Nurse Team Leader

You will be joining a small care team within a family home where you will be taking direction from Elijah's Mother/ The Case Manager to ensure that Elijah receives all the care he needs. As Team Leader you will run the care team, monitor care team competence, update care plans and ensure that Elijah receives high quality, timely care. You will manage the rota to include finding cover for any absences and be on call for any staff shortages, provide general support to the care team and lead by example. You will have extensive experience and sound leadership skills to support and develop the care team. To ensure excellent high-quality care is delivered across the team you will be required to work clinical shifts to ensure that you maintain an up to date understanding of Elijah's day to day care needs.

Elijah requires full assistance with his daily routines and all of his personal care needs. The care aspect of the role will include a mixture of PEG feeding and suctioning, monitoring and recording health status and observations, medication administration, supporting his mobility via hoisting and assisting with all of his therapies. This job will suit someone who has; experience working in a family home, experience of working with children with complex care needs including epilepsy, PEG feeding, suctioning, manual handling, monitoring and recording observations. Elijah would love someone calm but very proactive and able to bring lots of enthusiasm to the role, able to promote his learning, care and independence in the home and community.

Elijah requires full assistance with his daily routines and all of his personal care needs. The team support our Client with PEG feeding and suctioning, medication administration, supporting his mobility via hoisting and assisting with all of his therapies. This job will suit someone who is calm but very proactive and able to bring lots of enthusiasm to the role with a general role in promoting the Clients learning, care and independence in the home and community. As a Team Leader Elijah needs someone to advocate for him and his social, emotional, physical and care needs.

This is wonderful opportunity to join a supportive family and care team where you can make a real difference to Elijah's life by maximising his opportunities, a truly rewarding role for someone who is able to communicate effectively and has an ability to work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth, and compassion.

Pay and Benefits:
£25-£30 an hour, dependant on experience.
On-going training & support provided
5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
Pension (subject to qualifying status)
Free DBS check.
In order to promote continuity of our high care standards, you will be offered:

Induction,
Relevant training opportunities (including The Care Certificate),
Regular clinical supervision/review meetings,
On-going support from a dedicated Case Manager and HR department
Safeguarding
ILS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients within the activities we undertake, and ILS expects all our clients' employees and workers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or workers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This position will require

Term-time hours: Monday & Wednesday 3pm-9pm (6 hrs) and 1x waking night 7.45pm-8am (12.25hrs) on a Thursday or Friday and 4.75hrs of Team Leader duties.

School holiday hours: Monday & Wednesday 8.45am-3pm (6.25hrs) and 1x waking night 7.45pm-8am (12.25hrs) on a Thursday or Friday to include 4.25 hrs of Team Leader duties. These hours may be subject to change in accordance with Elijah's needs.

Pay: £25-£30 an hour dependant on experience
Driver required? Desirable
Driving Clients Car? Desirable to drive our clients Wheelchair Adapted Vehicle (WAV), automatic
Using Own Vehicle for work purposes? Desirable as beneficial when required to attend trainings.
Essential: Experience with Staff Management, Leadership and Administration. Experience of supporting children with complex needs. Experience of working in a family home. Confident with PEG feeding, suctioning, epilepsy and administering medication.
Accommodation (while on duty): 5-bedroom family home with adaptations, carers' suite with a bed, kitchenette and washing machine located on the top floor of the property.
Interviews Week Commencing: Interviews will happen on a rolling basis. This advert will close when sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application can be considered.
Start Date: ASAP (subject to satisfactory employment checks)

Elijah, born in 2013, lives at home with his mother and sees his father and grandmother at weekends. He enjoys watching TV, listening to music and spending time with family.

Elijah has Cerebral Palsy affecting all 4 limbs and communication difficulties. He requires close monitoring of his epilepsy. He has a gastrostomy and requires suctioning at times to manage his secretions. Due to his complexity he requires observation monitoring. He is dependent on carers for all of his care needs, transfers and mobility and uses a wheelchair. He requires hoisting for all transfers which requires assistance of 2 carers.