Registered Manager

Active Care Group; Rushden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider is seeking a Registered Manager (clinical) in Rushden, UK. The role involves managing the rehabilitation service for adults with complex needs, ensuring high-quality care, compliance with regulatory standards, and overseeing team performance and budget management. Candidates must have leadership experience in the health sector, relevant qualifications, and a strong commitment to delivering excellent patient care. This role offers 37.5 hours per week with benefits including training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Paid NMC renewal

Free 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• A legal right to work in the UK.
• Current NMC Pin registration or clinical background/experience desirable.
• Experience of health and/or care sector at deputy manager level or above.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching and developing colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of running the service, ensuring colleagues empower the people we support.
• Maximise the potential of team members.
• Manage budget and financial performance.
• Ensure care and regulatory standards are met.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Budgetary skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

QCF / NVQ Level 5 or above in health and social care

Job description

Come and join the UK's 4th largest provider in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Manager (clinical) to join our Brain Injury Rehabilitation service in Kingly Terrace, Rushden Northamptonshire.

We are providers of transitional, maintenance and long term residential care and rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injury and / or neurological disability who present with varied and complex needs. We have 12 ensuite bedrooms within the service, 4 of these have been recently built and form part of our new extension.

The therapy-led service consists of , therapists and support workers with a strong focus on delivering individualised care and achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we support.

We're looking for a Registered Manager with a passion for delivering outstanding care to our residents. You will manage and oversee the needs of the highly dependent residents; provide direction and leadership to ensure effective management of the home. To manage the interactions, expectations and outcomes of funders, families and multi disciplinary teams to ensure resident needs are fully understood and met, whilst also considering overall profitability of the business.

As the Registered Manager you will assume key accountability for the service ensuring it operates at a consistently high level. You will have overall responsibility for the recruitment and retention of your team, business planning, financial performance and overseeing quality compliance standards all so that we can deliver safe and effective care. In addition, you will review continuous improvement strategies to ensure the service is delivered efficiently and within budget.

What you’ll be working:

We're flexible, so you’ll work a total 37.5 hours per week.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work independently with responsibility for all aspects of running the service, ensuring colleagues empower the people we support.
• Lead a valued team, maximising the potential of the individuals within it.
• Be responsible for budgetary management (income and expenditure).
• Be responsible for the day‑to‑day housekeeping of the property including infection prevention and control of the services and facilities.
• Manage and supervise the senior management team, ensuring that appropriate management arrangements are in place at all times, including out‑of‑hours on‑call.
• Ensure that all care standards, regulatory standards and other quality measurement criteria are met, and that all notifications to the relevant regulatory body, safeguarding authority or other agencies are made as required and in a timely fashion.
• Be responsible for ensuring that robust local integrated governance arrangements are in place, and that the quality & performance management system is maintained to a high standard.
• Take overall responsibility for recruitment and retention; supervision/appraisal and development of all colleagues on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Ensure resources available over the 24‑hour period are sufficient, as regards number, qualification, training, experience, gender mix and skill mix where appropriate.
• Ensure attainment and maintenance of full bed occupancy through appropriate commissioner relationships, marketing and referral processing, according to company guidelines and policies.
• Ensure all people we support and colleagues are safeguarded and any concerns are raised appropriately.
• Care notes are the responsibility of all managers, ensuring colleagues are aware of the needs of all people we support; all notes must be formulated, implemented, reviewed and audited on a regular basis and in line with policy.
• Ensure systems are in place to monitor and record that all staff are subject to the required employment checks, including maintaining their professional registration where appropriate, in accordance with company policy.
• Act as a role model of the company behaviours and culture and be an ambassador for the Group both internally and externally.

What you’ll have:

• A legal right to work in the UK
• A current NMC Pin registration or clinical background/experience desirable
• Experience of the health and/or care sector at deputy manager level or above
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Demonstrable experience of coaching and developing colleagues
• Experience of working in a fast‑paced environment
• Regulatory experience
• QCF / NVQ Level 5 or above in health and social care
• Good leadership skills
• Independent and self‑motivated
• Good understanding of the relevant regulatory framework, regulations and legislation
• Strong person‑focused attitude
• Excellent analytical and budgetary skills
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise as appropriate
• The ability to influence and advise at all levels
• Strong commercial acumen
• Experience of management of colleagues
• Good understanding of safeguarding
• Regular contact with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders, requiring highly developed and well‑practiced communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to be flexible in communication style depending on the audience and subject. Both verbally and written.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e‑learning and face‑to‑face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24‑hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline & app to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest personal pension account
• Paid NMC renewal
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding active behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced sick & maternity pay benefits
• Refer a friend scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for nurses, therapists & doctors, £500 for all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• And, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with the Group