Senior Care Practitioner

6 months ago


Nairn, United Kingdom Meallmore Full time

Our friendly team at Meallmore are looking for a Senior Care Practitioner to join them in The Manor Care Centre. Located in the historic market town and fishing port of Nairn in the Scottish Highlands, Manor Care Centre is a purpose-built care home offering personalised nursing care to people with physical, neurological or learning disabilities.

Your role as a Meallmore Senior Care Practitioner will include:

- Support and implement companywide initiatives and strategies to promote continuous quality improvement and company values
- Having a daily oversight of the staff team performance, and provide coaching, mentoring and leadership to promote positive improvements
- Be accountable for clear and safe record keeping including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluating the Personal Outcomes of individuals using the service
- Planning and organising the unit routines and systems for you and your team, including documentation & evidencing care provision
- Responsible for leading team communication at all times including team meetings, effective reports and handovers, relations between all shifts and grades of staff
- Uphold the National Health & Social Care Standards and Meallmore company values and mission statement when dealing with all stakeholders
- Maintain a high level of care and support for residents, evaluating staff attitude and practices
- Ensures any complaints are dealt with in a professional manner following the Meallmore guidelines
- Actively lead, delegate, motivate and mentor your team, delivering guidance, cascading knowledge & training to ensure the safe, smooth and efficient running of the unit & achieve home objectives/goals.
- Proactively ensure the Meallmore quality assurance processes are completed in a timely manner and the results are acted upon
- Lead and manage compliance of the staff team in documentation and practice to reduce risks through person centred care plans and the implementation of consistently good quality care and support

Qualifications and skills:

- Currently hold SVQ level 3 or above/equivalent in Health and Social Care
- You will be required to achieve successful completion be qualified to SVQ Level 4 Social Services & Healthcare within the role. Meallmore will make provision for this if you do not possess this qualification currently
- Experience of working in Health or Social Care setting as an experienced Senior Care Worker
- Experience of leading a team is essential
- Knowledge of Care Inspectorate and National Health & Social Care Standards
- Ability to work to SSSC Codes of Practice
- Ability to balance administrative tasks and clinical care.
- Ability to prioritise demands from residents, staff, relatives, and multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to coach and mentor others

**What can we offer you in return?**

Wagestream (access a portion of your earned income - every hour of every day)

Subsidised meals

Company pension scheme
Company sick pay scheme
Refer a friend scheme** (Up to £1000)**
Staff recognition awards
On site training and e Learning training with 'Learn Pro'
Uniform provided
Career progression opportunities
On-site parking

**Salary**: £13.29 - £13.80 per hour + overtime rates + benefits

Hours: 37.37 hours per week

If you want to be part of our Meallmore family and this sounds like you, please click apply.


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