Team Leader, Healthcare

Job Description

Posted Monday 22 December 2025 at 01:00

Horsham

Salary:
Up to £14.77 per hour plus £1 per hour location allowance

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Kerwin Court delivers specialist neuro rehabilitation to adults with an acquired brain injury in a residential setting just outside of Broadbridge Heath. You will be working with a team of rehabilitation support workers alongside a multi‑disciplinary team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists and speech and language therapists.

We are a passionate and committed team, delivering a high standard of care and rehabilitation. Our Rehabilitation Support Workers and Clinical Team thrive on working together to enable the People we Support to be as independent as possible and achieve their rehabilitation goals to include supporting our residents to safely access the community.

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals.

Our employees are incredibly enthusiastic about the jobs they do – you will find a dedicated team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

• To contribute to and have responsibility for providing quality social and vocational support services for People we Support within a specified group at a specified location or group of locations.
• To lead, supervise and develop a team of rehabilitation support workers to ensure the needs of the People we Support are met according to their individual support plan in line with company policy and procedures and regulatory standards.

The Team Leader is expected to be fully competent in all aspects of the Rehabilitation Support Worker.

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders to compliment and contribute to the positive reputation of the company.
• To provide line management to a designated team of staff within a specified group at a location or group of locations within the allocated division.
• To undertake any reasonable travelling requirements to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. This may include supporting other locations within the Division as required.
• To set and communicate high standards of support and professional conduct within the team supervised.
• To lead and support compliance with Brainkind quality audits.
• To lead and support in health and safety duties as appropriate.
• To contribute information for the accurate notification of incidents/accidents/safeguarding as appropriate.
• Represent Brainkind at meetings and seminars and any other external events, where appropriate.
• Contribute to effective liaison with stakeholders and external agencies with local authorities, families, advocates, GPs, local safeguarding teams, other DT departments and professionals within the realms of Health and Social Care that have an impact on service provision in consultation with senior colleagues.
• To monitor and be responsible for the day‑to‑day spending at the location, to include Trust and service user monies.
• To empower staff and People we Support to maintain a homely environment.
• To assist with planning and organising in advance staff rotas to include annual leave, training, and an appropriate skills mix, ensuring that the staff rota compliments People we Support needs and individual programmes and meets contractual obligations to commissioners, supported by line management.
• Ensure Administration of Medication is effectively managed, audited, ordered, and stored in line with individual service user requirement and Brainkind Policy and Procedures.
• To be responsible and manage in line with local procedures various resources e.g. Walkie Talkies, location keys, iPad, and mobile phones etc.
• To contribute to the recruitment, selection, and induction of support staff.
• To supervise, appraise, develop, and train within a designated…