Home Manager

Search Consultancy; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Consultancy is recruiting an experienced Nursing Home Manager to lead a new nursing home in Haywards Heath. The role offers a unique opportunity to build and shape the home from the ground up, setting culture and delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

You will be responsible for opening the home, building a strong team, and ensuring compliance with CQC standards while driving occupancy and commercial performance. NMC-registered RGN or RMN with proven leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a nursing home or care service.
• Proven ability to open or develop a new care home.
• Deep understanding of CQC regulations and quality standards.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for day-to-day management of the nursing home.
• Lead the home through its opening and development.
• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing care and nursing team.
• Create a positive culture focused on high-quality, person-centred care.
• Ensure operation in line with CQC regulations and quality standards.
• Provide strong leadership to nurses, carers and management staff.
• Maintain governance, auditing and quality assurance processes.
• Ensure residents receive safe, effective and compassionate care.
• Develop relationships with residents, families and external professionals.
• Manage staffing levels and resource requirements.
• Support occupancy growth and commercial performance.
• Manage budgets and control operational costs.
• Ensure policies and regulatory requirements are followed.
• Create an environment where staff feel supported and engaged.
• Take ownership of overall performance and reputation.

Skills

People leadership

Healthcare management

Quality & compliance

CQC knowledge

Education

RGN or RMN with NMC

Job description

Salary: GBP70000 - GBP70000 per annum

Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary: Circa £70,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Qualification: RGN or RMN required

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Nursing Home Manager to take the lead at a new nursing home in Haywards Heath.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and supportive care provider and take responsibility for a home from the very beginning.

Unlike stepping into an established service, you will have the opportunity to put your own stamp on the home, build and develop your team, shape the culture and play a key role in establishing the home as a high-quality nursing service within the local community.

The provider is looking for an experienced, clinically qualified Home Manager who combines strong leadership skills with a good understanding of quality, compliance and the commercial requirements of running a successful nursing home.

Key Responsibilities

• Taking overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the nursing home
• Leading the home through its opening and development
• Recruiting, building and developing a high-performing care and nursing team
• Creating a positive culture focused on high-quality, person-centred care
• Ensuring the home operates in line with CQC regulations and required quality standards
• Providing strong leadership and support to nurses, carers and the wider management team
• Maintaining effective governance, auditing and quality assurance processes
• Ensuring residents receive safe, effective and compassionate care
• Developing strong relationships with residents, families, healthcare professionals and other external stakeholders
• Managing staffing levels and ensuring the home has the appropriate skills and resources in place
• Supporting occupancy growth and the commercial performance of the home
• Managing budgets and maintaining effective control of operational costs
• Ensuring policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are consistently followed
• Creating an environment where employees feel supported, developed and engaged
• Taking ownership of the overall performance and reputation of the home

About You

We are looking for an experienced nursing home leader who is comfortable taking ownership of a new service and building a successful home from the outset.

To be considered, you should:

• Be a qualified RGN or RMN with a valid NMC registration
• Have previous experience as a Home Manager, Registered Manager or Nursing Home Manager
• Have strong experience within a nursing home environment
• Have a thorough understanding of CQC regulations and quality standards
• Be confident recruiting, developing and retaining a strong team
• Have excellent leadership and people-management skills
• Understand the operational and commercial requirements of running a successful care home
• Be able to build positive relationships with residents, relatives and external professionals
• Be passionate about delivering excellent standards of care
• Be comfortable taking ownership and making decisions in a senior leadership position
• Experience of opening, commissioning or developing a new care home would be advantageous, although this is not essential.

What’s on Offer?

• Salary circa £70,000 per annum
• Opportunity to lead a new nursing home
• The chance to recruit and build your own team
• Genuine opportunity to shape the culture and direction of the home
• Support from an established care provider and ownership team
• Long-term opportunity to develop a successful, high-quality service
• Autonomy and responsibility to make the home your own