Job overview

Are you an empathetic, forward-thinking nurse who can adapt to changing priorities and deliver high quality care? The Domiciliary Care Agency  that covers Bournemouth and Poole are looking for you to join.

You will be committed to improving lives for our service users and have an excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will be pivotal in supporting and empowering the health promotion and health needs of our service user. 

Our service users all live in their own homes and have Learning Disabilities,  some also have health health diagnosis   in supporting the health needs and health promotion to support and empower people with a Learning disability. 

Each service user   is staffed by a dedicated team.  This is an excellent opportunity to practice within the challenging yet rewarding field of community based learning disability services whilst working alongside a multi-disciplinary team. 

This Team leader  post is a full-time Monday to Friday role. We have an on call system in place to support the health care assistants in their roles. The on Call system is 24 hours per day 365 days per year.

This post will require you to become part of this on call rota. This will have a up lift of salary, depending on how many you do and if called  you will receive overtime payment for out of hours.   As this is a community post being a driver is essential for this role and have 2 years experience as a Band 5 Nurse 

Main duties of the job

This role requires you to demonstrate your commitment to working proactively and in partnership with people with learning disabilities. You will use your professional knowledge and experience to support individuals within the community.

You will provide support and sometimes work directly with people with learning disabilities in their homes. This may involve working with their families, healthcare assistants, other professionals.  You will be a dedicated Team Leader for at least two services.

All practice should be based on the principles of Valuing People—rights, independence, choice, and inclusion. You will work with individuals and their carers to help develop, implement, and review person-centred care plans and risk assessments. These will outline the support each individual needs to live successfully in the community.

As a Team Leader, you will also support healthcare assistants who work daily with our service users. You’ll provide clinical expertise, and guidance to ensure that the specific needs of each service user are met. You will carry out training, supervision, sickness management.  You will also assist with shift cover using e-roster, and support staff with a range of issues as they arise.

We provide a 24/7 on-call service, 365 days of the year.  This service is shared equally between team leaders and management. The on-call rota is planned one month in advance. Each on-call shift runs for 24 hours, from 8:00am to 8:00am the following day.'

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.