CQC Registered Managers, Home Managers and Care Leadership Recruitment across England

Permanent Recruitment for CQC Registered Managers, Home Managers and Adult Social Care Leadership across England

Connecting Adult Social Care Providers with Experienced Permanent Care Leadership Talent

At MindSearch Medical UK, we specialise in permanent recruitment for adult social care providers across England.

We connect care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care providers and multisite care groups with experienced leaders, including CQC Registered Managers, Home Managers, Deputy Managers, Clinical Leads, Unit Managers and Regional Managers.

Through targeted search, market mapping and direct candidate engagement, we identify care leaders with the experience, judgement and operational credibility needed to make a lasting impact in regulated care environments.

Compliance & Standards

• Right to Work status pre-screened
• CQC registration history and regulated care experience reviewed
• NMC PIN checked where relevant for clinical leadership roles
• Professional references requested
• DBS and occupational health checks completed by the employer before start date

Our Expertise

Regulated Care Management Roles

CQC Registered Managers
Registered Managers for Domiciliary Care
Registered Managers for Supported Living
Registered Managers for Specialist Adult Care Services

Care Home & Nursing Home Leadership

Residential Home Managers
Care Home Managers
Nursing Home Managers
Deputy Managers
Unit Managers

Clinical Leadership in Adult Social Care

Clinical Leads
Nurse Managers
RGN Clinical Leads
RMN Clinical Leads
Deputy Managers with Nursing Background

Regional & Multisite Care Leadership

Regional Managers
Area Managers
Operations Managers
Regional Clinical Leads
Senior Managers for Care Groups

Recruitment performed with precision discretion market insight

For Clients

Tailored Permanent Recruitment for Your Care Organisation - We partner with adult social care providers to understand your service model, operational challenges, leadership needs and regulatory environment.
Whether you operate care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care services, supported living services or a multisite care group, we help you identify experienced leaders who can strengthen care quality, staff retention, CQC readiness and operational performance.
Targeted Search with Speed and Precision - We specialise in permanent recruitment for care management and leadership roles across England, including CQC Registered Managers, Home Managers, Deputy Managers, Clinical Leads, Unit Managers and Regional Managers.
Where the right candidate is not already visible on the market, we conduct targeted market mapping and directly approach experienced care leaders who may not be actively looking for a move.
Acting as a confidential intermediary, we represent your organisation professionally and ensure discretion throughout the process.
Strategic Support Beyond Recruitment - Beyond individual placements, we support care providers in strengthening leadership structures, planning succession and building stable management teams for sustainable growth.
Our aim is to help you recruit leaders who can make a measurable impact in regulated adult social care environments.

For candidates

Expertise in Adult Social Care Leadership. We understand the adult social care sector in England and the expectations of care providers operating in regulated environments.
We work with experienced care professionals across care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care, supported living and specialist adult care services.
By taking the time to understand your experience, career goals, preferred location and motivations, we present opportunities that are genuinely aligned with your background and ambitions.
Dedicated Support Throughout the Process. From our first conversation to onboarding, we guide you through each stage of the recruitment process.
We listen, advise and represent you with discretion, providing clear feedback and practical support to help you make the right career move with confidence.
Building a Lasting Career Path. We support care management and leadership professionals in securing permanent roles that reflect their experience, values and long-term ambitions.
Our role is to take an objective view of your profile, assess where you can make the strongest impact, and match you with the right care organisation.
Trust and Confidentiality. We work with trusted adult social care providers across England.
Confidentiality is central to our approach. The information you share with us is used only to assess the match between your profile, your expectations and the employer's needs.
Typical roles we recruit include:
• CQC Registered Managers
• Home Managers
• Nursing Home Managers
• Domiciliary Care Registered Managers
• Deputy Managers
• Clinical Leads
• Unit Managers
• Regional Managers and Area Managers

Our Permanent Recruitment Process

We believe in transparency, discretion and targeted recruitment solutions for adult social care providers.

Our recruitment process is designed to help you secure experienced permanent leaders while reducing the time and resources spent on selection.

Step 1: Understanding Your Needs

We begin with a detailed consultation to understand your service, role requirements, leadership challenges, regulatory context, team structure and operational priorities.

Step 2: Targeted Search & Selection

We combine market mapping with a proactive direct search approach. We identify and approach experienced care leaders, including candidates who may not be actively applying for new roles.

Each candidate is screened through a structured interview, with a focus on relevant care leadership experience, CQC exposure, service type, management capability, motivation, salary expectations and availability.

Step 3: Interview Coordination

We manage the interview process with clarity and discretion. Candidates are fully briefed on your organisation, the role, expectations and recruitment process so both sides can have focused and productive discussions.

Step 4: Evaluation & Compliance

Following interviews, we collect feedback from both parties and advise on the strongest match.

We pre-screen Right to Work status, review CQC registration history and regulated care experience, and check NMC registration where relevant for clinical leadership roles.

Professional references, DBS and occupational health checks are completed in line with the employer's onboarding process.

Step 5: Offer & Integration

We support salary discussions, offer management and candidate communication to help secure the right appointment.

Our support continues through onboarding to help both client and candidate achieve a smooth and lasting transition.

Step 6: Follow-up

Our commitment does not end at placement. We maintain contact after onboarding to support long-term success for both the care professional and the organisation.

About us

A group of six dedicated experts with a combined 36 years of recruitment experience

Some figures

37 years

cumulative experience in recruitment

6 experts

including 3 researchers

21 days

This is the average time to identify and present the ideal profile to you.

96.2%

candidates presented have validated their trial period

21289

qualified professionals mapped across our specialist recruitment markets

They trust us

They Trust MindSearch

These testimonials reflect the experience of clients and candidates who have worked with MindSearch across our specialist recruitment markets.

Our approach is based on discretion, direct search, structured candidate assessment and long-term relationships.

Having needed Mindsearch personally and then professionally, we are assured, with the team, of obtaining numerous contacts as their network is so important. You are certain to obtain very precise reports and feedback on candidates or companies. The analyses are very reliable.
Strong contacts and exchanges where people remain at the heart of their research and their concerns. A dynamic and extremely friendly and serious team, while being very discreet. Real pros!

JP - Regional Director -

Tenacity, clarity, kindness.
Three words to sum up my recruitment by MindSearch.
Their great quality: a real knowledge of the temporary work groups for which they recruit. No fuss, just concrete, and that is precious. A big thank you!

LD - Agency Manager -

I regularly used the MINDSEARCH recruitment firm to find qualified and experienced staff, and I was able to see real professionalism in their approach.
Firstly, through great precision in understanding my needs, but also through their precise and efficient recruitment process.
The applications proposed were always adapted to my needs, and allowed me to qualitatively increase the human capital of my company.

HL - Sales Director -

Isabelle is a good listener, makes a good diagnosis, which she uses well for her research. She also supports candidates in their decision-making and knows how to step aside when necessary. I would not hesitate to call on this firm again.

IR - DR

I sincerely hope that anyone who decides to make a career change like I did can benefit from a recruiter like you.
You were able to listen, you were able to give me all the explanations and details I needed.

AS - BU Director

Very good listening to customer needs, good expertise in the professional environment in which my company operates, great responsiveness in sending applications, profiles corresponding to expectations, great availability of contacts.

MM - BU Director

I have been working with Mindsearch for several years, we have always been satisfied with the work provided. The perfect understanding of our needs allows us to have quality candidates. We have many talented employees in our teams recruited thanks to Isabelle and Jacques

CD-HRD

"Listening, availability, efficiency! Jacques was able to understand my research, my professional project and offer me an opportunity within a company that corresponds to my values. I recommend!!"

SJ - Regional Director

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