Registered Home Manager | Small Elderly Residential & Dementia Care Home
Stevenage
Salary: £45,000 per annum + Benefits
Are you an experienced Home Manager looking for the opportunity to lead a small, well-established care home?
Are you a strong coach and mentor who enjoys developing staff and creating a positive, high-performing team?
Do you have experience within elderly and dementia care and the ability to maintain strong quality and compliance standards?
Then this could be the position for you!
We are working with an established and values-led elderly care provider seeking a Registered Home Manager to lead a small residential care home in Hertfordshire.
The home provides care and support for older people, including those living with dementia. Following a period of significant improvement, the service is now in a strong position, with robust quality assurance systems in place, a stable staff team and consistently high occupancy.
The incoming Home Manager will therefore not be inheriting a traditional turnaround situation. Instead, this is an opportunity to take ownership of a well-positioned service and maintain the positive progress that has already been achieved.
A key focus of the role will be maintaining strong standards whilst continuing to develop and mentor the team. The home has a combination of experienced staff and individuals who are earlier in their development, meaning the successful candidate will need to be a confident coach, a clear communicator and a fair but accountable leader.
This role would suit either an experienced Registered Home Manager looking to manage a smaller service, or a strong Deputy Manager who is genuinely ready to take the next step into a registered management position.
Key Responsibilities
Take overall responsibility for the operational management and regulatory compliance of an established elderly residential care service.
Maintain the robust quality assurance and governance systems currently in place.
Ensure the home continues to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care.
Lead, coach and mentor the staff team, supporting both experienced and developing colleagues.
Create a positive, open and accountable culture across the service.
Provide clear direction whilst maintaining a fair and supportive leadership style.
Support staff development, training and succession planning.
Ensure the home remains prepared for regulatory inspections and maintains high standards of compliance.
Maintain strong relationships with residents, relatives, healthcare professionals and external stakeholders.
Support the continued maintenance of strong occupancy and ensure the home remains commercially sustainable.
Take responsibility for workforce planning and ensure the home maintains a stable staffing structure.
Work closely with the wider senior leadership team whilst taking ownership of the day-to-day running of the service.
The Ideal Candidate
Previous experience as a Registered Home Manager within elderly care would be highly advantageous.
Strong Deputy Managers who can demonstrate they are ready to take their first Registered Manager position will also be considered.
A minimum of two years' experience working within a care home environment supporting older people and those living with dementia.
Candidates should have experience at Deputy Manager, Clinical Lead or Registered Manager level within a care home setting.
A strong understanding of dementia care and the needs of older people.
Good knowledge of CQC regulations, quality assurance and governance.
A confident coach and mentor with the ability to develop staff at different stages of their careers.
A clear and effective communicator who can set expectations and create accountability.
Firm but fair, with the ability to manage people in a supportive and constructive manner.
Comfortable working with multidisciplinary teams and external healthcare professionals.
Experience using electronic care planning systems would be advantageous.
Commercial awareness and an understanding of occupancy and financial performance.
The Home
Well-established elderly residential and dementia care service.
Small and manageable home environment.
High occupancy with a strong and consistent referral flow.
Robust quality assurance and governance systems now embedded.
Stable staffing structure, with permanent recruitment recently strengthened.
Opportunity to lead an established team and continue the positive progress already achieved.
Supportive senior leadership and a hands-on operational management structure.
Strong focus on staff development, training and succession planning.
The Package
Salary: £45,000 per annum.
Hours: 40 hours per week.
A consistent working pattern can be agreed, offering some flexibility around start and finish times.
Shared on-call responsibility alongside the Deputy Manager.
Free onsite parking.
Free meals whilst at work.
Christmas performance bonus.
Employee Assistance Programme and access to additional benefits and discounts.
Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
Support with succession planning and long-term career development.
Access to a recognised care sector professional development platform, allowing employees to maintain and transfer training records and access further benefits.
Summary
Our client is seeking a caring, capable and experienced Registered Home Manager to lead a small and well-established elderly residential and dementia care service in Hertfordshire.
Offering a salary of £45,000 per annum plus a range of benefits, this role represents an excellent opportunity for either an established Home Manager seeking a smaller service or a strong Deputy Manager who is ready to take the next step in their career.
The successful candidate will be a visible and supportive leader with strong experience in elderly and dementia care. They will be responsible for maintaining the positive progress within the home, embedding strong standards and, most importantly, coaching and developing the team to continue delivering high-quality care.
Recommendations
Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a recruitment partner for this permanent vacancy.
We offer £500 John Lewis vouchers for each successful referral.
Contact Details
If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please contact George Graham directly on 023 9231 3048 or 07470 420416. Alternatively, email an updated CV to [email protected].
