
Experienced Registered Care Manager specialising in regulatory compliance and quality assurance. Delivers high-quality domiciliary care services while ensuring adherence to CQC standards and legislative requirements. Implements quality improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes. Strong leadership in managing care plans and fostering relationships with patients and families, alongside effective team collaboration and problem-solving to continuously improve care quality.
Registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and delivered safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led domiciliary care services. * Led the service in accordance with the CQC Single Assessment Framework, embedding the Quality Statements across all areas of service delivery. * Ensured compliance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, CQC Fundamental Standards, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, and GDPR. * Developed and implemented robust quality assurance systems including internal audits, governance meetings, service reviews, action plans and continuous quality improvement initiatives. * Oversaw incidents, accidents, safeguarding concerns, complaints, and lessons learned, ensuring timely investigations and actionable improvements. * Led safeguarding investigations in partnership with Local Authorities, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of people receiving care. * Carried out comprehensive care assessments, risk assessments, environmental assessments and developed person-centred care plans tailored to individual needs. * Facilitated person-centred care that enhanced dignity, independence, choice, and respect for individuals. * Ensured effective medicines management through competency assessments, MAR audits, medication observations and staff supervision. * Recruited, inducted and managed care staff, senior carers and office personnel, ensuring safe recruitment practices and regulatory compliance. * Delivered comprehensive in-house training covering all Care Certificate Standards together with specialist clinical and mandatory training. * Conducted regular supervisions, competency assessments, spot checks, probation reviews, annual appraisals and performance management meetings. * Executed disciplinary procedures, investigations, grievance processes, and absence management, ensuring compliance with employment legislation. * Oversaw staff rotas, care allocation, emergency on-call support and business continuity planning. * Monitored service quality through audits, observations, client feedback, staff engagement and governance reports. * Built strong working relationships with GPs, District Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Continuing Healthcare Teams, Local Authorities and safeguarding professionals. * Ensured effective infection prevention and control practices, health and safety compliance and risk management across the service. * Managed referrals, assessments, care package implementation and regular care reviews to ensure changing needs were identified promptly. * Monitored KPIs including compliance, training, incidents, medication errors, complaints, staffing levels and quality outcomes. * Promoted a positive learning culture through reflective practice, continuous professional development and evidence-based improvements. * Demonstrated visible leadership, openness and transparency, creating a positive culture focused on continuous improvement and high-quality care.