General Manager

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Downham Market; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK is seeking a General Manager to lead a luxury care home. The role involves ensuring high-quality care, managing staff recruitment, and fostering a supportive environment. Candidates should have leadership experience and a management qualification. The position offers the chance to make a significant positive impact on residents' lives.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Competent in IT with verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care.
• Ensure ongoing recruitment, retention, and development of staff.
• Act as the main contact for residents and health care professionals.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Effective communication

Flexibility and adaptability

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 passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. As a General Manager, you will lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care to residents in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work and are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you00ll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We00re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you00ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We00re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a General Manager. If this sounds like the place for you, we00d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as General Manager will be to lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care to residents in a safe, caring and stimulating environment, whilst meeting regulatory requirements, professional and statutory standards, and business performance targets.

Other responsibilities will include:

• 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 residents00 wellbeing.
• Ensuring safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained in accordance with both occupancy and dependency.
• Providing ongoing 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, we00re not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we00re 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.

Job description / Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you00ll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We00re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you00ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We00re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a General Manager. If this sounds like the place for you, we00d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as General Manager will be to lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care to residents in a safe, caring and stimulating environment, whilst meeting regulatory requirements, professional and statutory standards, and business performance targets.

Other responsibilities will include:

• 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 residents00 wellbeing.
• Ensuring safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained in accordance with both occupancy and dependency.
• Providing ongoing 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, we00re not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we00re 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.

We are unable to confirm the outcome of applications until after the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful, you must have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment, a Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent, excellent leadership and management skills, the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and be competent in IT. You must 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.