HART Team Leader

2 x 37-hour Posts The HART service helps people return home from hospital, or prevent them from being admitted to hospital, and regain their independence by providing reablement support. Reablement is short term support which helps someone to become as independent as possible for them, by giving them the opportunity, motivation and confidence to relearn or regain some skills for daily living that may have been lost as a result of illness, accident or disability. The Key Duties: The Reablement Team Leader post is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Home Care Assessment Reablement team (HART) working in the community and with our health colleagues within a hospital setting. Reablement Team Leaders will be responsible for undertaking first visits, including risk assessments, providing day to day line management support to Reablement Support Workers and undertake a Care Act Assessment where an ongoing eligible need has been identified. It is an important role in the day to day running of the service which operates 365 days of the year from 7am to 10:30pm with a rolling rota shift pattern which includes regular weekends, early, late and day shifts and bank holidays. You will work with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, to help deliver an agreed Reablement plan, to help Service Users identify and achieve their goals relating to a range of social care tasks such as washing and dressing, showering, meal preparation and helping people engage in community activities and other natural support resources, using an asset- based approach., We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

• Relevant experience working in adult social care settings and good understanding of the Councils Adult Social Care strategies.
• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent and relevant experience working with adults in a social care setting is essential. A good understanding of the relevant regulations and legislation and service Frameworks.
• Ability to use Information Technology applications e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and database applications and able to identify and record critical information and demonstrate quick thinking and problem solving.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of people, including representatives from other agencies, using skills of negotiations and persuasions.
• Working on own initiative and as part of the team and to effectively liaise and work in partnership with other agencies to ensure the delivery of integrated services and achieve positive outcomes for service users.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work from various locations throughout the County and travel between sites as required.
You will need access to a vehicle. A flexible approach to work, access to a vehicle and drivers licence and an Enhanced DBS is required.


• Opportunities to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme
• Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service
• Discounted local gym membership
• Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer