My Role
Product Designer & Architect (Solo side project).
RosterCore Care
Workforce Management Platform for Care Providers
Self-initiated passion project · Sole IC · Discovery, product strategy, UX/UI design and proof-of-concept development.
Building a modern, compliant, and scalable workforce management platform as a solo passion project to reduce administrative burden on care teams while improving outcomes for vulnerable older adults.
Why I chose this project
RosterCore Care began as a self-initiated passion project shaped by real conversations with carers. My partner and a few close friends have worked in care, and their day-to-day experiences gave me a deeper appreciation for how much digital tools can either support or slow down people working in pressured, highly responsible environments.
That first-hand perspective led me to explore the care sector more deeply, particularly around workforce planning, compliance, scheduling and the operational tools that sit behind high-quality care delivery.
At a Glance
Product Type
B2B SaaS – Modular Workforce Management Platform (Care vertical).
Users
Care managers, schedulers, compliance teams, frontline carers and families.
Status
Early-stage concept and design system building (MVP planning in progress).
From Industry Pain to Product Opportunity
Care providers operate under intense pressure, complex scheduling, strict compliance requirements, fragmented tools, and heavy administrative workloads that pull staff away from actual caregiving. Many still rely on spreadsheets, multiple disconnected systems, and manual processes that create risk, inefficiency, and burnout.
The Challenge
Care providers relied on spreadsheets and fragmented systems, leading to heavy manual data entry, duplication, scheduling errors, and compliance risks.
The Impact
Significant admin burden, low system adoption, staff frustration, and reduced time spent on actual caregiving.
The Opportunity
Create an intuitive, compliant workforce platform that minimises manual effort, improves visibility, and supports both office managers and mobile carers, while remaining flexible for future verticals.
My Role: Sole IC from discovery to proof of concept
RosterCore Care is a self-initiated passion project where I act as the sole individual contributor across the full product lifecycle. I shaped the problem space, explored user needs, defined the product direction, created the information architecture, designed the core workflows, and began translating the concept into proof-of-concept designs.
Discovery
Explored the care sector through real conversations with carers and identified key operational challenges.
Product Strategy
Defined the product vision, prioritised capabilities, and shaped a scalable roadmap focused on care while planning for future verticals.
Experience Design
Created intuitive workflows for scheduling, attendance, compliance, and staff management.
Admin Experience Design
Designed clear dashboards and tools for care managers and office teams.
Designing the Core Experience
I focused first on the operational backbone: onboarding, employee records, scheduling, compliance visibility and task-based workflows. These screens explore how a care provider might move between high-level workforce visibility and detailed employee or shift-level actions.
Core product capabilities
The redesign focused on creating clear, compliant, and user-friendly tools that reduce administrative burden while maintaining strict regulatory standards.
Staff Profiles & Records
Comprehensive employee profiles with dedicated tabs for compliance, employment, and training.
Scheduling & Rota Planning
Flexible tools for creating and managing complex care rotas and shift patterns.
Compliance Tracking
Structured system for managing DBS checks, training records, and regulatory requirements.
Attendance Management
Simple clock in/out and attendance tracking with mobile support.
Onboarding & Recruitment
Streamlined flow from candidate recruitment to full employee integration.
Admin Dashboards
Clear dashboards and reporting for managers to monitor staffing and compliance.
Making the concept tangible
I created high-fidelity designs and interactive prototypes to validate the new workflows. As part of this, I am establishing a robust design system with core components, patterns, and guidelines that will serve as the foundation for building the entire platform.
Outcome
RosterCore Care helped me turn an early product hypothesis into a tangible, scalable product direction. The project demonstrates how I approach an unfamiliar sector, identify operational pain points, shape a product architecture and move from abstract opportunity to concrete workflows, interface patterns and proof-of-concept thinking.
The result is not just a visual concept, but a foundation for a modular workforce platform that could support staff records, scheduling, compliance, attendance and future care-specific workflows.
Clear Platform Architecture
Defined a modular core system with the care vertical as the first implementation.
Robust Information Architecture
Designed comprehensive staff profiles and structured compliance workflows.
User-Centred Workflows
Created intuitive processes for scheduling, attendance, and admin tasks.
Future-Ready Foundation
Built a flexible design system and architecture that supports expansion beyond care into other industries.
What this project demonstrates about my approach
RosterCore Care demonstrates my ability to tackle complex, regulated domains with a clear, scalable, and user-focused mindset.
System Thinking
Designed a modular platform architecture that balances immediate care needs with long-term scalability.
Regulatory Awareness
Created compliant yet usable solutions for high-stakes environments with strict data and audit requirements.
User Empathy
Focused on reducing administrative burden for both office managers and frontline carers.
Strategic Vision
Built a flexible foundation that can evolve from a care-specific tool into a cross-industry workforce platform.
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