General Manager

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

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in the UK is looking for a General Manager to oversee the delivery of high-quality person-centred care in a safe environment. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated team, manage recruitment, and ensure that business targets and regulatory standards are met. Strong leadership and management skills, along with experience in the care sector, are essential for this rewarding position. Join a supportive environment that values compassionate care and team development.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care.
• Manage staff recruitment and development.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and meet business performance targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Management

Flexibility

Education

Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful lives together for their residents and employees. As a General Manager, you will lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care in a safe, caring, and stimulating environment.

Main duties of the job

The General Manager will be responsible for leading and inspiring a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care to residents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and meeting business performance targets. Key responsibilities include ensuring high-quality and person-centred care, managing staff recruitment and development, acting as a focal point for residents and their families, and managing budgets and resources effectively.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with over 100 homes in their growing network. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, and offer a supportive and inspiring environment where staff feel valued and empowered.

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 were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were 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, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a General Manager - Surrey Area . If this sounds like the place for you, wed 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 requirement, 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 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 and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were 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 dependant on volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate must have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment, a Leadership and Management Level 5 qualification or equivalent, excellent leadership and management skills, strong communication abilities, and the ability to work flexibly and adapt to a range of responsibilities.

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.