Registered Manager - Treetops, Colchester

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is looking for a Registered Manager for its Treetops care home in Colchester. The ideal candidate will manage the operations ensuring top-quality, person-centred care while leading a dedicated team. Responsibilities include compliance with care standards and implementing improvement plans, making this a pivotal role in supporting adults with disabilities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Commitment to equal opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Must hold a CQC registration and RGN PIN.
• Willingness to achieve relevant qualifications.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall operation and care quality at the care home.
• Lead and support staff to ensure effective care delivery.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and legal requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance monitoring

Quality assurance

Team management

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Registered Manager Award or equivalent

Relevant nursing or social work qualifications

Job description

Registered Manager - Treetops, Colchester

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Treetops, we are recruiting for a Registered Manager, holding an RGN PIN.

We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive, and Courageous in all that we do.

Our disability services across adult care, children's care, and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible, and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role

As a Registered Manager, it will be your role to support staff and the people supported. You will take full responsibility for developing and implementing systems and processes to ensure we provide the highest quality of care and support.

We are looking for a candidate who holds their CQC registration, an RGN PIN, and a Level 5 in Health and Social Care, or is willing to work towards this qualification.

Treetops is a high-dependency, residential care home providing 24-hour nursing and personal care for adults with disabilities, most of whom are younger. People at Treetops have a wide range of individual choices, enabled by active support from staff. The service takes a person-centred, flexible approach.

Main duties of the job

As the Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management and operation of the care home, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance with all relevant legislation. You will lead and manage a team to provide safe, compassionate, and person-centred care to adults in a residential setting. Your key focus will be to ensure the wellbeing of the people we support while promoting independence, dignity, and respect.

About us

Shaftesbury is a disability charity committed to enabling children, young people, and adults to live fulfilling lives.

What makes life livable is never down to just one thing — it's the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services, we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute, and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

As the Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the overall management and operation of the care home, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance with all relevant legislation. You will lead and manage a team to provide safe, compassionate, and person-centred care to adults in a residential setting. Your key focus will be to ensure the wellbeing of the people we support while promoting independence, dignity, and respect.

Main Duties

• Ensuring that we provide good or outstanding support to all of the people we support.
• Understanding and complying with statutory and legal requirements.
• Following Shaftesbury policies and procedures, investigating deviations, and embedding learning.
• Undertaking or assigning key self-assessment audits to ensure compliance.
• Monitoring the quality of records through sampling methods.
• Overseeing KPIs to ensure service performance aligns with Shaftesbury's expectations.
• Acting as the Local Safeguarding Lead.
• Monitoring rotas to ensure appropriate support levels within budget.
• Managing accounts and exploring/resolving variances.
• Re-assessing care needs and updating contracts accordingly.
• Developing an annual service improvement plan.
• Monitoring operational systems and ensuring regular audits.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Use of the full breadth of RQF units if holding the Level 5 Diploma.
• Willingness to achieve relevant qualifications as needed.
• Application to the regulator for Registered Manager status and suitability interview.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Registered Manager Award or equivalent.
• Relevant social work, nursing, physiotherapy, or occupational therapy qualifications and registration.
• Up-to-date statutory training in Fire Safety, Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Child/Adult Protection, First Aid, Equality & Diversity, etc.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to verify no previous convictions.