Seven residents. One home. One site. £45,000 to £55,000.
If you are a Registered Manager covering a patch of services you barely see, read on. This is the opposite of that job.
Chamarel is a 7-bed LD residential care home in Longstanton, just outside Cambridge, supporting adults with moderate learning disabilities. We are rated Good by CQC. We have been part of this village for over 30 years. Our residents have lived with us for years, not months, and several of them go out to day services and community groups that they chose themselves.
We are looking for one Registered Manager to lead it. Not a regional manager. Not a manager of managers. The manager of this home.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
One home, one site, seven people. You will know every resident, every family, every day service and every member of your team by name. There is no patch to cover, no mileage between services, and nothing on your registration that you have not personally seen.
A Good rating to build on. This is not a turnaround and it is not an improvement notice. The home is stable, the team is settled, and you inherit an established senior team leader already in post.
Real autonomy, with owners who answer the phone. Chamarel is independent and family run, not a national chain. You will deal directly with the directors and with our Nominated Individual, who is also the home's infection prevention and control lead and medication lead, so she knows the service in detail. Decisions get made in a conversation, not in a regional review six weeks out.
Top of the market pay for an LD residential manager. £45,000 to £55,000. We researched what this role pays across the sector before we wrote that number.
WHAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY DO
You hold the CQC registration for the home and you run it day to day:
- Lead, supervise and develop the staff team, and own recruitment and induction
- Own the rota, staffing levels and skill mix across every shift
- Keep the home compliant with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the fundamental standards, including notifications and inspections
- Lead on safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act and least restrictive practice, health and safety, infection control and incident reporting
- Run the audit cycle and act on what it tells you, and keep care records and risk assessments accurate
- Oversee safe storage and administration of medication
- Support residents to build independence, life skills and a genuine presence in the community
- Work with Cambridgeshire County Council commissioners, social workers, health professionals and families, and support new placements
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care, either held or being worked towards. If you do not have it yet, that is not a barrier
- Experience as a Registered Manager, or as a deputy manager ready to step up
- Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities
- Working knowledge of CQC regulation and what actually evidences compliance
- Someone who wants to stay. Continuity matters more to our residents than it does to us
TO APPLY
Apply through LinkedIn, or send your CV to enquiry@chamarelhealthcare.com. If you would rather ask questions before you apply, call 07471506254 and we will talk it through properly.
Website: www.chamarelhealthcare.com
Instagram: @chamarelhealthcare
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