Registered Manager

Annual salary: up to £45,000.00

Registered Manager – Extra Care (Multi-Site Coverage)

Location - Cambridge (Chesterton area)

Contract – Permanent / Full-Time position

Salary – Up to £45,000, plus great company benefits.

We’re looking for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a well-established Extra Care service in the Chesterton area of Cambridge, alongside supporting wider multi-site operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a vibrant, community-focused service, with the support of an experienced leadership team and the opportunity to shape and grow the service.

Reporting into the Operations Director of Care you will manage a team of Care Co-Ordinators and Care Workers to provide the best possible care at our purpose-built Extra Care service within a local community.

This is a great opportunity to shape and develop services, not just maintain them.

About the role:

As Registered Manager, you’ll take full responsibility for service delivery, team performance, and compliance across your service and associated sites.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the day-to-day operations of the services
• Ensuring strong CQC compliance and high-quality care delivery
• Managing, developing and motivating a dedicated care team
• Overseeing recruitment, staffing levels and retention
• Driving service performance, occupancy and growth
• Managing budgets and delivering against KPIs
• Building strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners and stakeholders

Key Criteria:

• An experienced Registered Manager — or a strong Deputy ready to step up
• Level 5 qualified (or working towards) in Health & Social Care
• Confident with CQC standards and inspections
• A strong leader who can develop and inspire teams
• Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets and targets
• An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills

At Mears, we deliver high-quality, person-centred support that enables people to live independently in their communities. You’ll be leading a service that plays a vital role in improving lives every day.

If you want a role that has the opportunity to develop and grow services, a clear progression within a national organisation and have strong senior leadership structure, this might be the role for you.

Benefits:  

• Friendly and flexible working environment 
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% on coffee, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless 
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• 25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• Access to employee support and wellbeing services
• Mears offer a company pension, life insurance and share save scheme
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment 
• Use and access to the latest technology. ​

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk)

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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