Care Night Shift Leader

1 month ago

Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom West Northamptonshire Council Full time

Turnfurlong is an integrated health and social care model of care for people that need short term support upon discharge from hospital.

The 'Recovering Independence Bed' unit will be delivered by a range of staff, from both health and social care settings. Our team will deliver clinical care, rehabilitation support and care support, ensuring people experience the best quality of service they can, in a prompt and seamless way.

The services will provide a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team, with experience from both elements of health and social care, to deliver vital intermediate care for people in Northamptonshire.

The team will provide quality care for our people, specialising in rehabilitation/reablement and sub-acute care for people discharged from acute hospitals.

As the focus of the centres is rehabilitation and reablement you will be working in an integrated multi-disciplinary team that includes senior nurses, staff nurses, unregistered staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, medical staff and social care colleagues.

Prioritise and direct the workload of team members, accordingly, ensuring any issues are dealt with as they arise and the health safety and welfare of customers and employees are responded to in line with agreed policies and procedure.

Undertake shift lead responsibilities on behalf of the service for ordering, monitoring, and administering medication to customers, ensuring prescribed drugs are used appropriately and safely in line with relevant policies and procedures.

Providing practical, personal and emotional care and support and to West Northants Council customers who may have a range of different health and social care needs.

Supporting the customer to maintain or develop social networks and interests, where required organising and or participating in activities of the customers choice. To always be mindful of treating customers with kindness, respect and compassion, that helps foster a feeling of happiness and contentment for customers in their home or place they visit.
Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Free parking.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
  • Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
  • Car Lease scheme
  • Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
  • Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
  • Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
  • Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

    What will you be doing?

    Assist the management team by providing and recording information to help amend and update care plans so that changes in customers' needs can be supported appropriately.

    Carry out day to day, practical organisation of shifts in Turn Furlong Recovering Independence Bed Unit for people accessing our services.

    To always show kindness, compassion and understanding towards customers.

    To provide high quality and flexible support and care to customers in a range of services to enable them to achieve a level of independence to their own abilities.

    To deliver a person-centred approach that meets each customer's aspirations and abilities towards achieving their wellbeing, rights, and choices.

    About you

    Be experienced in Management and Leadership.

    NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.

    You will have the ability to manoeuvre customers as required, using differing levels of physical effort.

    With a sound understanding of good care principles whilst maintaining straightforward, clear and concise records.

    Good planning and team-working skills.

    Awareness of sensitivity and discretion in all verbal and written information (Data Protection).

    12 hour shifts of 36 Hours per week: You will be able to work flexibly, e.g. evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays,

    For any queries about this role, please speak to Heather Elkington -

    About us

    At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

    Our vision is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

    Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council

    We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

    The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

    If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email for support.

    West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

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