Longlands Care home provides exceptional levels of support in nursing, residential and Dementia care.

It is situated in Daventry and it offers a wonderful living environment in which our residents can enjoy an enhanced quality of life.

We have teams of friendly and committed staff who provide the highest level of dementia care and residential care.

With our great accommodation and facilities and a programme of activities, our care home evoke a home from home atmosphere in which our residents can feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.

WNC are recruiting to a Shift Leader position within one of our busy residential home. This senior role will work closely alongside the management team, supporting with running the home when required.

As a shift leader, your responsibilities will include:

• Act as a key worker for designated customers.
• Ensuring they are supported in all aspects of their life.
• Monitoring and administering medication, personal care and as directed by their individual care plan, help maintain health and wellbeing.
• Prioritise and direct the workload of team members accordingly, ensuring any issues are dealt with as they arise.
• Ensure all administration tasks are carried out with accuracy.
• Inputting additional information onto care plans, as required.
• Liaising with health care professionals.

• Previous experience within a care shift leader position.

Career development and training opportunities

Our team’s learning and development is very important to us. It ensures we have the right people, with the right skills, doing the right job. We are committed to career development and have a variety of career pathways, for those who want to progress or specialise.

All new starters are required to complete mandatory training within their induction period and courses are updated throughout your employment.

These include:

• First aid
• Food hygiene
• Health, safety and fire
• Infection control
• Medication
• Moving and handling
• Additional training is also provided to meet specific support needs for the people we support

Longlands Care home provides exceptional levels of support in nursing, residential and Dementia care.

It is situated in Daventry and it offers a wonderful living environment in which our residents can enjoy an enhanced quality of life

We have teams of friendly and committed staff who provide the highest level of dementia care and residential care.

With our great accommodation and facilities and a programme of activities, our care home evoke a home from home atmosphere in which our residents can feel comfortable, content and very well cared for.

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

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 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.
• 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.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car Lease scheme
• 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.

The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role. The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.