General Manager

NHS; Bagshot; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Bagshot seeks an enthusiastic General Manager to lead a team in delivering high-quality person-centred care. The ideal candidate will have at least four years of experience in a care environment and possess leadership skills to foster staff development. This role requires both effective communication and adaptability. The organization values its employees, aiming to create enriching experiences for all.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Excellent leadership and management skills are essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care.
• Responsible for ongoing recruitment, retention, and development of staff.
• Ensure safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Effective communication

IT competency

Adaptability and flexibility

Education

Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful lives together and offer exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated General Manager for Bagshot Gardens Care Home in Surrey.

Responsibilities

Your focus as General Manager will be to lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care in a safe, caring and stimulating environment, while meeting regulatory requirements, professional and statutory standards, and business performance targets. You will be responsible for ongoing recruitment, retention and development of staff; act as a focal point for residents, relatives, visitors and health and social care professionals involved in residents wellbeing. Other responsibilities include ensuring safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained in accordance with occupancy and dependency, providing ongoing inspirational leadership, and ensuring costs are well managed within budgetary controls.

Job responsibilities

• Ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality care, person centred care and ensuring residents receive care based on best practice.
• Being responsible for the ongoing recruitment, retention, and development of staff within the Home.
• Acting as a focal point for contact with residents, their relatives, and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in residents wellbeing.
• Ensuring safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained in accordance with both occupancy and dependency.
• Providing on-going inspirational leadership and management to the staff team.
• Ensuring costs are well managed and maintained within budgetary controls, by reviewing regularly and monitoring stock.

About You

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Have Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent.
• Possess excellent leadership and management skills.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and be competent in IT.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note

This role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline dependent on volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You must have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment and a Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent. You should possess excellent leadership and management skills, the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and be competent in IT. You should also be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.