Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) - Dundee
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,007 to £28,007 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2024 |
| Location: | DD3 6HF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cornerstone |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional looking for an exciting new role? We've got a great opportunity for you!
Due to a promotion within our team, we have a rare and exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic #TeamFairfield as a Lead Practitioner on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Role
This is an off-rota role where you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Support Practitioners.
You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. Alongside our Service Lead, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.
For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.
The Service
Fairfield is a well-established, fully staffed and dedicated team where everyone works together to ensure we deliver the best possible support to the nine amazing individuals. Each individual has their own flat within the same supported living complex, there's never a dull moment at Fairfield, every day is different!
About you
What we'll need you to bring:-
Experience of managing people
Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
Great communication skills; both verbal and written
A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare SCQF Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)
Shift patterns
As a Lead Practitioner, your working hours will typically fall within office hours Monday-Friday, however, there may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our services. On call duties will also form part of your role on a rotational basis.
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.
Have questions? Please contact Pamela Duell on 01382 220238
We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
The successful candidate will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards a relevant SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare and a PDA in management with the support from our Training Academy.
If you’re successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us..
Due to a promotion within our team, we have a rare and exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic #TeamFairfield as a Lead Practitioner on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Role
This is an off-rota role where you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Support Practitioners.
You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. Alongside our Service Lead, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.
For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.
The Service
Fairfield is a well-established, fully staffed and dedicated team where everyone works together to ensure we deliver the best possible support to the nine amazing individuals. Each individual has their own flat within the same supported living complex, there's never a dull moment at Fairfield, every day is different!
About you
What we'll need you to bring:-
Experience of managing people
Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
Great communication skills; both verbal and written
A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
A commitment to undertake and achieve a SVQ Social Services & Healthcare SCQF Level 7 qualification and PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)
Shift patterns
As a Lead Practitioner, your working hours will typically fall within office hours Monday-Friday, however, there may be occasions where we will need you to be flexible to work evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and weekends due to the needs of our services. On call duties will also form part of your role on a rotational basis.
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.
Have questions? Please contact Pamela Duell on 01382 220238
We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible and reserve the right to close our advert early if we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
The successful candidate will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and be committed to working towards a relevant SVQ in Social Services and Healthcare and a PDA in management with the support from our Training Academy.
If you’re successful in joining our team, we will need you to register with the SSSC within 3 months of starting your employment with us..
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