Team Leader (Care)

As Team Leader Care (TL) you will work as part of the care leadership team. Working under the Senior Care Team Leaders (STL) you will provide direct care and leadership to members of the team, overseeing the delivery of safe, high quality care to the children and their families. You will also provide direct line management to a named group of staff and a caseload of children and their families.

To ensure the care provided to children and

families is highly personalised and of the highest quality.

To lead a team

of up to 10 care staff - with full line management for some, as required

and identified by the Head of Care. These staff should be supported to develop

their full potential including line management / buddy skills.

As part of the Care Team Leaders group

attend management meetings working as a leadership team to address hospice wide

issues and projects.

To support the Head of care in the management of

the care budget at the hospice, ensuring a cost-effective service delivery and

that spending lies within the agreed budget.

To ensure that the ethos and quality standards of CHSW are positively

promoted and a safe and professional service is delivered at all times.

To recognise the challenges of working within a palliative care setting

and ensure a sensitive and individualised approach is applied to the support

and pastoral care of the Care Team.

To promote good communication and to ensure effective mechanisms are in

place for disseminating information.

To represent and promote CHSW and the

philosophy of childrens hospice care beyond the establishment.

expects of its employees the highest standards of behaviour in carrying out

their duties and responsibilities, which are in accordance with legislative

requirements. CHSW

employees are expected to act fairly and with consideration, treating others

as we would wish to be treated ourselves and uphold CHSWs values and

behaviours at all times.

An established and successful charity, Childrens Hospice South West (CHSW) provides hospice care for children with life limiting conditions and their families in the South West of England. CHSW has three hospices Little Bridge House in North Devon, Charlton Farm in North Somerset and Little Harbour in Cornwall. CHSW delivers services to children and their families who have a palliative care need and meet the agreed referral criteria. The CHSW ethos is support the whole family making the most of short and precious lives and our current delivery model includes care wherever the child is when they need it most including care at the hospice base, at home and virtual support.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Degree/Diploma in palliative care for children or equivalent.; - Managerial or leadership qualification.

Experience