Reablement Team Leader

Job summary

Joining our dedicated Community Response Team as a Reablement Team Leader, you'll help to support adults across Hampshire who require additional care and support.

You'll play a crucial role in the triage process, working in partnership with health colleagues to receive and assess referrals for the Reablement Team. Using a strengths-based approach, you'll assess service user needs, undertake risk assessments, identify goals and coordinate care to promote daily living skills and independence. You'll use your excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills to establish effective working relationships with our external partners, including the Frailty Support Service, integrated intermediate care hubs and hospitals, to support discharge pathways and avoid hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

As a Reablement Team Leader you'll be responsible for overseeing a team of Community Reablement Assistants, ensuring the delivery of high-quality reablement services. You'll provide people management support to the team, motivating and coaching others to ensure we deliver the best service possible.

Whether you're looking to expand your existing leadership skills, or taking a first step on your career pathway in a management role, this is a fantastic opportunity to stretch yourself in a supportive environment.

In Reablement, we recognise the importance of growing and developing our staff and offer a range of funded sponsored qualifications in addition to your role, including Leadership, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Services. You'll be supported to complete a Care Certificate and Level 4 Lead Practitioner Diploma once in post, fully funded by the council. We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride.

Working Patterns

Our Service operates 7 days a week, 365 days of the year. You'll be required to work a shift pattern that includes early, day and late shifts, in addition to weekends on a rotational 2:4 basis, including bank holidays, for which enhancements are paid. The current working hours for this position are subject to change.

About us

Our Community Response Service focuses on short-term assessment and reablement for those with short or long term conditions and frailties as well as supporting those coming out of hospital. We are committed to promoting independence and enhancing the quality of life for our service users, as well as reduce, avoid or delay the need for ongoing care whilst supporting them to remain living at home.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

Hampshire County Council

Wickham Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7JL

Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

Hampshire County Council

Wickham Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7JL

Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

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