General Manager

Daniel Wise Executive Search; Wardington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wardington House, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, is seeking a General Manager to lead and run a 45-resident nursing home with a strong dementia care ethos. The successful candidate will take overall operational and commercial responsibility, reporting into owners and working with a seasoned management team.

The role requires senior management experience in a care/home regulated setting, with a clear focus on residents, families and staff, while upholding the home’s established ethos and standards.

Qualifications

• Senior management experience, preferably in a care home or regulated environment.
• Knowledge of CQC requirements and adult social care regulation.
• Ability to lead and develop a workforce and maintain a strong, values-driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Oversee overall operational and business management of Wardington House.
• Lead and develop the management team, ensuring high-quality care and resident experience.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, governance, finance, HR, quality and risk management.
• Collaborate with owners to build on the home’s ethos, strengths and reputation.

Skills

Senior leadership

Regulatory compliance

People management

Healthcare sector experience

Strategic planning

Job description

Full time, with 1–2 days per week working from home

Daniel Wise Executive Search is delighted to be supporting Wardington House, near Banbury, to appoint its new General Manager.

Wardington House is seeking an experienced and thoughtful General Manager to take responsibility for leading and running this highly regarded, family-owned nursing home on the outskirts of Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Founded in 1965, Wardington House provides nursing care for 45 residents and has a longstanding specialism in caring for people with dementia without the routine use of tranquillising medication. Its approach is centred on freedom of choice, dignity and individuality, creating a relaxed and homely environment in which residents are supported to live each day in the way they choose.

After more than 35 years leading Wardington House, Managing Partner George Tuthill is stepping back from its day-to-day management and moving into a governance role. The new General Manager will therefore take on responsibility for the overall operational and business management of the Home, working with the owners and colleagues to build on its established ethos, strengths and reputation.

This is a broad senior leadership role encompassing people and culture, regulation and compliance, finance, HR, quality and risk, facilities, catering, housekeeping, marketing and the overall experience of residents and their families.

The General Manager will work closely with the Head of Nursing, who leads the nursing function, and will be supported by an experienced wider management team.

Wardington House has around 100 employees caring for 45 residents. Staff stay for an average of more than ten years, the Home uses no agency staff, and it has its own training centre. The successful candidate will inherit a settled and capable workforce and will be expected to provide visible, supportive leadership while continuing to develop the organisation.

We are looking for someone with senior management experience, preferably within a care home, nursing home, healthcare or another highly regulated environment. Candidates will need a good working knowledge of CQC requirements and adult social care regulation and sufficient knowledge, experience and competence to meet the requirements for CQC Registered Manager status.

Just as importantly, Wardington House is looking for someone who is kind, thoughtful, intelligent and empathetic; someone who will take the time to understand what makes the Home distinctive and who can combine sound operational and commercial management with a genuine commitment to residents, their families and staff.

This is an opportunity to take day-to-day leadership responsibility for an established and successful nursing home with a distinctive philosophy, loyal staff team and strong sense of identity, while helping shape its next chapter.