Project Manager

Role Description

Project Manager – Business Change (Clearcare Project) 

Team: Performance Improvement Directorate (PID) 

Responsible To: Head of Continuous Improvement 

Location/Base: Home-based with extensive travel across the country as required 

Contract: Full time (40 hours/52 weeks) 

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 (depending upon PM qualifications and previous experience) & £4,800 car allowance

Main Purpose of the Job

To lead the successful delivery and embedding of CareTech’s Electronic Care Recording (Clearcare) system across Children’s Services, with a strong focus on driving sustainable business change, improving operational performance, and embedding new ways of working.

Working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, the role will ensure that the Clearcare project delivers its intended benefits by supporting behavioural change, improving quality of the care record, and enhancing frontline practice, rather than focusing solely on system implementation.

This is a significant change project which is part of a larger Transformation Programme aimed at enabling more effective, consistent, and compliant ways of managing care records across residential and education settings.

Essential Requirements  (see job description for full details).

• Experience of using Clearcare ECR system

• Extensive experience leading end-to-end, organisation-wide transformation programmes with demonstrable, measurable outcomes

• Experience delivering business change and transformation programmes, ideally within complex environments

• Strong project management experience (PRINCE2, Agile or similar methodologies)

• Proven ability to drive adoption, engagement, and behavioural change

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Experience working with senior leaders and influencing decision-making

• Ability to translate strategy into practical, operational solutions

• Strong analytical and reporting capability

• Good working knowledge of MS Office Desirable Requirements

• Project or change management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM)

• Experience of large-scale, multi-site transformation programmes

• Experience within children’s social care, healthcare, or related sectors

• Familiarity with digital or systems-enabled change programmes

• Knowledge of monday.com or similar tools

Why Choose CareTech?

• At the core of CareTech, is our commitment to supporting our amazing Service Users and their families - each with their own needs, aspirations and infinite potential to experience the Extraordinary Every Day!

• All of our colleagues – Care & Support Workers, Educators, Clinicians, Therapists, Fostering and Support Services are fully committed to CareTech’s goals. They understand the challenges and rewards of working with our Service Users, Children and Young People and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.

• A career in Care can be life-changing. The chance to make a real, positive difference every day and the opportunity to build experience, skills and recognised qualifications in a friendly, empowering environment, where people are at the heart of everything we do.

• As one of Europe’s largest Care & Special Needs Education providers, you will be able to grow and develop your career at CareTech - a place where we can offer job satisfaction and long-term career prospects.

Please note that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have the legal right and valid documentation to work in the UK at the time of applying.