Registered Care Manager – Redbridge

Job Details
Overview
We are seeking a dedicated Care Manager / Registered Manager to lead and support the delivery of high-quality care for children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. The successful candidate will oversee service provision, ensuring compliance with CQC standards and safeguarding requirements, while also supporting staff development and maintaining the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
This role is ideal for an experienced manager with a strong background in compliance, safeguarding, and quality care provision, who thrives in a dynamic environment and values teamwork, compassion, and continuous improvement.
What the Role Offers
- Competitive salary
- Company pension scheme
- Tailored training and development
- Clear career progression opportunities
- 5.6 weeks’ paid annual leave
If you are adaptable, caring and can uphold the highest standards of care, confidentiality, and professional behaviour we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day running of care services, ensuring safe, effective, and person-centred care delivery.~
- Oversee care planning, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures, and CQC compliance.
- Support and develop staff through supervision, training, and performance reviews.
- Ensure all records, care plans, and reports are maintained to a high professional standard.
- Recruit, train, and retain high-quality staff.
- Liaise with commissioners, families, health and social care professionals, and other external partners.
- Promote independence, dignity, and choice for service users, encouraging participation in recreational, social, and community activities.
- Manage incidents, complaints, and challenging behaviour appropriately, always prioritising safeguarding.
- Ensure appropriate staff cover at all times, managing rotas, absences, and workload distribution.
- Contribute to the strategic development and growth of services alongside the Directors.
Skills and Experience
- Minimum 2 years in a supervisory or senior care role within domiciliary/home care.
- Proven management experience within the care sector.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, CQC regulations, and compliance requirements.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and develop staff teams.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- A compassionate, person-centred approach with commitment to high-quality care.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and bank holidays as required.
- Experience conducting care assessments, rostering, and staff management.
- Experience working with people with complex needs, dementia, or palliative care.
- Competence with Microsoft Office and electronic care management systems.
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 2 / 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care – or willingness to work towards (Highly Desirable)
- GCSE Maths / English at Grade C or above or Functional Skills Level 3 in English and Maths.
CPD
- Current Safeguarding certification.
- Current First Aid certification.
- Current COSHH certification.
- Current Food and Hygiene certification.
- Current Moving and Handling Certification
- Current Medication Administration Certification
- Current Infection Control Certification
Other Requirements
- A full, clean UK driving licence (desirable but not essential).
- Commitment to continuous professional development.
- Physically able to carry out the requirements of the role.
- Flexibility to work various shifts as needed.
- Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply for one)*.
Job URL: https://placingpeopledirect.co.uk/job/registered-care-manager-redbridge/