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CQC Registered Manager (Independent Living/Domiciliary Care)
Location: Remote – National
Contract: Full Time | Permanent
Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 per annum
Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence essential
A leadership role with heart.
Are you looking for a management role where you can see the impact you make every day in a worthwhile (and often overlooked) area? Where you can benefit from the specialist experience of a committed, established team around you AND be a part of the growth of a national charity? Where no two days are the same, but where each day makes a difference to people living with deafblindness and complex needs?
What you’ll be doing
As Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day operational management of Deafblind UKs Independent Living/Domiciliary care Services, and community communicator guide support.
That means:
- Lead the day-to-day management of domiciliary care, independent living, and communicator guide services
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred support that promotes independence and positive outcomes
- Manage and develop Care Coordinators, Team Leaders, and support staff to drive performance
- Ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission standards, including inspections, audits, and reporting
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, health professionals, and stakeholders
- Oversee care planning, reviews, and service delivery in line with individual needs and outcomes
- Manage service budgets, rotas, and resource allocation effectively
- Lead recruitment, induction, supervision, and ongoing development of staff teams
- Promote a positive, open culture with a focus on quality, safeguarding, and continuous improvement
- Monitor performance, manage risk, and implement improvement plans where required
- Ensure safe practices across all services, including medication, safeguarding, and health & safety
- Act as an ambassador for Deafblind UK, supporting service growth and development
- Participate in on-call duties and work flexibly to meet service needsI
In short — you’ll keep the service strong, the team motivated, and the standards high.
About you
You will need to have solid previous experience as a Registered Manager with CQC, along with:
- Experienced in supported living or regulated care
- Comfortable leading teams and juggling rotas
- Familiar with CQC regulations and compliance
- A natural communicator who can build strong relationships
- Level 5 Leadership & Management (or equivalent) or working towards
Never worked with deafblind individuals before? No problem at all. We’ll give you all the training you need.
What matters most is your leadership, compassion and drive to make services better.
What you’ll get in return
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays (increases by a day at both 3 years of service and 5 years of service)
- Westfield Health – which includes the below:
- Cash reimbursement for a range of health-related costs that we all incur regularly, such as dental and optical costs, hospital in patient or day care, and more.
- Cover is for yourself, and certain cash benefits cover up to 4 dependent children
- A Doctor line giving access to a GP 24/7
- A discount scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- 24-hour employee helpline
- Workplace Pension - eligible employees are enrolled onto the workplace pension scheme
Why Deafblind UK?
We’re a national charity with a big mission: helping people with deafblindness live full, independent and connected lives.
From specialist support services to national advocacy, we work every day to create a world where sensory disabilities don’t limit opportunity.
And we do it with passionate people who care about what they do.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
We support people who have combined sight and hearing loss which affects their access to information, mobility and communication.
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