When individuals are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological, or intellectual problems, the Leader in Adult Care will direct and encourage teams to make positive impacts in those individuals' lives. In addition to creating and implementing a values-based culture at the level of a service or unit, they will serve as the care team's leader. They could be in charge of corporate growth, budgetary management, organisational continuity and resilience, risk management, and taking the lead on organisational change.  

A Leader in Adult Care has responsibility for managing community or residential based services. This role has a large element of leadership, whether with other care workers and networks or in leading the service itself. A successful apprentice will have met all the requirements. They have a responsibility to ensure the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led. They may be a registered manager of a service, unit, deputy or assistant manager. They will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of the care given and the values and training of staff with established standards and regulations.