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Team Leader - Southfields Care Home
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Team Leader - Southfields Care Home
Salary: £40,484
Salary Frequency: Annual
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, mixed shifts (7:30am to 3pm and 10am to 6pm), with weekend cover as required.
Job Reference: Ref/12702/9392
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Details: Permanent
Closing Date: 28 October, 2026
Job Category: Management
Location: Northampton, United Kingdom
Job Posted Date: 28 September, 2026
About The Role
Southfields Care Home, rated Good by the CQC, provides exceptional support for older people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sensory impairments.
Located in a peaceful residential area of Northampton, Southfields offers a warm and welcoming home where residents are supported to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. Our dedicated team delivers compassionate, person-centred care, with dignity, respect and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. Through meaningful activities, tailored support and a strong sense of community, we help residents feel safe, valued and empowered every day.
What will you be doing?
As a Team Leader at Southfields Care Home, you'll play a key role in leading and supporting our care teams to deliver outstanding, person-centred care for older people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sensory impairments.
Working as part of the management team, you'll help ensure residents receive the highest standards of care while promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing. You'll lead by example, supporting colleagues to provide compassionate care and creating a positive environment where residents can thrive.
Your responsibilities will include overseeing care plans, risk assessments and reviews, supporting staff induction and development, and promoting a safe, welcoming atmosphere for residents, families and colleagues. You'll also contribute to service improvement, quality standards and regulatory compliance, while supporting the Home Manager with administrative, operational and financial responsibilities. Championing resident choice, independence and wellbeing will be at the heart of everything you do.
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About You
You'll be passionate about delivering outstanding person-centred care and helping others to THRIVE. As a positive role model, you'll inspire and motivate your team to provide the highest standards of care, dignity and respect for our residents.
As a natural leader, you'll enjoy supporting and developing others, creating a positive and inclusive environment where residents feel valued and colleagues feel empowered to perform at their best. You'll bring warmth, compassion and professionalism to every interaction, helping to make a real difference to people's lives every day.
With experience supporting older people in a residential care setting, you'll be confident leading care teams, managing priorities and building positive relationships with residents, families and professionals. You'll have a good understanding of the Care Act, National Care Standards and relevant care legislation, alongside experience in care planning, record keeping and performance monitoring.
Ideally, you'll hold a Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Health and Social Care, or be willing to work towards a Level 4 qualification. Flexibility is important, as the role will include weekend and bank holiday working when required.
Experience as a Team Leader, Senior Carer or in a similar supervisory role, particularly within dementia care, would be advantageous. A management qualification, experience supporting staff through supervision and appraisals, and a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle would also be beneficial.
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At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
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