and Parkinson's needs.
Domain
Healthcare / Social Care / Elderly Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Team leadership, clinical support, care plan management, staff supervision, resident relationship building, personal care delivery
Preferred skills
NVQ3 in care (or working towards), experience in care roles, passion for making a difference
Technologies
Digital care systems
Responsibilities
Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit, supporting clinical duties including medication observation and care plan reviews, driving and managing a team of Care Assistants, training and supervising new staff, building relationships with residents and external teams, assisting with personal care duties