Home Manager | Large Nursing & Dementia Service

Home Manager | Large Nursing & Dementia Service

Bexleyheath, Greater London

£80,000 - £90,000 +40% Bonus + attractive benefits

Full Time | Permanent

The Home

This is a large, established 75-bed care home in Bexleyheath providing nursing, residential and dementia care.

Set across three floors, the home supports residents with a range of care needs and requires an experienced leader who can provide strong, visible and consistent management across the service.

The home provides a supportive environment focused on personalised care, resident wellbeing and maintaining high standards across all areas of the service.

With its size and diverse resident population, this is a substantial operation requiring a confident Home Manager who can lead strategically while remaining closely engaged with the day-to-day running of the home.

The service is now looking for an experienced leader to take ownership of the home, strengthen standards and lead its next stage of development.

The Opportunity

As Home Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the quality, operational performance, culture and commercial performance of the home.

This is an opportunity for an experienced leader to take ownership of an established 75-bed service and drive positive change across the home.

You will lead from the front, working closely with your management team and wider workforce to establish clear expectations, strengthen standards and ensure consistently high-quality, person-centred care.

The role requires someone who can balance strategic leadership with strong operational grip, using data and performance information to inform decisions and identify opportunities for improvement.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing strong, visible leadership across the home
• Leading, developing and motivating the management and wider care teams
• Driving high standards of person-centred care and resident experience
• Ensuring robust governance, compliance and quality assurance
• Maintaining strong CQC and regulatory standards
• Leading recruitment, retention and workforce development
• Managing performance and creating a culture of accountability
• Supporting occupancy and the commercial performance of the home
• Working alongside sales and marketing teams to support continued occupancy
• Managing budgets and ensuring resources are used effectively
• Building strong relationships with residents, relatives and families
• Developing effective relationships with regulators, healthcare professionals and community stakeholders
• Using data and operational insight to inform decision-making
• Leading change and ensuring improvements are embedded sustainably

About You

We are looking for a proven and credible Home Manager with experience leading a sizeable care service.

You will ideally have a background within nursing, residential or dementia care, alongside a proven track record of improving standards, developing teams and delivering positive outcomes.

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience as a Home Manager or equivalent senior operational leader
• Experience managing a large care home or complex service
• Strong knowledge of nursing, residential and/or dementia care
• A strong understanding of CQC, governance and quality assurance
• Proven experience leading and developing large teams
• Experience of change management and service improvement
• Strong commercial awareness, including occupancy and budget management
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong IT skills and confidence using data to inform decisions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• The ability to influence and engage effectively at all levels

Nurse qualification is preferred, although candidates from a strong non-clinical management background may be considered where they can demonstrate the required level of operational and leadership experience.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate a strong CQC inspection history, previous turnaround or improvement experience, and evidence of successfully developing teams and improving service performance.

Your Leadership Style

The ideal candidate will be a values-driven leader who is compassionate, authentic, credible and inspirational.

You will be comfortable leading strategically while remaining close to the day-to-day operation of the home.

You will need to be confident setting expectations, holding people accountable and challenging poor practice, while creating an environment where staff feel supported, engaged and motivated to deliver their best.

Strong communication and presentation skills will be essential, with the ability to build trust, communicate effectively and influence at all levels.

Your Priorities

The successful Home Manager will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the service.

Your priorities will include:

• Strengthening quality, governance and compliance
• Embedding consistently high standards across the home
• Developing the management team and wider workforce
• Improving staff engagement, retention and development
• Supporting strong occupancy and commercial performance
• Building confidence with residents, families and external stakeholders
• Using data to identify areas for improvement
• Leading and embedding sustainable change
• Creating a positive culture where residents and staff remain at the heart of decision-making

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to take leadership of a large, established 75-bed care home within a well-established national provider.

For an experienced Home Manager, there is genuine scope to make a measurable difference to the quality of care, team culture and overall performance of the service.

You will have the backing of an established organisation while having the opportunity to take ownership of the home, develop your team and shape its future direction.

Location

Bexleyheath, London. The home is conveniently located for candidates commuting from across South East London and Kent, including: Bexley, Dartford, Sidcup, Erith, Bromley, Orpington, Gravesend, Swanley

Package

• £80,000 - £90,000 basic salary
• Attractive benefits package
• Full-time, permanent position

Recommendation

Compass Associates Ltd are acting as a recruitment consultancy for this permanent vacancy. We offer £500 John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation.

Contact

If you are an experienced Home Manager with a strong background in nursing, residential or dementia care and would like to discuss the opportunity, please contact me directly. Toyin Afuye on 02392 316036 / 07592 145588 or [email protected]