ABOUT THE ROLE
As Head of Care you'll use your compassion and experience to make sure our residents get the quality care they deserve. You can expect to work closely with the Unit Manager and Deputy General Manager to identify where we can implement improvements that will make a real difference to our residents' lives. We'll also look to you to ensure that the home is in line with all regulatory and statutory requirements. As well as monitoring the delivery of care, you'll help manage staff in all respects, whether that's by motivating your team, reviewing their performance or planning the rotas. As Head of Care, you'll receive excellent support alongside plenty of opportunities for continual professional development, all within an engaging and fulfilling environment.
ABOUT YOU
You'll need to have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health and Social Care to join us as Head of Care. We'll also look for an assessor qualification, or a willingness to undertake one. You'll have supervised others on a senior level and will be able to demonstrate knowledge of clinical care in the older person. As an ambitious individual with excellent communication skills and a can-do attitude, you'll inspire your team to deliver the highest standards. Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to maintaining a vibrant, supportive culture that empowers our people to put our residents and their families first.
REWARDS PACKAGE
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development
Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you'd like to use your leadership and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.
Our Staff
Barchester is all about doing things a little bit differently. Our unique approach to the care sector sets us apart, so to make things happen our people need to be a little bit different too.
Our residents, patients and their families expect great services, so our professional and dedicated team of specialists actively recruits people who are focused on continually improving the quality of life for the people in our care, to achieve our ambition of Barchester as the leading provider of care services.
Celebrating Success
Celebrating Success is our sector-leading employee recognition programme, which is designed to recognise all staff who work hard to help our homes and hospitals meet the high-quality care and business standards we set ourselves and allows staff to share in the success of the business.
In addition, throughout the year there are a number of opportunities, such as Employee of the Month and the Barchester Care Awards, which recognises our committed people across the business for a job very well done.
We provide one of the best rewards packages in the care sector and offer a competitive salary and impressive benefits.
We value our employees
Our people are as diverse and as individual as our residents and patients. We promote equal opportunities and encourage all our employees to treat one another and those we care for with honesty and respect. We aim to create a family environment in all our homes, hospitals and offices.
We are focused on providing equal opportunities to prospective and existing employees at Barchester and display the Disability Confident logo with pride.
Learning about why Barchester is unique within the care sector is central to our induction programme. Our new staff receive a comprehensive overview of all elements of our business so they can feel confident in fulfilling their role and contributing to our vision.
Professional Development
The learning doesn’t stop there. Our people have opportunities throughout their Barchester career; from refreshing their knowledge and learning new skills, to continuing their personal and professional development.
We also actively encourage our people to review their performance and develop their role at Barchester by using our bi-annual Performance Development Plan. Many of our people have exceeded their aspirations in successfully completing externally accredited qualifications.
There are no limits to how far our people can progress their career at Barchester.