Care Team Leader Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Care Team Leader to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to latest guidelines and best practice evidence available;
- Liaise with GPs and other health professionals to ensure that residents receive the medical and clinical support they require;
- Supervise care staff on a day to day basis and through formal supervision processes;
- To support staff in accordance with the companies policies and procedures;
- To report complaints and concerns;
- To ensure all issues relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults are reported according to the policies and procedures;
- Reviewing Care Plans;
- You will handover to the nurse before the end of your shift;
- To monitor the performance of Care Assistants, ensuring that all tasks are satisfactorily completed;
- To monitor service users’ nutritional and dietary requirements;
- To care for service users who may be temporarily sick or needing special care procedures;
- To read and write reports, and to participate in staff and service users’ meetings as appropriate;
- To monitor service users’ conditions, and report any changes to Senior Care Staff as necessary;
- To help with the setting up of the dining room and meal trays in readiness for meal-times;
- Reporting to the Home Manager, Deputy Manager and Unit Manager.
Requirements:
- Will take responsibility for issues and resolve them;
- Be responsible for the care and protection of residents’ property;
- Maintain skills and keep up to date with clinical developments and best practice in areas relevant to care delivery in the home;
- Experience of working with older people;
- To maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents to maintain their own infection control needs;
- Be aware of company policies and procedures and ensure requirements are incorporated into practice;
- To attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order to fulfil your duties;
- Provide information to residents and relatives in relation to care delivery, being mindful of data protection and Caldicott requirements;
- Liaise with GPs and other health professionals to ensure that residents receive the medical and clinical support they require;
- Act as a role model for good clinical and care governance practice;
- To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to latest guidelines and best practice evidence available;
- Ensure the ongoing safety of residents, staff and visitors through systematic assessment, monitoring and reviewing processes;
- Demand high quality care delivery focused on residents individually assessed needs and choices;
- Support new Team Leaders and care staff in the completion of induction programs, training and competency assessment;
- Supervise care staff on a day to day basis and through formal supervision processes.