About this role
Job summary
Children's Services is seeking an experienced and motivated Ofsted Registered Manager to lead our two short break homes in Camborne, supporting disabled children and young people and their families.
This is a crucial leadership role, providing high-quality, child-centred residential short breaks and ensuring services consistently meet Ofsted standards. The successful candidate will be educated to NVQ Level 5 or equivalent and bring substantial management experience, alongside strong knowledge and a genuine commitment to working with disabled children, young people and their parents/carers. You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering safe, effective and compassionate residential care, or relevant transferable experience.
This role offers an opportunity to make a real difference, lead dedicated teams, and shape high-quality services that positively impact children and families.
Main duties of the job
The Registered Manager holds overall operational responsibility for delivering a high-quality short breaks service within one of the Trust's residential settings. You will be required to register with Ofsted as the Registered Manager, in line with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, following successful completion of the Fit Person interview.
You will provide strong, visible leadership to your staff team, fostering a positive and inclusive culture that supports excellent care and continuous improvement. A key focus of the role is ensuring children and young people attending the service have access to a wide range of meaningful and enriching activities, while consistently achieving positive outcomes and strong Ofsted inspection results for disabled children and young people in your care.
The post holder will oversee the care and support of children and young people with complex healthcare needs, learning disabilities and/or life-limiting conditions that significantly impact daily living. Working closely with an Operational Lead and a multidisciplinary clinical team, care will be delivered following individual assessments of need, on a planned basis. You will also be responsible for the management, development and supervision of a staff team of approximately 15-25 colleagues, ensuring safe staffing, high standards of practice and ongoing professional development.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Experience Essential
NVQ Level 5 in management and leadership or equivalent Specialist and in-depth knowledge and understanding of Ofsted process is an the children's home regulations 2015 acquired through experience and or short courses/ self-structured learning Postgraduate qualification in respective children and young people or equivalent experience Experience of working within services that provide care for children and young people with a learning or physical disability
Desirable
Previous or current Ofsted registered manager status
Skills and Aptitude Essential
Innovative approach to problem solving Excellent written and verbal communication skills across a variety of audiences Effective liaison skills with the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, senior professionals, NHS managers, local authority, members of the public, and various stakeholders often requiring negotiation influencing and motivational skills Ability and discretion to take responsibility for deciding how best to identify opportunities an approach is to achieve expected goals and improve results
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Roston Crane Shortbreak Home
Camborne
TR14 7PW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)