General Manager - FTC

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Greater London is seeking a General Manager to inspire a team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in a similar environment and a Leadership and Management Level 5 qualification. Responsibilities include overseeing staff recruitment, maintaining high care standards, and ensuring budget compliance. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on residents' lives while working in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Competence in IT.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver person-centred quality care.
• Ensure staff recruitment, retention, and development.
• Act as a focal point for contact with residents and professionals.

Skills

Leadership and management skills

Effective communication

Adaptability and 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. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a General Manager, leading and inspiring a team to deliver excellent person‑centred quality care to residents.

Main duties of the job

As General Manager, your focus 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 include ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality care, overseeing staff recruitment and development, acting as a focal point for contact with residents and professionals, and managing costs within budgetary controls.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are committed to supporting their teams and creating a caring, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: Fixed Term Contract

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're 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, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're 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, we'd 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 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 but 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 dependant on volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment, as well as a Leadership and Management Level 5 qualification or equivalent. Excellent leadership and management skills, effective communication abilities, and competence in IT are also required.

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.