Home Manager

Ashridge Court Care Centre; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 40% annual bonus

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

5.6 weeks' annual leave

Job summary

Ashridge Court Care Centre in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, seeks an experienced Home Manager to lead a 69-bed facility providing residential, nursing and dementia care. The role offers £80,000–£90,000 per year plus a strong bonus and private medical insurance, with pension and generous leave.

It is a significant leadership appointment at a recently reviewed service. We are looking for a manager who can bring visibility, stability and renewed focus to the home, improving quality, governance and

Qualifications

• Experience managing a sizeable care home, ideally within a nursing environment.
• Understanding of CQC regulations with evidence of positive inspection outcomes or meaningful service improvement.
• Able to manage change; stay calm under pressure; prioritise; communicate clearly and build confidence among colleagues and families.
• Strong governance focus with data-driven decision making and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Get close to the home: residents, colleagues, families and performance.
• Create the structure and accountability required to deliver consistently high standards of care.
• Lead quality and clinical governance, develop the management team, strengthen workforce stability and grow occupancy.
• Reduce agency reliance by building a strong permanent workforce.
• Be visible; lead from within the home rather than from an office.

Job description

Home Manager Opportunity | Ashridge Court, Bexhill-on-Sea

£80,000 – £90,000 per annum + Up to 40% Annual Bonus + Private Medical Insurance

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Home Manager to take the lead at Ashridge Court Care Centre in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Ashridge Court is a 69-bed nursing, residential and dementia home, situated in attractive East Sussex surroundings close to the coast. The home provides residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care and has an excellent 9.8/10 carehome.co.uk review score.

This is a significant leadership appointment.

We're looking for someone who can bring visibility, stability and renewed focus to the home at an important point in its journey.

Contract

• Opportunity to earn up to 40% of salary through annual bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension
• 5.6 weeks' annual leave

Why This Role Matters

Ashridge Court has many strengths.

It has a strong reputation amongst residents and families, an excellent external review score and currently operates at approximately 82% occupancy.

The home has, however, recently undergone a CQC visit, and we are looking for a new Home Manager who can take ownership of the next phase: strengthening quality, governance, workforce performance and consistency across the service.

We're therefore not simply looking for someone who has previously held a Home Manager title.

We want someone who can walk into a home, understand quickly what is working and what isn't, establish trust with the team and turn that understanding into a clear and measurable plan.

What You'll Be Doing

Your priority will be getting close to the home: Its residents, colleagues, families and performance.

From there, you'll create the structure and accountability required to deliver consistently high standards of care.

You'll lead quality and clinical governance, develop the management team, strengthen workforce stability and work with the wider business to continue growing occupancy.

With agency usage currently averaging approximately 130 hours per week, building a strong permanent workforce and reducing that reliance will be another important priority.

Just as importantly, you'll need to be visible. Ashridge Court needs a Home Manager who leads from within the home rather than from behind an office door.

What You'll Bring

You’ll already have a strong track record managing a sizeable care home, ideally within a nursing environment, and nurse qualification would be preferred.

You’ll understand CQC regulation thoroughly and be able to demonstrate positive inspection outcomes and/or meaningful service improvement.

We're particularly interested in leaders who are comfortable managing change; people who can remain calm when there is a lot to do, prioritise effectively, communicate clearly and create confidence amongst colleagues and families.

You’ll combine a strong understanding of quality and clinical governance with commercial awareness and people leadership and be comfortable using data to understand performance and inform decision-making.

Above all, you’ll be a visible, credible and values-driven leader who can set clear expectations, hold people accountable and bring a team with you.

Current Performance Snapshot

69 beds | 82% occupancy | carehome.co.uk: 9.8/10 | CQC visit outcome pending | 130 agency hours per week

Ashridge Court already has a very positive reputation amongst residents and families, providing the incoming Home Manager with some strong foundations to build upon.

There are also clear opportunities to strengthen workforce stability, reduce agency reliance and continue developing quality and governance across the service.

For the right leader, the opportunity is to bring those elements together and build a home that performs consistently across quality, people, resident experience and commercial performance.

Why Join Care Concern Group?

Ashridge Court Care Centre is part of Care Concern Group, a family-owned, market-leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom.

We are committed to delivering high-quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive.

Our five core values Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver, the way we lead and the environments we create.