Registered Manager
North Yorkshire Council
Harrogate, HG1 1ABView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,481 to £44,253
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Make a Difference Every Day Are you an experienced Team Leader or Deputy Manager ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have the leadershi...
Lead care and support services to ensure they are safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led. Maintain compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and North Yorkshire Council (NYC) policies
Drive continuous improvement and maintain accreditation through proactive change management.
Coordinate and organise care services for new and transferring individuals.
Ensure care is delivered in accordance with policies, procedures, care plans, and service level agreements.
Maintain effective working relationships with partners and other external stakeholders to ensure the quality-of-service delivery is maintained for the service
Lead, supervise, and motivate care staff to achieve high standards of performance through performance appraisals, training and development
Support recruitment, selection, induction, and retention activities.
Provide regular supervision and day-to-day guidance to team memebers.
Plan and manage staffing rotas, including arranging appropriate cover.
Authorise timesheets and ensure financial administration processes are adhered to.
Be responsible for the effective management of a budget
Ensure effective communication with service users, families, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies.
Ensure staff comply with health and safety requirements and risk management procedures.
Promote and uphold safeguarding practices at all times.
Ensure that resources are used in a planned way in
order to maintain an efficient and cost-effective service which takes full
account of both changing needs and resource availability.
Contribute to and implement an annual Service
Performance Plan. Ensure quality outcomes for individuals within the promoting
a persons wellbeing, independence, and healthy outcomes.
In conjunction with the line manager, contribute to
the improvement and modernisation of business processes consistent with the
Council and Directorate standards and procedures
Ensure that the service complies with both the Care
Quality Commission regulated activities and ensure that the service works
within NYC policies and procedures.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of
multi-disciplinary partnerships with other organisations, including health
providers, Clinical commissioning groups and other commissioners exploring and
negotiating on behalf of NYC on mixed models of service delivery within a
specified service(s)
You will undertake and monitor and sign off the
induction of new starters supporting their completion of the skills for Care
Induction.
Ensure care staff work in accordance with
individual care and service plans.
Agree and organise services for new/transferring
people.
Ensure clear arrangements are in place regarding
the provision of unscheduled care to residents in emergency situations.
Ensure effective communication with individuals
using the service, families, carers, and others involved in caring for
residents.
Team Leaders plan and implement rotas for staff cover, organise, and ensure
adequate staffing cover, authorisation of timesheets and other payments.
Recruitment, Selection and Induction of staff.
Ensure risk assessments are carried out and
that staff work within the Risk Management framework. Responsibility for the health and safety and
welfare of all staff in your area of responsibility.
Monitor sickness absence across your area of
responsibility. With appropriate
guidance from Human Resources take a lead role in proactively dealing with any
formal issues arising from sickness absence, disciplinary, performance,
grievances etc.
Appraise the line manager of matters arising which
are particularly sensitive in nature or are controversial.
Deal with any complaints assigned.
Deputise for line manager as appropriate
Contribute to the
analysis of community needs and commissioning plans.
NYC have a wide range of benefits including generous annual leave entitlement, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and to our employee benefits scheme, and commitment to staff training and development.
Experience
Essential
- We are looking for someone who has:
- Previous experience in a care setting, including supervising or leading staff.
- Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
- Experience of staff supervision, performance management, and development.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and risk management principles.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
- The ability to make decisions confidently and work effectively under pressure.
- Excellent spoken and written English skills.
- Additional Information
- A satisfactory DBS check is required for this post.
- It is an expectation that Registered Managers actively develop their knowledge, skills, and competencies in line with recognised management standards.
- This role involves regular spoken communication and requires a confident use of the English language.
- A level 3 qualification in Care, Promoting Independence or equivalent is required with a commitment to undertake a level 5 qualification in Leadership for Health and Social Care
- There is a requirement for the successful applicant to achieve registration with CQC as a fit and proper person to manage a registered service.
Qualifications
Essential
- An NVQ level 3 in Care/Promoting Independence or CQF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care
- The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young Peoples Services OR commitment to achieve this qualification within 12 months.
- Registered Manager Qualification or commitment to achieve Managers qualification within 12 months. Post holders require registration with Care Quality Commission (CQC) and will need to undertake a successful interview process to achieve registration as a fit and proper person to manage a registered service.
Desirable
- A management qualification.
- A professional social care or health qualification e.g., Social Work, OT, Nursing
- Management or Business qualification to NVQ level 4, BTEC, HNC
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First seen
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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