Home Manager

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

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the UK seeks a Home Manager to oversee personalized care for elderly individuals. This role demands inspirational leadership, a passion for delivering quality care, and a history of successfully guiding teams. Responsibilities include managing a care home autonomously while ensuring compliance with safeguarding regulations. Alongside a competitive salary that includes substantial bonuses, the company promises career development opportunities in a rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Profit share scheme

Quality based bonuses

8% ER Pension Package

Career and development pathways

Holiday and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record of developing and motivating teams to deliver outstanding care.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and compliance guidelines.
• Experience in marketing and running a successful care home.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
• Manage the care home with autonomy and additional support.
• Foster connections within the local community.

Skills

Inspirational leadership skills

Passion for person centred care

Excellent organisational skills

Communication skills

Experience in care home management

Job description

As a Home Manager within the Barchester family, you will be a leading face in the delivery of person‑centred care that helps to set the organization apart. Barchester empowers its home managers to be the best leaders they can be, providing a clear framework while allowing autonomy in managing the home with additional support and infrastructure.

Main duties of the job

Barchester Healthcare is a leading care home provider in the UK with over 25 years of experience, nearly 240 care homes, and six independent hospitals. The organization is committed to providing the best possible person‑centred care to elderly and vulnerable people. As a Home Manager, you will be responsible for leading and motivating a team to deliver outstanding personalised care through continuous improvement. The role requires inspirational leadership skills, a passion for person‑centred care, and a successful track record of developing and motivating teams.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the largest care home providers in the UK, with a focus on delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care to elderly and vulnerable people. The organization is committed to empowering its home managers and providing them with the support and infrastructure to be successful. Barchester has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for in the UK, offering a range of rewards and benefits to its employees.

Job responsibilities

With over 25 years' experience, nearly 240 care homes, and six independent hospitals, Barchester Healthcare currently have some of the best quality ratings of any large care home provider in the UK. But we're not stopping there: our mission is to provide the best possible person‑centred care to elderly and vulnerable people. As a Home Manager within the Barchester family, you will be a leading face in the delivery of that person‑centred care that helps to set us apart. At Barchester we empower our home managers to be the best leaders they can be. You will be provided with a clear framework whilst still having the autonomy to manage your home with the additional support and infrastructure.

We work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. It is an exciting time to consider joining the Barchester family. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two‑star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We are also leading one of the fastest growing new build programmes, aiming to open 10 brand new purpose‑built homes per year.

REWARDS PACKAGE

Our Home Manager rewards package is one of the best in the care sector as we know the importance of feeling recognised, valued and motivated. As a Home Manager at Barchester we offer a competitive basic salary with bonuses up to 100%, essentially doubling your salary! We also offer additional quality based bonuses up to £10k. Our generous package includes:

• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme, with the opportunity to earn a bonus of up to 100% of your salary
• Quality based bonuses up to £10k
• 8% ER Pension Package
• Career and development pathways
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Automatic entry into Barchester's Excellence Awards
• Payment of NMC Annual Registration Fee

ABOUT YOU

To join us as Home Manager you will have inspirational leadership skills with a passion for person centred care, with a successful track record of developing and motivating teams to deliver outstanding personalised care through continuous improvement. We are looking for:

• Inspirational leadership skills
• A passion for person centred care
• A successful track record of developing and motivating teams to deliver outstanding care
• Excellent organisational and management skills
• Care home management, marketing and occupancy experience
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, CQC and compliance guidelines
• Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
• Experience creating strong links within the local community

In short, your proven track record of marketing and business skills within the care sector, running a commercially successful, Good or Outstanding rated care home will be complemented by your blend of compassion and resilience. Barchester can offer long term career growth and opportunities for ambitious and passionate managers who pride themselves on delivering high quality care. Due to our excellent rewarding excellence schemes, we are also very proud to be the only healthcare provider in the UK to be accredited as one of the best companies to work for.

If you are looking to work with an organisation that provides the quality of care you would expect for your loved ones, Barchester is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be considered for the Home Manager role, you will need to have a successful track record of managing and developing teams to deliver outstanding care in a care home setting. You should also have a strong understanding of safeguarding, CQC, and compliance guidelines, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills.

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.