Care Home Manager (Registered Manager) – Elderly Residential Care

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Career Development

Full-Time | Permanent

Care Home Manager Jobs in Rochdale | Registered Manager | Elderly Residential Care

Are you an experienced Care Home Manager, Registered Manager, Deputy Manager, or Domiciliary Care Manager looking to take the next step in your career?

We're looking for a compassionate, hands-on and ambitious Care Home Manager to lead a beautiful, small elderly residential care home in Rochdale.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and growing care provider that genuinely invests in its managers. Whether you're an experienced Registered Manager or a talented Deputy Manager or Domiciliary Care Manager ready to progress into your first Registered Manager role, we would love to hear from you.

If you're passionate about delivering outstanding care, developing your team and making a real difference to older people's lives, this could be the perfect opportunity.

About the Home

Our home provides high-quality residential care for older people in a warm, welcoming and homely environment.

As a small care home, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with residents, families and your team, creating a positive culture where exceptional care always comes first.

This is a hands-on management role, and we're looking for someone who enjoys being visible within the home, supporting residents and leading by example.

The Role

As Care Home Manager, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day management of the home, ensuring outstanding care, regulatory compliance and excellent resident outcomes.

You'll work closely with senior management while having the autonomy to lead your own service and develop your team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the residential care home.
• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care for elderly residents.
• Lead from the front with a visible, hands-on management style.
• Develop, review and oversee person-centred care plans and risk assessments.
• Ensure full compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards and regulatory requirements.
• Lead clinical governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
• Recruit, develop and retain a high-performing care team.
• Conduct staff supervisions, appraisals and performance management.
• Support staff through coaching, mentoring and ongoing development.
• Oversee medication management and auditing.
• Manage safeguarding concerns and ensure best practice is maintained.
• Build excellent relationships with residents, relatives, healthcare professionals and local authorities.
• Promote occupancy and maintain the home's excellent reputation within the community.
• Ensure effective rota management, staffing levels and budget control.

About You

We're looking for a caring leader who genuinely enjoys making a difference.

You may currently be:

• Registered Care Home Manager
• Care Home Manager
• Deputy Manager ready for promotion
• Domiciliary Care Manager looking to move into residential care

You'll have:

• Experience within elderly residential or nursing care.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• A genuine passion for delivering exceptional care.
• Strong hands-on care experience and the ability to support your team on the floor when needed.
• Experience developing and reviewing care plans.
• Good understanding of CQC regulations, governance and compliance.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessments and person-centred care.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Adult Care (or willingness to work towards it).

What We Offer

We believe our managers are key to delivering exceptional care, so we invest heavily in their development.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Ongoing leadership development
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Supportive senior leadership team
• Company pension
• Generous annual leave
• Employee recognition and reward schemes
• A supportive provider that values autonomy and innovation

Whether you're looking for your first Registered Manager position or your next long-term leadership opportunity, we'll support your continued professional growth.

Why Join Us?

This is more than just another Care Home Manager role.

You'll be leading a lovely, well-established home where you'll have the opportunity to build a strong team, develop the service and make a genuine difference to residents' lives every day.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about care—not just management—and who believes in leading by example, supporting staff and creating a home where residents feel safe, respected and valued.

Location

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Conveniently located for candidates living in:

• Rochdale
• Oldham
• Bury
• Heywood
• Middleton
• Bolton
• North Manchester
• Blackburn

Apply Today

If you're searching for your next Care Home Manager job in Rochdale, we'd love to hear from you.

This opportunity is ideal for experienced Registered Managers, ambitious Deputy Managers, Residential Care Managers, or Domiciliary Care Managers looking to step into residential care management with excellent support and long-term career progression.

Apply now and join a provider where outstanding care, strong leadership and career development go hand in hand.