Registered Manager – Residential – Learning Disabilities and autism

Title: Registered Manager - Residential - Learning Disabilities and autism 

Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £50,000
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

This position does not offer sponsorship. We are unable to accept applications from individuals who require a visa to work in the UK.

Overview

Compass Associates is recruiting on behalf of a specialist, values-driven provider of residential care for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and autonomous Registered Manager to lead a high-acuity, apartment-based service in Stoke-on-Trent.

Our client is a growing organisation with a 10-year track record of delivering outstanding outcomes for people with complex learning disabilities and behaviours of concern. They operate with a strong Positive Behaviour Support ethos and a genuine commitment to quality of life and restriction reduction not simply behaviour management.

This is a role for someone who thrives on challenge, is personally invested in the people they support, and has the resilience and autonomy to lead a complex service without close direction.

The Role

You will take full operational responsibility for a small bedded residential home in Stoke-on-Trent.

You will lead and manage a large team staff team, including a Deputy Manager, Senior Team Leader, and Team Leaders, reporting directly into the Regional Manager. You will be supported by a dedicated wraparound Specialist Support team, including PBS practitioners and a specialist learning disability nurse, who visit the service regularly.

Key Responsibilities

• Full day-to-day operational management of the service
• Overseeing complex, person-centred care plans, PBS plans, and restriction reduction plans
• Managing and responding to behaviours of concern in line with Positive Behaviour Support principles
• Leading Serious Incident Reviews and coordinating with the Specialist Support team
• Autonomously managing safeguarding referrals and CQC notifications
• Managing staff performance, conduct, investigations, and complaints across a large team
• Holding and maintaining CQC registration for the service

Requirements

• Previous CQC registration as a Registered Manager is essential
• Demonstrable experience managing high-acuity complex needs, including learning disabilities and behaviours of concern
• Strong working knowledge of PBS, MCA, DoLS, the Care Act, safeguarding, and CQC expectations
• Proven ability to manage large staff teams and high volumes of support hours
• NVQ Level 5 in Health and Social Care Leadership and Management is desirable but not essential
• Autonomous and confident in acting without prompting on regulatory and safeguarding matters
• Resilient, highly organised, and able to manage multiple competing priorities on a daily basis
• A genuine commitment to quality of life, restriction reduction, and person-centred outcomes
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
• Suitable backgrounds include Registered Managers, Service Managers, Locality Managers, Area Managers, Regional Managers, and turnaround or interim managers seeking a permanent role

Benefits

• £50,000 per annum (fixed)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Mileage reimbursement at 45p per mile for travel outside of the service
• Clear career progression pathways within a growing organisation

Working Pattern

• Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, fully on site
• On-call rota of 1 in 7 weeks shared across regional managers and deputies

Recommendations

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 in John Lewis vouchers or a £200 charity donation for each successful recommendation.

Compass Associates, established in 2009, is an award-winning, UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.