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Care Team Leader

Post date
4 July 2024
Closing date
29 July 2024
Location
Cramfit Road, North Anston, Sheffield S25 4AJ
Salary
£43,127.03 to £45,767.04
Hours
Full or part time
Contact email
kate.kelly@bluebellwood.org

Team Leader

£43,127.03 – £45,767.04 (depend on skills and experience) plus enhancements for night shifts

37.5 hours per week. Part time hours may be considered.

About us:

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice we care for children and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions. We are support around 300 families both in our hospice and in their homes.

Our support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family, including end of life care, symptom management, respite short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, Physiotherapy and much much more. We work with staffing ratios that allow us to deliver a high quality, holistic model of care which is tailored for each child and family.

As a registered charity we receive around 16 % of our funding from government sources and our fundraisers and supporters raise the remaining funds needed to keep our services running. All roles within our organisation are valued and we recognise the importance of a whole team approach and recognise great things happen when we work together.

The role:

We are seeking to recruit a Team Lead for the in house care team. Your role will involve working in a co ordinated way with other Team Leads to oversee the day to day running of the care floor. This will include overseeing the off duty rota, management and planning of both planned and unplanned admissions, overseeing the delivery on symptom management and EOL care, taking responsibility for areas of governance and audit and line managing a small team of nurses and support workers, in addition to looking at ongoing opportunities for service development. Working in the Team Leader role, you will lead with enthusiasm to support a resilient and motivated team, delivering a high standard of holistic care.

From 1st April 2022 all direct care provision and/or close contact roles at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice require full COVID vaccination as a Condition of Deployment. The role of Nurse falls into this category.
The requirements:

To fulfil the role effectively you must be NMC registered and have relevant clinical and managerial experience. To deliver services you will also be able to work flexibly and collaboratively across the care services.
In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:

• 33 days’ annual leave including bank holidays ( pro rata) – with the option to buy and sell
• Sick pay – following 6 month probationary period
• Health Care Cash Back Scheme
• Free counselling sessions
• Enhanced Statutory maternity pay
• Enhanced Statutory paternity pay
• Enhanced parental bereavement leave
• Compassionate leave
• Training & Development
• Investment in your wellbeing
• Volunteering & shadowing days
• Free parking on main site
• Free drinks and subsidised meals
• Uniform
• Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
• Eligible for The Company Shop

How to apply:

For informal enquiries please contact Kate Kelly (Head of Care) on 01909 514360 or email Kate.kelly@bluebellwood.org

Download your application form from our website jobs page for the vacancy.

Similarly download the job description and person specification from our website for more information and if you think you have what we are looking for, download and complete the application form above and return it to recruitment@bluebellwood.org

Closing date: 29th July 2024

Interview date : Thurs 22nd August 2024

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