Care Manager

Home Instead; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider in Belfast seeks an experienced Registered Care Manager to lead their team and maintain high standards in home care services. The role involves coordinating care operations, managing staffing, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in a similar role and a Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care. A competitive salary of £35,000 DOE is offered along with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Ongoing professional development

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in a Registered Manager role within domiciliary care.
• Proven track record in developing a domiciliary care service.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate growth of a high-quality private care service.
• Network in the community to raise service awareness.
• Recruit and train Care Professionals.
• Conduct Care Consultations and risk assessments.
• Manage a team to ensure exceptional service is delivered.

Skills

Leadership excellence

Outstanding communication skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of RQIA regulations

Ability to grow and develop services

Education

A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced and motivated Registered Care Manager or someone with a strong care background and a passion for high quality care to join our established care team based in Belfast.

At Home Instead Belfast, we’ve built a strong reputation for compassionate, personalised care. Now, we’re looking for an experienced Registered Care Manager to lead our team, maintain high standards, and help grow our established service. In this varied and challenging role, you will be involved in :

• Working closely with the Director to coordinate the growth and development of a high quality private domiciliary care service for older people in the local area
• Networking in the local community to raise awareness of the service
• Promoting the highest standards of care and service
• Recruiting and training Care Professionals alongside our Recruiter and Trainer
• Converting new client enquiries and coordinating staffing rotas with our Scheduler
• Conducting Care Consultations to create a Care plan and conducting risk assessments ensuring compliance to relevant legal and regulatory requirements
• Managing a team, making sure that exceptional service is delivered to our clients and workloads are managed accordingly
• Ensuring successful operation of quality control systems and performing quality assurance visits for clients
• Continually reviewing and improving our processes to ensure the most effective and efficient service is always being delivered
• Effectively managing complaints and incidents, carrying out investigations relating to the quality of the service and using those findings to initiate improvements
• Be flexible to meet the demands of the business including participating in an on‑call rota.
• Promoting a positive culture in line with the Home Instead ethos and values.

What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate :

• A minimum of 3+ years' experience in a Registered Manager role within domiciliary / home care
• A proven track record of growing and developing a domiciliary care service
• Strong knowledge of RQIA regulations, safeguarding, and care quality frameworks
• Leadership excellence : the ability to inspire, mentor, and empower teams
• Outstanding communication and organisational skills
• A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or equivalent), or currently working towards it
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport
• Due to the need to support the On‑Call function, which may require you to support team members out in the field in emergency situations.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary : £35,000 DOE per annum
• Opportunity to lead a successful, established franchise with growth potential
• Support from an experienced senior leadership team and the wider Home Instead network
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
• A warm, supportive, and values‑led working environment
• The chance to truly make a difference in people’s lives

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to AccessNI for an enhanced check.

Additional Information

If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

This role is subject to DBS enhanced disclosure.