Wiltshire Council

Team Leader (Deputy Manager) - Reablement Team

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Job summary

As a Reablement Team Leader, you will line manage Reablement and Senior Reablement Workers in our south Wiltshire team; and oversee our in-house provider service, ensuring that referrals to the service are responded to in a timely and appropriate manner, and that quality is a priority.

Reporting to the CQC Registered Manager, you will work in partnership with the Occupational Therapy Team Manager to improve the effective delivery of the Reablement Service.

Your hours of work will be 8:45 - 17:20, with occasional weekend work. Service hours are 06:45 - 22:15, 365 days a year.

You will also be part of the Reablement Managers on-call rota to support the out-of-hours on-call and will travel across Wiltshire (travel and on-call payments are payable).

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an inspirational leader with management experience to support our Registered Manager in the day-to-day running of our Reablement Service in Wiltshire.

You will be part of a supportive and evolving team, developing a service that puts the customer at the centre of everything we do.

LIVEWORKLEAD

Our Reablement Service is part of the Wiltshire Council Living & Ageing Well directorate and is a provider and operational Occupational Therapy Team, who work together to ensure that we deliver a service that is person-centred and achieves the best possible outcomes for everyone.

About us

The council is aDisability Confident Employerwhich means we are committed to employing people with disabilities and supporting them throughout their employment with us.

Details

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£32,909 to £34,723 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0041-ALW01893

Job locations

Wiltshire Council

Bourne Hill

Salisbury

SP1 3UZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Team Leader contributes to leading the reablement service and on the implementation of standards within the settings to ensure that a person-centred approach is adopted and embedded throughout the whole team ensuring that a comprehensive effective and safe service is delivered in line with CQC standards.

The Team Leader has day to day responsibility for overseeing the running of their reablement support teams; The Team Leader also works with reablement therapy staff, social care colleagues council colleagues, customers, carers and external partner agencies.

The Team Leader will support the Registered Manager to ensure staff are trained and are competent to do their job well.

The Team Leader will have overall responsibility for ensuring any gaps in staff competencies are identified and the appropriate resources are put in place.

The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that the staff have the right training at the right time to ensure the care and support provided to customers is of a high quality.

As a member of the senior staff group, the Team Leader will share in the overall supervisory and management system of the team which is geared towards maintaining good staff morale and the promotion of excellent professional practice.

The Team Leader will assist with HR procedures where appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Team Leader contributes to leading the reablement service and on the implementation of standards within the settings to ensure that a person-centred approach is adopted and embedded throughout the whole team ensuring that a comprehensive effective and safe service is delivered in line with CQC standards.

The Team Leader has day to day responsibility for overseeing the running of their reablement support teams; The Team Leader also works with reablement therapy staff, social care colleagues council colleagues, customers, carers and external partner agencies.

The Team Leader will support the Registered Manager to ensure staff are trained and are competent to do their job well.

The Team Leader will have overall responsibility for ensuring any gaps in staff competencies are identified and the appropriate resources are put in place.

The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that the staff have the right training at the right time to ensure the care and support provided to customers is of a high quality.

As a member of the senior staff group, the Team Leader will share in the overall supervisory and management system of the team which is geared towards maintaining good staff morale and the promotion of excellent professional practice.

The Team Leader will assist with HR procedures where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 4 diploma in health and social care, or equivalent experience (or a commitment to undertake qualification).
  • A minimum of 2 years working in a role with responsibility within services that support elderly or disabled people.
  • Previous management experience, Proven ability of undertaking formal and informal supervision and appraisals for staff
  • Proven ability of working with medication, MARS and the policy and procedures relating to administration of medication within a registered service
  • Physically fit to perform all aspects of the job role
  • Fluent in English

Desirable

  • A management qualification
  • Previous experience of working in a reablement or rehabilitation service
  • Experience of using Electronic Call monitoring System (ECMS) to allocate care and support visits
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 4 diploma in health and social care, or equivalent experience (or a commitment to undertake qualification).
  • A minimum of 2 years working in a role with responsibility within services that support elderly or disabled people.
  • Previous management experience, Proven ability of undertaking formal and informal supervision and appraisals for staff
  • Proven ability of working with medication, MARS and the policy and procedures relating to administration of medication within a registered service
  • Physically fit to perform all aspects of the job role
  • Fluent in English

Desirable

  • A management qualification
  • Previous experience of working in a reablement or rehabilitation service
  • Experience of using Electronic Call monitoring System (ECMS) to allocate care and support visits

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Council

Address

Wiltshire Council

Bourne Hill

Salisbury

SP1 3UZ


Employer's website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Council

Address

Wiltshire Council

Bourne Hill

Salisbury

SP1 3UZ


Employer's website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Co-Ordinator

Kaye Devereux

kaye.devereux@wiltshire.gov.uk

01225718040

Details

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£32,909 to £34,723 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0041-ALW01893

Job locations

Wiltshire Council

Bourne Hill

Salisbury

SP1 3UZ


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