Residential Care Lead - Eversfield Care Home - #196239

CQC rating: Good

Address: 56 Reigate Rd, Reigate, RH2 0QR

Salary: £17.16 per hour + Benefits

Contract: Full - Time, Permanent. Flexibility to work weekends. This role includes a combination of supernumerary hours and time spent working on the floor.

Elizabeth Finn Homes do not currently provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Elizabeth Finn is a leading care provider providing exceptional care throughout our eight prestigious care homes. Our company values are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.

A warm welcome awaits at our Eversfield Home. From your first sight of its attractive stone facade and pretty, ornate entrance, you will feel right at home. Offering the highest levels of residential and nursing care provided by a team of experienced and committed staff.

About The Role

We’re looking for a dedicated Residential Care Lead who will ensure that our residents and those who care for them can flourish. In this vital role, you will be at the forefront of driving a culture of excellence and fostering an environment for your lead area where our staff feel valued, supported, and engaged.

What You'll Do

• Lead and promote a high‑quality, compassionate service, ensuring compliance with CQC, MCA, and safeguarding requirements
• Work closely with the home leadership team to maintain a safe, happy, and well‑run environment for residents
• Oversee admissions, care planning, reviews, and medication management to agreed standards
• Support residents’ personal care, wellbeing, independence, and engagement, liaising with external professionals as needed
• Manage, support, and develop colleagues in your lead area, including rotas and safe staffing within budget
• Complete audits, investigations, and administrative tasks in line with organisational procedures
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Level 4 Diploma in Lead Preactioner, or an equivalent qualification.
• Strong communication, leadership and IT skills
• Awareness and knowledge of the requirements of the care workers code of conduct
  
  

To Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and supporting statement that covers their suitability for the role and how they work in line with our four values of bring love, welcome all, inspire more, act with purpose.

Interviews to be held in person at Eversfield Care Home.

For more information on working in our team or to have an informal visit please contact us on 01737 229899.

In return for the wonderful contribution our employees make we offer the following benefits:

• Enhanced pay for family leave
• Overtime and bank holiday enhancements to pay
• Group pension plan with option to join the more generous scheme with a 9% employer contribution on a salary sacrifice basis
• Occupational sick pay after probation
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme with free counselling and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Opportunity to earn rewards via Care Friends which you can cash in when you choose
• Free Blue Light card - provides members with thousands of amazing retail discounts
• Long service awards
• Apprenticeships, continuous learning and development, professional development and study support opportunities
• Subsidised meals while on duty
  
  

Safeguarding:

In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Elizabeth Finn Homes implement a range of procedures and actions including Police/Enhanced DBS Checks to ensure our employees, residents and everyone is safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. This is in line with our company values, which are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.

Criminal record checks:

As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

Elizabeth Finn strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences.

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts, nurtures and retains the best people.