• Acting as the CQC Registered Manager and maintaining compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Leading the service in line with the Health and Social Care Act, CQC regulations, safeguarding requirements and company policies.
• Maintaining oversight of the service’s CQC rating, quality domains and improvement plans.
• Leading audits, governance activity, action plans and quality assurance processes.
• Maintaining strong clinical governance across the unit.
• Ensuring care records, risk assessments, rehabilitation plans and support plans are accurate, person-centred and up to date.
• Supporting safe and effective care for service users with complex neurological, rehabilitation and nursing needs.
• Providing visible, values-based leadership to staff across all roles and shifts.
• Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team to support service user outcomes, rehabilitation goals and safe care pathways.
• Managing staffing levels safely and within agreed financial parameters.
• Creating and managing the rota, ensuring it is completed in advance and recorded correctly.
• Monitoring recruitment, induction, probation, supervision, training and staff performance.
• Reducing agency use and supporting strong staff retention.
• Managing safeguarding concerns, complaints, incidents and lessons learned.
• Overseeing referrals, assessments, admissions, discharges and occupancy.
• Building strong relationships with commissioners, professionals, families and external partners.
• Maintaining financial oversight of the service, including staffing budgets and service-level expenditure.
• Promoting a positive, accountable and inclusive culture across the unit.

The key duties are aligned to the Registered Manager job description and declaration document provided.

What Our Values Mean in Practice

Reputable Care

• Maintaining high standards of care, clinical governance and compliance.
• Ensuring the service remains inspection-ready and responsive to regulatory requirements.
• Taking ownership of risks, actions and service improvement.
• Supporting safe and effective care for service users with complex needs.

Respect and Compassion

• Leading a service where every person is treated with dignity and understanding.
• Supporting staff to deliver care that is person-centred and responsive.
• Promoting rehabilitation, independence, choice and meaningful outcomes for service users.
• Creating a culture where service users, families and staff feel listened to and respected.

Robust Communication

• Communicating clearly with staff, senior leaders, professionals, families and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Escalating concerns promptly and ensuring actions are followed through.
• Maintaining accurate records, reports, handovers and governance information.
• Ensuring clear communication across clinical, care and operational teams.

Real Commitment

• Taking responsibility for the performance, safety and quality of the service.
• Supporting continuous improvement across care, staffing, clinical practice and systems.
• Being visible, reliable and consistent in your leadership.
• Supporting staff development, confidence and professional standards.

What You’ll Need

• Significant experience in a leadership or management role within adult social care, nursing, neurorehabilitation or a related setting.
• Qualified nurse status, such as RGN, RMN or RNLD.
• Strong knowledge of CQC standards, the Health and Social Care Act and relevant care legislation.
• Experience leading staff teams and managing service performance.
• A clear understanding of safeguarding, incident management, complaints and quality assurance.
• Strong clinical knowledge and confidence in care planning, risk assessment and nursing interventions.
• Experience managing rotas, staffing levels, budgets and service-level performance.
• Strong communication, decision-making and organisational skills.
• The ability to lead a specialist neuro-rehabilitation service with confidence, professionalism and compassion.
• A Registered Manager’s Award, Level 5 qualification or equivalent, or willingness to complete this where required.

Desirable

• Experience managing a neuro-rehabilitation, complex nursing or specialist clinical service.
• Experience working with acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury, progressive neurological conditions or spinal cord injuries.
• Experience working with commissioners, local authorities, NHS partners or specialist professionals.
• Experience working as part of, or leading within, a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience improving CQC outcomes and embedding service improvement plans.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership role within a specialist neuro-rehabilitation service.
• The opportunity to support service users with complex neurological and rehabilitation needs.
• Structured support from senior leaders, HR, recruitment, training, finance and quality compliance teams.
• The opportunity to lead and develop staff, clinical standards and service improvement.
• 33 days annual leave entitlement, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership support.

All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check, the cost of which is covered by Rushcliffe Care.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Rushcliffe Care Group is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Employment decisions are based on individual merit, qualifications, and the needs of the service. Some roles may have specific requirements, such as physical ability or effective communication in English, due to the nature of the care we provide. These requirements are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of our service users and are applied fairly and proportionately. To support our commitment to equal opportunities, we may collect diversity data as part of the application process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only, is anonymised where appropriate, and does not form part of the selection process. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

Benefits

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience

• Leadership: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification

• NMC PIN (required)

Work Authorisation

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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