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Barchester Healthcare

Care Home Community Lead

The closing date is 06 September 2025

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Job summary

As a Community Lead within the Residential Care Homes at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play a crucial role in creating a stimulating and fulfilling environment for the residents, ensuring they receive the person-centered care and support they deserve. With a focus on respecting their independence, privacy, dignity, and choice, you'll lead and supervise a team of Carers and Senior Carers, serving as a role model and trusted figure for both the residents and their families.

Main duties of the job

The Community Lead role involves a range of clinical responsibilities, such as recording observations on weight and blood pressure, and carrying out simple wound dressing procedures. You'll be responsible for building key relationships within the home and externally, fostering a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers the team to put the residents and their families first. With your senior-level care experience, clinical understanding, and strong communication skills, you'll inspire trust and confidence in others.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services in the UK, operating a network of residential care homes that offer personalized care and support to residents. The organization is committed to maintaining a supportive and empowering work environment for its employees, providing competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.60 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1341766106

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Fareham

PO15 5NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead, with a demonstrated ability to supervise others and provide clinical care for the older person. A Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification, is required.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You'll need senior-level care experience to join us as a Community Lead, with a demonstrated ability to supervise others and provide clinical care for the older person. A Level 3 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, plus a willingness to undertake the assessor qualification, is required.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Fareham

PO15 5NT


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Fareham

PO15 5NT


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£15.60 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1341766106

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Fareham

PO15 5NT


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