Signs a Career as a Care Manager is for You

A Care Manager is responsible for the daily operation of a care setting and ensuring the service provided meets national care standards. This includes managing and recruiting staff and managing budgets. Here are the signs you’d make a good care manager:

You have…

• a passion for working with people and providing person-centred care
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to communicate with a range of people
• excellent written skills for writing reports
• leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate others
• the capacity to work under pressure and to take a problem-solving approach to work
• effective organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise your own and others’ workload
• numerical skills for managing budgets
• an understanding of accountability to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

You want to…

• ensure the delivery of quality, person-centred care
• manage budgets and the financial effectiveness of the setting
• recruit, train and supervise staff
• chair meetings and deliver training
• maintain quality standards and ensure health and safety compliance
• ensure any regulatory activity, such as personal care and administering medicines, is delivered within regulations
• provide information, advice and support to residents’ families
• organise activities for residents and actively promote their independence
• liaise with and maintain partnerships with other local community organisations.

You don’t mind…

• Shifts, evening and weekend work and some on-call duties in the event of an emergency.

Getting started

Although a degree isn’t essential for care management, having a relevant degree qualification will improve your employability. 

Possessing qualifications in management and leadership would be useful, as would further qualifications in a specialism such as dementia. A higher apprenticeship can provide this managerial experience.

Most care manager jobs require management experience in a relevant field so try to gain this experience in a way that can be clearly demonstrated to an employer; you might discuss adding responsibilities to your job description with your manager or apply for a deputy care manager position.

Search all care manager jobs on our vacancies page.

Article source: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/care-manager