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Lead Practitioner

Job details
Posting date: 10 January 2025
Salary: £28,007 to £28,007 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 26 January 2025
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Cornerstone
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 3348

Summary

Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional looking for an exciting new role? We've got a great opportunity for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and dedicated individual to join our fantastic #TeamDundee as a Lead Practitioner on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Role

As a Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your teams of Support Practitioners in Dundee.

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.

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, you will work 5 out of 7 days. 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 Natacha Padgett on 01382 220238

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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