Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional looking for an exciting new role? We've got a great opportunity for you!
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team for a caring and experienced individual with a can do attitude to join our Glasgow & East Dunbartonshire branch, based in Lennoxtown on a full time, permanent basis as a Lead Practitioner (Team Leader).
The Role
As a Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Support Practitioners. Our #TeamFirbank support four amazing individuals who have complex needs in their fully adapted, purpose built home in Lennoxtown, which is complete with tracking hoists and adaptive technology.
You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your team to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. 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.
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:-
1. Experience of managing people
2. Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
3. A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
4. Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
5. Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
6. The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
7. Great communication skills; both verbal and written
8. A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
9. 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)
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.
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.