Reablement Team Leader HCC618749

Job Details:

Salary Range: £30,859 - £33,951 per annum
Work Location: Fareham Parkway, Fareham with travel across the area (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37 
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20 October 2024
Interview Date: 29 October 2024

The Role:

Joining our dedicated Community Response Team as a Reablement Team Leader, you’ll help to support adults across Hampshire who require additional care and support. Our Community Response Service focuses on short-term assessment and reablement for those with short or long term conditions and frailties as well as supporting those coming out of hospital. We are committed to promoting independence and enhancing the quality of life for our service users, as well as reduce, avoid or delay the need for ongoing care whilst supporting them to remain living at home.  

You’ll play a crucial role in the triage process, working in partnership with health colleagues to receive and assess referrals for the Reablement Team. Using a strengths-based approach, you’ll assess service user needs, undertake risk assessments, identify goals and coordinate care to promote daily living skills and independence. You’ll use your excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills to establish effective working relationships with our external partners, including the Frailty Support Service, integrated intermediate care hubs and hospitals, to support discharge pathways and avoid hospital admissions. 

As a Reablement Team Leader you’ll be responsible for overseeing a team of Community Reablement Assistants, ensuring the delivery of high-quality reablement services. You’ll provide people management support to the team, motivating and coaching others to ensure we deliver the best service possible. 

Whether you’re looking to expand your existing leadership skills, or taking a first step on your career pathway in a management role, this is a fantastic opportunity to stretch yourself in a supportive environment.    

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.  

In Reablement, we recognise the importance of growing and developing our staff and offer a range of funded sponsored qualifications in addition to your role, including Leadership, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Services. You’ll be supported to complete a Care Certificate and Level 4 Lead Practitioner Diploma once in post, fully funded by the council. We believe in rewarding our teams for their commitment to delivering essential public services with an extensive range of benefits. We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride. For further information please visit our Reablement website.   

Working Patterns 
Our Service operates 7 days a week, 365 days of the year. You’ll be required to work a shift pattern that includes early, day and late shifts, in addition to weekends on a rotational 2:4 basis, including bank holidays, for which enhancements are paid. The current working hours for this position are subject to change. 

Other roles you may have experience in may include: Senior Case Worker, Rehabilitation Worker, Community Support Worker, Community Response Assistant, Senior Healthcare Assistant, Senior Care Assistant, Assistant Team Leader.  

Travel Requirements

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.

Values Based Recruitment

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application.  For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process. 

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
 

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Sara Plested, Operational Manager on Sara.Plested@hants.gov.uk