Care Manager

Bluebird Care St Albans & Hertsmere; St Albans; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme linked to performance

Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday

Training facility

Job summary

Bluebird Care St Albans & Hertsmere is seeking an experienced Registered Care Manager to lead our private domiciliary care service in the St Albans area. You will grow a private client base, lead a team, and ensure CQC compliance while delivering high-quality home care and live-in support.

The role requires a strong track record in growing domiciliary care offices and leading teams through CQC inspections, with a Level 5 Leadership Diploma or progress toward it, and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience growing a domiciliary care office with private clients.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations and inspection processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of CQC compliance and keep the service inspection-ready.
• Drive growth of private customers by building relationships with GPs, hospitals and community groups.

Skills

CQC Compliance

Business Growth

Leadership

Team Management

Private client growth

CQC regulations

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

Job description

Everything we do at Bluebird Care St Albans & Hertsmere is guided by one simple question: how can we help? Care isn't one-size-fits-all, it's personal, practical, and compassionate. Our home care, live-in care, and specialist support is tailored around each individual, helping to stay independent, comfortable, and smiling at home. Meet our team and the friendly faces making a real difference every day

This is NOT a first Care Manager Role. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Care Manager to lead our team in delivering exceptional home care services in the St Albans Area. We are a 100% Private packages business. We are looking for someone who has already grown a home care office with private clients and can do it again. If you have grown a domiciliary care office, built a private client base, and led a team through CQC inspections with strong outcomes, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• CQC Compliance : Lead all aspects of compliance, ensuring the service is inspection -ready at all time
• Business Growth: Drive the growth of new private customers by building strong relationships with GP's, Hospital, discharge teams, social prescribers and other community groups through St Albans and Hertsmere.
• Network: Be the face of Bluebird Care St Albans at networking events, community activities
• Leadership & Team Management: Manage/ Recruit and develop our amazing team into a stronger more focused unit driving the retention of outstanding staff
• Performance Reporting: Take ownership of KPI's, Tracking care hours, Growth opportunities. Ensuring the team are trained to be the best they can be.
• Proven track record of successfully growing a domiciliary care service with private customer
• Previous experience of Registered Manager with the CQC (3 Years Minimum), Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, inspection process and the single assessment framework.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social care (or working towards it)
• Commercial Awareness with experience in marketing, networking and business development
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle

What we Offer

• Opportunity to lead and shape and grow a small high quality service
• Supportive ownership team with a clear vision for growth who really care about their staff. Our Motto of "how can we help" applies to staff as well as our customers
• Competitive salary and bonus structure linked to performance
• Superb air conditioned office and training facility.
• Ongoing professional development within the franchise network
• 28 Days Holiday
• Pension Scheme
• Performance related bonus

We are looking for an individual who ready for a new challenge to help us grow to our next stage