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£35k-£48k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Domiciliary experience
Home care differs from residential. Look for relevant experience.
Rostering and logistics
Coordinating visits and staff is core. Probe how they manage it.
CQC and quality
Confirm their grasp of compliance and, where needed, registration.
How to run the hire
1. Define the service
Be clear on the size, hours and whether they hold the registration.
2. Check the essentials
Confirm domiciliary experience, qualifications and CQC knowledge.
3. Use a values interview
Assess care values and how they'd handle quality and staffing.
4. Include a scenario
A staffing or safeguarding scenario reveals their judgement.
5. Reference thoroughly
Confirm quality, conduct and safeguarding record.
Fees typically run 15-20% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts, and candidates are compliance-checked.
Usually 5-9 weeks.
Whether they need to hold the CQC registration is the main variable.
A Domiciliary Care Manager runs a home care service - managing care quality, staff, rostering and compliance for care delivered in people's own homes.
They often hold the CQC registration and are accountable for the service.
Usually, yes - coordinating care across many homes is different to running a single site.
We match domiciliary experience where it's needed, while considering strong managers from adjacent settings.
Try: How do you manage rostering when staff call in sick?
Tell me about maintaining quality across many visits.
How do you handle a safeguarding concern in someone's home? and How do you keep CQC-compliant?
Yes, including CQC Registered Managers for domiciliary services.
We verify registration and experience before presenting candidates.
Tell us about your role and a specialist social care recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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