Registered Manager Family Assessment Centre

Registered Manager - Family Assessment Centre

Oldham Salary Up to £70,000

Our client is looking for a driven Registered Manager to lead their Family Assessment Centre in Oldham. You will be the visionary force, responsible for shaping the Statement of Purpose, driving clinical excellence, and ensuring every member of your team is equipped to deliver high quality, impactful care.

Our service is currently rated GOOD by Ofsted and supports up to 3 families.

The Opportunity: What You'll Be Doing

As the Registered Manager, you will be accountable for the entire operation of the service, ensuring compliance, quality, and clinical integrity across all functions.

Leadership & Quality Assurance

• Strategic Leadership: develop, communicate and deliver the service's Statement of Purpose, ensuring all operations comply with relevant legislation and policies.
• Team Management: provide strong, motivational leadership, supervision and coaching to the staff team, coordinating recruitment, induction and continuous professional development.
• Clinical Excellence: produce and execute a development plan that fosters high quality, clinically informed practice and safeguards the rights and well being of all residents.
• Accountability: liaise with regulatory organisations, register with the regulator, uphold all requirements and manage inspections and documentation.

Operations & Compliance

• Casework Oversight: coordinate and monitor all casework, administrative functions and internal processes, ensuring the highest standards of performance.
• Stakeholder Engagement: build effective relationships with employees, families, multidisciplinary teams and commissioning authorities.
• Resource Management: oversee duty rota, manage the service budget, adhere to financial procedures and ensure the physical environment remains clean, safe and well maintained.
• Ethics & Safety: ensure professional ethics and safe working practices are demonstrated by all employees at all times, including managing medication processes in line with policy.
• Support: participate in an on call system to provide essential support outside of standard hours.

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or willingness to work towards this immediately) or be a Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience: significant experience working in a family assessment centre environment.
• Knowledge: strong knowledge of child protection, family support services and all relevant laws, regulations and ethical standards.
• Skills: proven leadership and supervisory experience, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and professionalism.