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Salary*Sponsorship is not available for this role*
Full time, 37.5 hours per week. Working, 5 days per week.
Alternate shifts- Week 1 Monday- Friday 9am-6pm / Week 2 Tuesday- Saturday- 9am-6pm.
Basic hourly rate - £12.62 per hour, up to £14.62 per hour with enhancement.
A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
If this sounds of interest to you, please contact Ketan.patel@leonardcheshire.org / 07834107791 for further details.
Office Based Team Leader
Oakwood is a rehabilitation unit for adults with Acquired Brain Injuries and associated neurological conditions based in Offerton, Stockport.
Purpose of Role:
To work alongside therapists to support service users to develop and follow their individual rehabilitation programme. Maintain and update the Person Centred Plans, promoting consistent service delivery in response to the changing needs of service users. Work under the direction of the Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist and Neuro Psychologist, working within the Service staff team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Minute and report writing
- To organise and attend Multi Disciplinary Team meetings and maintain accurate records, including minutes of meetings and agreed changes to Person Centred Plans/rehabilitation programmes.
- Liaise with external health professionals and social workers, funders, Local Authority Staff etc
- Reviewing and updating Care Plans
- To support the support workers to implement and support the therapy aspects of the service user’s rehabilitation programme, including challenging behaviour.
- To make and record appropriate and necessary changes to the individual’s therapy programme within parameters, as agreed by our Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist/Speech and Language Therapist/Neuro Psychologist.
- Chair Service User meetings
- To escort and assist service users in and around the home and to access community facilities as appropriate, including shopping, recreational, leisure and educational facilities as part of their therapy programme.
- Supervising Support Workers
- Involvement with new Admissions and discharge process, including set up of new care plans and discharge reports
You will:
- Have a level of professional development and registration (i.e. NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, L4 NVQ/SVQ in team leading or management.
- Excellent computer skills
- Be experienced in working within a relevant care setting.
- Have experience in supervising a team.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal communication and written skills
As well as competitive pay, we offer a great range of employee rewards such as Wagestream. Access earned pay before pay day, free Blue Light card and discounts for high street retailers, free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* Sponsorship is not available for this role *
* No agencies please *
