Care Assistant to Registered Manager
A pathway is a product here, not marketing copy: it has a page, a price, a progress bar and a certificate. Rungs are mapped to the Care Workforce Pathway role categories, because that is the framework the sector and the funding both use.
Completed courses tick automatically when you are logged in — you never pay twice for the same module.
Care Certificate & mandatory training
The 16 standards plus the statutory bundle: safeguarding adults and children, MCA and DoLS, infection prevention, moving and positioning, information governance, fire and health and safety, food hygiene.
Core Practice Bundle
Medication administration with competency observation, dementia care, end of life care, person-centred practice and record keeping to a legal standard.
Enhanced Care Worker Clinical Suite
NEWS2 and the deteriorating person, catheter and stoma care, enteral feeding, diabetes, epilepsy and rescue medication, wound care and tissue viability — with delegated activities signed off and scoped.
Career Progression Programme — Level 4
Supervision, observation and day-to-day team leadership, as part of the accredited Career Progression Programme.
Career Progression Programme — Level 5
Governance, quality improvement and service management, as part of the accredited Career Progression Programme.
Career Progression Programme — Management Excellence
CQC readiness, safeguarding leadership, governance, auditing, HR, complaints, inspection prep and operational management.
Every course sits on a mapped route from entry to consultancy
A generic role-progression reference across the whole platform — qualification, core competencies, recommended training and an indicative salary band at each of the eight levels.
| LEVEL | QUALIFICATION | CORE COMPETENCIES | RECOMMENDED TRAINING | INDICATIVE SALARY | NEXT STEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare Assistant Entry | Care Certificate (16 Standards) | Personal care · communication · safeguarding awareness | Mandatory training suite | £23,500 – £25,000 | Care Practitioner |
Care Practitioner 0–2 yrs | RQF Level 2 Health & Social Care | Moving & handling · medication · infection control | Clinical skills foundation | £24,000 – £26,500 | Senior Care Practitioner |
Senior Care Practitioner 2–4 yrs | RQF Level 3 Health & Social Care | Medication competence · complex care · mentoring | Complex care modules | £26,000 – £29,000 | Field Supervisor |
Field Supervisor 3–5 yrs | RQF Level 3 + supervisory training | Supervision · observation · risk assessment | Leadership foundation | £28,000 – £32,000 | Deputy Manager |
Deputy Manager 4–7 yrs | RQF Level 4 / Level 5 in progress | Governance · quality improvement · rota and resource management | Management programme | £32,000 – £38,000 | Registered Manager |
Registered Manager 6–10 yrs | RQF Level 5 Leadership & Management | CQC registration · regulatory compliance · service leadership | Registered manager programme | £38,000 – £50,000 | Operations Manager |
Operations Manager 8–12 yrs | Level 5 + operational management | Multi-site leadership · commercial and contract management | Executive development | £48,000 – £65,000 | Healthcare Consultant |
Healthcare Consultant 10+ yrs | Level 5 + AET / CAVA / IQA | Consultancy · training design · sector expertise | Train-the-trainer suite | £60,000 – £85,000+ | Independent practice |
Salary bands are indicative England market ranges for 2026 and vary substantially by region, employer, sector and shift pattern; London weighting typically adds a further premium.