Home Manager | Elderly Residential & Dementia Care Home
Essex
Salary: £60,000 per annum + Bonus Potential
Are you an experienced Home Manager looking to join a well-established elderly care provider with a strong reputation for delivering quality care?
Do you have a proven history of achieving Good CQC outcomes whilst leading stable, engaged teams?
Are you looking for an opportunity to take ownership of an established service with excellent support from an experienced senior leadership team?
Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
We are working exclusively with a highly regarded elderly care provider to recruit an experienced Home Manager for one of their established residential and dementia care homes in Essex.
The home is currently benefiting from additional operational support following a recent management change and is seeking an experienced leader to provide stability, maintain high standards of care and continue building a positive culture for both residents and colleagues.
This provider has an excellent reputation within the elderly care sector, operating a portfolio of high-quality residential, dementia and nursing services across the region. They pride themselves on investing in their people, maintaining strong compliance standards and providing Home Managers with the autonomy and support needed to succeed.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strong operational leadership across the home, ensuring outstanding person-centred care is consistently delivered.
Maintain and further develop a positive, stable culture for residents, relatives and colleagues.
Lead the home through continued compliance with CQC regulations, ensuring high-quality governance and auditing processes.
Develop and support the management team whilst promoting staff engagement and retention.
Build positive relationships with residents, families, healthcare professionals and local stakeholders.
Work closely with the senior leadership team to deliver excellent operational and commercial performance.
Participate in the management on-call rota.
The Ideal Candidate
Existing Registered Home Manager within an elderly residential, dementia or nursing care home.
Demonstrable history of achieving Good CQC inspection outcomes.
Candidates with recent Requires Improvement ratings are unlikely to be considered.
Recent inspection experience is highly desirable.
Proven ability to lead stable teams with excellent staff retention.
Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
A consistent employment history demonstrating longevity within previous management positions.
Full UK driving licence and willingness to participate in the on-call rota.
The Home
Established elderly residential and dementia care home.
Stable staffing with no current agency usage.
Supported by an experienced senior management structure.
New Deputy Manager already in post, providing additional management support.
Excellent opportunity to build upon an already stable workforce whilst maintaining high standards of care and compliance.
Location
The home is located within Essex and is easily commutable from Chelmsford, Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford, Billericay, Rayleigh, Benfleet, Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding areas.
Summary
Compass Associates are working with a respected elderly care provider to recruit an experienced Home Manager for one of their established residential and dementia services in Essex.
Offering a salary of £60,000 per annum, bonus potential and an opportunity to join a supportive organisation with strong operational backing, this represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and quality-focused Home Manager seeking their next challenge.
Recommendations
Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a recruitment consultancy for this permanent vacancy.
We offer £500 John Lewis vouchers for every successful referral.
Contact Details
If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact George Graham directly on 023 9231 3048/ 07470 420416
Alternatively, please send an up-to-date CV to [email protected].
