Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional who's on the look out for a new role? If you're an experienced Team Leader or ready for your next career step, then this could be just what you are looking for!

We have a great opportunity to join fabulous #TeamNorthAyrshireHS as a Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) on a full-time, permanent basis, based in Irvine.

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 our Housing Support Team. 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.

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.

Our Housing Support team operates 7 days a week and are dedicate to supporting individuals who have various disabilities within their own homes and in their local communities.

As some of the people we support have their own mobility car it is essential you hold a full UK driving licence with a minimum of 1 year experience on the road.

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 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 any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Caroline MacDonald on 07810244770.

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 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.

Successful candidates will be invited for interview on either the 12th or 15th August.

Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.