Registered Service Manager
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £65,000 to £70,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2026 |
| Location: | CR0 6XE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Purosearch |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JOB-57447-20726 |
Summary
Registered Service Manager
Croydon
£70K
Contract - Permanent
Are you an experienced Registered Care Home Manager or Mental Health Service Manager passionate about making a difference in the lives of male, working-age, adults with Mental Health, Neurocognitive Disorders and Acquired Brain Injuries? This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected care provider in Croydon as a Registered Service Manager, leading a medium-sized, person-centred, residential service registered with the CQC.
We are looking for a dedicated and motivated Registered Care Home Manager to lead a skilled team and deliver outstanding care for individuals with complex needs. If you're a strong leader with a passion for quality care and regulatory compliance, we want to hear from you.
About the role:
As a Registered Care Home Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of a residential care homes that support adults with Mental Health, Neurocognitive Disorders and Acquired Brain Injuries. You will be the CQC-registered manager, ensuring the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led.
Key Responsibilities:
• Managing the day-to-day running of the services and coordinating its operations
• To manage and ensure the smooth running of the service
• Direct line management of the clinical lead and ensuring arrangements are secured to ensure that this post holder receives appropriate levels of clinical supervision from the identified external party
• Train, supervise, appraise, line manage and retain all support staff for the service
• Ensure that all residents are subject to ongoing MDT assessments to determine their individual needs, in order to accurately formulate care plans and risk assessments which are ‘Person Centred’
• Ensure CQC requirements are always upheld
• Monitor the day-to-day care of all service users in the service
• Effectively coordinate service users’ reviews
• To ensure medication is administered as prescribed and that it is reviewed at appropriate intervals by medical staff
• Facilitate and coordinate treatment plans using the care programme approach and good clinical practice within the MDT setting, ensuring effective use of resources and the updating of plans within agreed time limits
• Carry out regular medication audit at the service
• Out of hours on call (rotational basis)
The RIGHT Candidate:
• Experience of managing similar registered care homes with nursing
• RMN / RGN
• Strong people management skills
• Experience of managing a team, including supervision, appraisal, and conflict resolution
• Have a good ability to manage and diligently account for the home’s finances
• Have been a CQC registered manager for at least 2 years, with experience of managing a CQC registered service
• Have experience working with adults with mental health and learning disability needs in a similar care home/ residential or secure setting
• Competent understanding of the CQC regulations and inspection criteria
• Ability to develop teams to best support services users who will, at times, exhibit behaviours which challenge the service
• Confidence, resilience, a professional approach and the ability to balance quality and commercial considerations
If you're the right manager for this role: call Ross @ Purosearch on 02079527641 or email your cv to r.purbrick@purosearch.com