Complex Care Lead Practitioner - Team Leader (Dumbarton)

Are you an experienced Health & Social Care professional with a proven track record of working with individuals with complex support needs? We've got a great opportunity for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for two organised and dedicated individuals to join our #TeamBaxter in Dumbarton as a Complex Care Lead Practitioner (Team Leader) on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Role

As a Complex Care Lead Practitioner, you'll demonstrate great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and will lead and inspire your team of Complex Care Practitioners.

You'll provide support, guidance and mentor your teams to ensure that they are professional, accountable, engaged and motivated resulting in them delivering first class, high quality care and support. Alongside our Service Improvement Manager, you’ll also contribute to ensuring that our service(s) are running within agreed budgets and in conjunction with our contractual requirements.

For a full list of key responsibilities, please see our role profile attached to this advert.

About you

What we'll need you to bring:-

• Experience of managing people
• Knowledge of what it takes to run an effective service within the Health & Social Care sector
• Experience of delivering values lead and person-centred practice for individuals with complex support needs
• Proven experience of working with supported individuals that display behaviours that can challenge
• A passion for and experience of delivering high quality, person-centred care and support
• Sound knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practice and Health & Social Care Standards
• Proven record of building and maintaining positive and professional relationships with supported individuals, their families and other stakeholders
• The ability to lead others and work collaboratively
• Great communication skills; both verbal and written
• A sound understanding of professional boundaries, accountabilities and responsibilities and how they relate to supporting vulnerable individuals
• An SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 7 qualification and a commitment to complete a PDA in Health & Social Care Supervision (if not already attained)

Shift patterns

We provide around the clock care and support and as one of our Complex Care Lead Practitioners, there will need you to be flexible to work early shift, evenings, sleepovers, waking nights and rotational weekends due to the needs of our service. On call duties will also be a requirement on a rotational basis.

Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We're waiting to hear from you.

Successful candidates will be required to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme and have a commitment to working towards any relevant qualifications associated with this role with the support from our Training Academy.

Successful candidates will be invited to interview at our Carman Centre in Renton from the week commencing 13th January.

Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.