12/01/2026
NEW POSITION OPENING UP
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A CARE MANAGER
Care Manager Role and Responsibility
To provide senior operational and care leadership across the service, ensuring the safe, effective and consistent delivery of care. The Care Manager plays a critical role in maintaining service continuity, responding to operational pressures, and supporting the Registered Manager by taking responsibility and decisive action when issues arise. This role carries a clear expectation of flexibility and leadership in emergency or high-pressure situations.
The Care Manager is expected to support resolution rather than defer responsibility back to the Registered Manager or director!
Core Responsibilities
1. Client Care & Quality
• Complete new client assessments (complete, detailed, useful to carers) and support safe onboarding (client transition)
• Develop, review and update care plans and risk assessments
• Keep PASS client’s information up to date, error free and complete
• Carry out regular service reviews and quality monitoring visits
• Identify changes in client needs and take timely action
• Act as an advocate for clients, ensuring dignity, independence and choice
2. Staff Support & Field Leadership
• Provide visible leadership to care staff in the field
• Support care staff through:
o Introductions to new clients
o Equipment guidance
o Best practice support
• Address early performance concerns and escalate where required
• Act as a professional role model at all times
3. Operational Leadership & Service Continuity
The Care Manager is expected to actively support the continuity and stability of the service during periods of operational pressure.
This includes:
• Responding decisively to staff sickness, short-notice absence and rota instability
• Taking ownership of resolving urgent operational issues during working hours and on-call periods
• Supporting the service by delivering care calls when required, due to staffing shortages or emergency situations
• Making practical decisions to ensure clients receive safe care, escalating appropriately where risks cannot be mitigated
4. On-Call Duties
• Participate in a structured on-call rota:
o 1 morning per week (6am–8:30am)
o 1 evening per week (5pm–10pm)
o 1 full weekend every 4 weeks
• Manage sickness, urgent rota gaps and care delivery risks during on-call
• Escalate safeguarding concerns, medication errors or serious incidents immediately
5. Documentation & Compliance
• Ensure care records are accurate, timely and compliant
• Maintain clear documentation of:
o Assessments
o Reviews
o Quality visits
o Concerns and actions taken
• Feed risks, incidents and operational themes into governance systems
6. Communication & Team Working
• Communicate professionally with clients, families and professionals
• Work collaboratively with Coordinators, auditors and the Registered Manager
• Contribute to service improvement and learning
Leadership Expectation
The Care Manager role is a senior leadership position. It carries an expectation of flexibility, accountability and practical problem-solving to support the Director and Registered Manager in maintaining safe, effective and high quality service delivery. The role requires the ability to respond effectively to unforeseen
challenges without reliance on role boundaries as a limitation.