Growth-Oriented Registered Manager — Domiciliary Care

Bluebird Care; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OTE bonus

Pool car

Leadership development

Central support

Autonomy

Career progression

Quality and growth impact

Job summary

Bluebird Care is seeking an experienced Registered Manager for a domiciliary care service based in Southend-on-Sea. You will lead the office and care teams, ensuring safe, compliant and commercially successful operation and driving growth across the Southend area.

The role requires a Level 5 Diploma or equivalent, strong leadership, and a track record of improving service performance within private domiciliary care.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Strong experience within domiciliary care.
• Experience supporting or leading a service through a Good or Outstanding CQC inspection.
• A commercially driven approach with a clear understanding of growth, capacity and service performance.
• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A highly accountable leadership style with a strong sense of ownership.
• The ability to lead through challenge, change and periods of improvement.
• Strong people-management skills and the confidence to address underperformance.
• A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Experience within private domiciliary care.
• Experience leading or supporting a turnaround or significant service-improvement project.
• A proven track record of growing a care service.
• Experience improving recruitment, retention, quality or commercial performance.
• Knowledge of the Southend-on-Sea area and local care market.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day operation of the domiciliary care service.
• Maintaining full compliance with CQC regulations and best practice.
• Taking ownership of service performance, quality and commercial results.
• Building structure, consistency and accountability across the team.
• Leading, coaching and developing office-based colleagues and Care Experts.
• Ensuring customers receive safe, responsive and person-centred care.
• Driving sustainable growth within the local private care market.
• Improving recruitment, retention, capacity and service delivery.
• Monitoring performance through clear KPIs, audits and action plans.
• Communicating proactively with customers, families, professionals and colleagues.
• Building strong local relationships and developing the service’s presence within the community.
• Identifying risks or concerns early and taking decisive action to address them.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisation

People management

Problem solving

Decision making

Commercial awareness

UK driving licence

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

Job description

Bluebird Care is seeking an experienced Registered Manager for a domiciliary care service based in Southend-on-Sea. You will lead the office and care teams, ensuring safe, compliant and commercially successful operation and driving growth across the Southend area.

The role requires a Level 5 Diploma or equivalent, strong leadership, and a track record of improving service performance within private domiciliary care.