Home Manager – Elderly Care Home – Ayrshire

HOME MANAGER
LOCATION: Ayrshire, Scotland

Compass Associates are supporting a well-established care provider in the appointment of an experienced Home Manager to lead a large, established care home providing residential, nursing and dementia care.

This is an opportunity to inherit a service with strong foundations, an experienced core team and a respected local reputation, while taking responsibility for driving the next phase of quality, leadership and operational improvement.

THE ROLE

As Home Manager, you will take full responsibility for the leadership, performance and culture of the home.

Working closely with the Regional Director and wider operational support functions, you will provide visible, hands-on leadership and lead the service through its next phase of development.

Key priorities will include:

• Driving improvements in quality and regulatory performance
• Developing a high-performing and accountable leadership team
• Strengthening nurse recruitment, retention and development
• Enhancing resident and family experience
• Increasing occupancy and community engagement
• Embedding a positive, values-led culture throughout the home
• Delivering strong operational and financial performance
• Building confidence, stability and consistency across the service

The home has significant strengths already in place, as well as a genuine opportunity for the right leader to improve consistency, strengthen clinical oversight, develop the team and enhance the overall resident experience.

ABOUT YOU

This opportunity will suit an experienced and resilient Home Manager who understands how to build confidence, create stability and inspire teams to achieve their best.

You will bring:

• Previous experience as a Home Manager within a nursing, residential or dementia care setting
• A strong track record of delivering quality improvements and positive inspection outcomes
• Experience building and retaining high-performing teams
• Excellent leadership, coaching and communication skills
• Commercial awareness and confidence managing budgets and occupancy
• The ability to build positive relationships with residents, families, professionals and regulators
• Confidence managing change while maintaining team engagement
• A nursing qualification would be advantageous but is not essential
• Most importantly, you will be a visible leader who leads with integrity, compassion and accountability.

You will recognise and value the experience of long-serving colleagues while bringing fresh energy, clear expectations and a commitment to continuous improvement.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity to lead a well-established service with:

• A long-standing presence in the local community
• A committed and experienced core team
• Strong resident and family feedback
• Low reliance on agency staffing
• Significant opportunity to influence quality, culture and performance
• Strong support from an experienced Regional Director and wider operational team

You will have the autonomy to lead confidently, with the support and resources of a large and growing care organisation behind you.

CANDIDATE SUITABILITY NOTE

This role requires previous experience as a Home Manager within a nursing, residential or dementia care setting.

Applications can only be considered from candidates who meet this level of management experience.

WANT TO APPLY?

Submit your CV and we’ll be in touch to discuss compatibility.

Contact: [email protected]
Tel: 0161 527 9638

RECOMMENDATIONS

Compass Associates Ltd are working in partnership on this position.

If you are not interested but know someone who is, we offer £500 in vouchers for successful recommendations.