Registered Manager

Are you an experienced Home Care professional ready to take the next step in your career and lead a high-performing care service?

If you’re a passionate and experienced care leader who is committed to delivering outstanding, person-centred care, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for a dedicated and ambitious Registered Manager to join our growing team at Bluebird Care Eastbourne
, based in our Eastbourne office.

As an established home care provider with a strong commitment to quality care and supporting people to live independently in their own homes, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to take ownership of a service, lead a dedicated team, and make a real difference to customers and their families within the local community.

• Proven management experience within the home care or wider adult social care sector
• Previous experience in a senior leadership or Registered Manager position
• A strong understanding of CQC regulations, legislation, safeguarding and care standards
• Experience managing, supporting and developing a care team
• Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills
• A commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care
• The ability to manage operational performance while maintaining a strong focus on quality and compliance
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Level 5 Health & Social Care

• Competitive salary of £45 - £50,000 per year, depending on experience
• Additional pay for on-call responsibilities where applicable
• Performance-related incentives
• Paid referral programme
• Ongoing training, support and professional development
• The opportunity to progress your career within a growing and well-established care organisation
• A rewarding leadership role where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of the people we support
• Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5pm plus on call duties

As Registered Manager, you’ll have overall responsibility for the effective management and delivery of the service, ensuring we consistently provide safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking overall responsibility for the day-to-day management and performance of the home care service
• Ensuring the service operates in accordance with CQC regulations, relevant legislation, company policies and best practice
• Providing strong leadership, guidance and support to the care and office teams
• Leading the recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal and ongoing development of employees
• Maintaining high standards of care delivery and ensuring customers receive personalised, safe and responsive support
• Overseeing assessments, care plans, reviews and risk assessments to ensure they accurately reflect customers' needs and preferences
• Monitoring care quality through regular audits, field observations, supervisions and customer feedback
• Ensuring safeguarding concerns, incidents, complaints and accidents are appropriately investigated, recorded and acted upon
• Working proactively to identify areas for improvement and implementing effective action plans
• Maintaining accurate and compliant records and ensuring the service is prepared for CQC inspections
• Developing positive relationships with customers, their families, care professionals and external stakeholders
• Monitoring staffing levels, rotas and operational requirements to ensure safe and effective service delivery
• Supporting business development and contributing to the continued growth and success of the service
• Working closely with the senior management team to achieve operational, quality and financial objectives
• Participating in the emergency on-call rota as required

We’re looking for someone who is confident, compassionate and commercially aware
, with the leadership skills to inspire a team and the commitment to ensure customers receive the highest possible standard of care.

You’ll be someone who can balance strong operational management with a genuine passion for people, quality and continuous improvement.

If you’re ready to take ownership of a growing home care service and make a lasting difference to the people we support,
we’d love to hear from you.