Regional Manager

Community Integrated Care; North East; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Casual dress

Flexible working hours

DBS paid

Discounts

Development opportunities

Recommend a Friend bonus

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Regional Manager to lead 13 services across the Durham and Sunderland area. You will report to the Head of Operations and drive quality, compliance and growth in a dynamic charity environment.

The role offers development opportunities, flexible working patterns and a focus on person-centred care within a supportive leadership team. DBS/PVG costs are covered where applicable.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Health and Social Care (e.g., Nurse, Social Worker SVQ L4 or Care and Management L5).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Medication L3 training.
• Deep understanding of person-centred care.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience across multiple sites in health and social care settings.
• Experience leading teams and managing people.
• Experience of managing budgets.
• Knowledge of complex care and conditions like epilepsy and autism.

Responsibilities

• Registered manager for the Durham and Sunderland patch.
• Provide leadership to Service Leaders across 13 services.
• Oversee operational and financial performance and compliance with statutory/contractual requirements.
• Contribute to business planning and implementation within allocated services.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

MDT collaboration

Person-centred care

Problem solving

Resilience

Education

Professional qualification in Health & Social Care

Medication L3 Training

Evidence of CPD

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

The opportunity and what makes Community Integrated Care a great place to work

We are recruiting for a Regional Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring individual to develop into their first Regional Manager position or an experienced Regional Manager to develop further in an award-winning charity. You will receive a bespoke development plan, guidance and support to help you grow into the role.

Benefits & USP’s:

• Salary from £43000 per year
• Work doing the things you enjoy, meaning work never feels like work
• Work for a multi award-winning Charity that invests all it profits right back into the people we support, our workforce and our local communities
• Managed by supportive senior leaders
• 28 Days annual leave inclusive of statutory bank holidays (for full time, part time is worked out on a pro-rata basis)
• Pension Scheme
• No uniform - we wear our casual clothes
• Flexible Working Hours & Shift patterns
• We will pay for your DBS / PVG
• Shopping Discounts Scheme
• Ongoing continued professional development and progression opportunities
• Recommend a Friend Bonus scheme
• Financial Hardship Fund
• Investment in your wellbeing

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities. We transform lives by delivering high-quality, person-centred support that fosters independence and empowerment.

Our charity was founded in 1988 and we were one of the pioneers of the ‘Care in the Community’ agenda, enabling people to move out of long-stay institutions and live more fulfilling lives.

Since then, we’ve remained leaders in social care, providing bespoke support to thousands across the UK. Today, we support more than 2,600 people and employ 6,600 caring and committed colleagues across England and Scotland.

We have a proud history of breaking boundaries and are always looking for new ways to make a positive difference through bold ideas, innovative projects and impactful partnerships.

Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:

The successful candidate will be the registered manager for their geographical patch and provide leadership to Service Leaders who have responsibility for 13 Services across the Durham and Sunderland area

The Regional Manager will play a key role in the region’s exciting growth plans and develop Community Integrated Care’s presence as a leading provider in the region with appropriate local brand identity and organisational profile. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will be responsible for the operational and financial performance of a number of Services ensuring compliance with all statutory and contractual requirements. As part of the Leadership Team, you will contribute to the formulation of the organisation’s business planning process with overall responsibility for the implementation of the business plan within your allocated services.

• Professional Qualification in Health and Social Care eg qualified Nurse, Social Worker SVQ L4 or Care and Management L5.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Medication L3 Training
• Deep understanding of person-centred care
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Working with CQC regulations and inspection processes
• Experience working in complex care with in health and social care settings
• Working with MDT and participating in complex case reviews
• Previous working across multiple sites in a health and social care settings
• Experience leading teams and managing people
• Experience of managing budgets
• Knowledge of complex care and conditions like epilepsy and autism

About you:

• Professional Qualification in Health and Social Care eg qualified Nurse, Social Worker SVQ L4 or Care and Management L5.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Medication L3 Training
• Deep understanding of person-centred care
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Working with CQC regulations and inspection processes
• Experience working in complex care with in health and social care settings
• Working with MDT and participating in complex case reviews
• Previous working across multiple sites in a health and social care settings
• Experience leading teams and managing people
• Experience of managing budgetsKnowledge of complex care and conditions like epilepsy and autism

Naturally it is important too that you share our company values - We Include; We Deliver; We Aspire; We Respect; We Enable, which are at the heart of everything we do and ensure that we deliver high quality, consistent care and support. People's values are important to use, so we look for people with:

• Patience
• Empathy, compassion and sensitivity to others
• A strong work ethic
• Reliability
• Honesty
• Determination
• A problem solver
• Resilience

A Place I belong

Here at Community Integrated Care we aim to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong.

We want to an organisation that is truly fair and equal to all – where individual diversity is valued, unique characteristics celebrated and everyone feels able to bring their true selves to work.

By encouraging and embracing a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences, capabilities and viewpoints, we will build a stronger, richer, more vibrant workforce, which reflects the people we support, and the communities in which we work. It helps us make better decisions, bring fresh ideas and become a true provider and employer of choice.

We have a really clear plan to achieve this called A Place I Belong. This publicly sets out the promises we’ve made to achieving this vision and how we will hold ourselves to account to getting there. You can read more about this by clicking here.

We wish you the very best of luck in your application to joining our charity. Should you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to contact [e-mail]

Community Integrated Care is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

We’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level.

In our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34.

The Employee Net Promoter Score is a measure of how willing our colleagues are to recommend us as a good place to work to their loved ones – and a score of +34 is considered a Very Good score when compared to global benchmarks set by hundreds of other organisations.