Registered Manager

CQC Registered Manager

• Location: Cambridgeshire
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: £65,000

We are seeking a Registered Manager. This senior social care leadership role focuses on supporting adults with complex mental health needs within supported living and community-based services. The role is pivotal in ensuring services are safe, lawful, and dignified, providing credible alternatives to hospital admission.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Oversee regulatory compliance, service quality, staffing, safeguarding, risk management, and governance across multiple supported living services.
• Work closely with commissioners, integrated care systems, local authorities, and health professionals, maintaining clear boundaries between social care provision and healthcare delivery.
• Hold full responsibility for Care Quality Commission registration under the regulated activities of Personal Care and Treatment of Disease, Disorder, or Injury.
• Ensure services are delivered in a person-centered, rights-based, and least restrictive manner, focusing on community inclusion and tenancy sustainment.
• Manage risk through skilled staffing, Positive Behaviour Support, environmental design, and clear escalation pathways.
• Lead on recruitment, supervision, performance management, and development of staff within the pathway.
• Act as a senior safeguarding lead, ensuring all safeguarding concerns are managed appropriately.

Required Skills &

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years' experience in social care or complex mental health community-based settings, including supported living.
• Strong leadership experience managing services for individuals with complex mental health needs.
• In-depth knowledge of social care regulation, safeguarding, CQC expectations, and the distinction between social care and healthcare.
• Proven ability in workforce leadership, risk management, and effective partnership working within complex community services.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience as a CQC Registered Manager or Deputy Manager within mental health or supported living services.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or commitment to achieve this.
• Experience in admission avoidance, discharge planning, or step-down from inpatient settings.
• Familiarity with PBS implementation, pathway-level service development, or organisational governance contribution.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary package.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.

To apply for the Registered Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.