Registered Manager, Smiddybrae House - ORK10923


Company:	Orkney Islands Council
Salary:	£48,017 to £50,919 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Dounby, KW17 2HH
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Nov 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Registered Manager

Smiddybrae House

35 Hours per week

Permanent

£48,017 - £50,919

£26.31 - £27.90 per hour

The above amounts include Distant islands Allowance

You will be reporting to the Adult Social Care Team Manager.

Your working pattern is Monday to Friday. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to manage and lead the day-to-day operations of services provided by Older People’s Services, providing clear leadership and ensuring that the services are delivered effectively and efficiently and that in doing so an ethos of re-ablement is promoted.

Orkney Health and Care is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Registered Manager to lead one of our residential care services.

This is a key leadership post responsible for the safe and effective delivery of high-quality care and support, ensuring that services are person centred, outcome focused and compliant with relevant legislation, standards and regulatory requirements.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post involves a contractual requirement to:

• participate in a standby rota covering out of hours,

click here for Standby Information

This post is a regulated role with adults and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

Interview expenses are payable for this post,

click here for further information.

Relocation package is available in line with Council Policy for this post,

click here for the Relocation Policy.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 22 November 2026, with shortlisting taking place 23 November 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 30 November 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Caroline Penman at caroline.penman@orkney.gov.uk or on 07536 978273.

For information on applying and our recruitment process,

click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your

feedback on our recruitment process.

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.

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