Care Home Manager ( Nursing)

Buttons Recruitment Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Care Home Manager for a luxury care home in Liverpool. In this role, you will manage the daily operations, ensuring that residents are happy and well cared for while maintaining compliance with CQC. You will lead a supportive team and be responsible for achieving outstanding care. The position offers competitive pay, bonuses, and opportunities for professional development in a genuinely caring environment.

Benefits

Supportive and friendly team

Professional development opportunities

Performance related bonus

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Relocation assistance if needed

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a nursing or residential home with a successful track record.
• Experience of previously holding a CQC registration and achieving Outstanding Ratings.
• Ability to manage budgets, occupancy, and overall performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the care home.
• Ensure high standards of care and maintain compliance with CQC regulations.
• Lead and support staff teams to foster a positive environment.

Skills

Experience of managing a nursing and or residential home

Understanding of CQC standards

Great People Skills

Commercial awareness

Passion for person-centred care

Energy and sense of humour

Education

NMC registered nurse with post-registration experience

Job description

Buttons Recruitment are recruiting a Care Home Manager (Nursing) Based in Liverpool.

About the home

If care homes had postcards, this care home would be on one. It is a luxury care home with a warm heart. Supporting 56 residents with nursing, dementia and residential care, the team support the residents with kindness, personality and pride. There is a family room for visitors to enjoy, a bistro area and genuine welcoming atmosphere. The residents are happy to call this their home.

About the role (aka the Big One)

Our client is looking for a Care Home Manager who can juggle compassion, compliance, and commercial sense - ideally without breaking a sweat.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the home, making sure residents are happy, families are reassure, staff feel supported and that CQC remains impressed. You will lead from the front, set the tone, and make sure great care isn't just promised - it's delivered.

Don't worry you won't be flying solo. You will have the backing of the Operations and Central teams, plus a fantastic on-site crew, including a Deputy Manager, Administrator, Hospitality and Housekeeping teams. Think Team work not fire fighting.

Reports to: Operations Manager

What you will bring

• Experience of managing a nursing and or residential home (Smooth, confidently and compliantly).
• A Sold Understanding of CQC standards (and a healthy respect for them).
• Previously held a CQC registration with a proven record of achieving Outstanding Ratings.
• Previous experience of managing budgets, occupancy and performance.
• Great People Skills - you are comfortable chatting to families, professionals and teams alike.
• Commercial awareness and a track record of running a successful care home.
• A genuine passion for person-centred care (it is not just a buzzword in this location).
• Energy, warmth, a sense of humour - because care is serious, but work doesn't have to be dull.

Qualifications (nice to have)

NMC registered nurse with post- registration experience.

What's in it for you

• A supportive and friendly team who genuinely care about what they do.
• Strong systems and support to help you succeed.
• Opportunities to grow, learn, and develop your leadership skills.
• The chance to run a beautiful home, where people - residents and staff - come first.
• Excellent PRP with performance related bonus and additional Bonuses based on excess profit.
• Free DBS.
• Annual NMC Pin renewal paid for if a RGN.
• 25 days Annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to accrue more holiday days.
• If there is a need for relocation the company can assist with Relocation assistance.*
• In accordance with the Asylum and immigration Act 2006 you will need to demonstrate your eligibility for employment in the UK. We would ask that you do not apply if you are requiring Sponsorship for this role, as we and the client we are representing do not offer sponsorship. The role is subject to successful references and a clear enhanced DBS.