Home Manager

Peoplebank; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 40%

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

5.6 weeks’ annual leave

Job summary

Windmill Lodge Care Home in Lancashire is seeking an experienced Home Manager to lead the 205-bed facility through a strategic turnaround, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. You will oversee governance, regulatory compliance and the service’s development, reporting to the leadership team.

You will drive occupancy growth, build leadership capability and manage budgets, recruitment and staff development to sustain improvements and strong outcomes for residents and families.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a care home through turnaround and sustained improvement.
• Strong understanding of nursing and dementia care and regulatory standards.
• Proven ability to develop teams, governance, and occupancy growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of Windmill Lodge to deliver safe, person-centred care.
• Deliver the improvement plan and oversee regulatory compliance and governance.
• Coach the Deputy Manager and wider team to build leadership capability.
• Foster constructive relationships with families, commissioners and regulators.
• Grow occupancy while ensuring staffing and resources match resident needs.
• Manage budgets, recruitment and retention with a zero-agency approach as occupancy grows.

Job description

Home Manager Job Opportunity | Windmill Lodge Care Home, 205-beds | Lancashire
£80,000–£85,000 per annum + Annual Bonus up to 40% of Salary + Private Medical Insurance

Windmill Lodge needs an experienced Home Manager with a proven record of turnaround who can turn a clear improvement plan into consistent, high-quality care. This is a substantial leadership opportunity for someone who understands clinical governance, develops people and takes ownership of results.

Our purpose-built home in Lytham St Annes provides residential, nursing and dementia care across three floors. With capacity for 205 residents, the role calls for sound judgement, strong organisation and a visible presence throughout the home.

You will join at an important stage in the service’s development, with priorities spanning quality, regulatory compliance, team capability and sustainable occupancy growth.

Contract

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

Current Performance Snapshot

Occupancy: 29% (205-bed capacity) | Agency usage: zero | CQC: Requires Improvement inherited from the

previous provider; not yet inspected under the current registration.

The Role

You will lead the day-to-day operation of Windmill Lodge, making sure residents receive safe, person-centred care and colleagues understand the standards expected of them. Working with the Deputy Manager and operational team, you will build confidence, strengthen accountability and ensure improvement is sustained.

• Deliver the improvement plan, strengthen governance and maintain oversight of regulatory compliance.
• Improve clinical practice through effective supervision, practical training and follow-through.
• Coach the Deputy Manager and wider team, develop capability and future leaders.
• Build constructive relationships with families, commissioners and regulators.
• Grow occupancy safely, with staffing and resources matched to residents’ needs.
• Manage budgets, recruitment and retention, maintaining the home’s zero-agency workforce as occupancy grows.

About You

You will be an experienced Home Manager with a proven record of leading a care home through turnaround and managing a large or complex service. You will bring a strong understanding of nursing and dementia care, with evidence of sustained improvement in quality, regulatory compliance and operational performance.

A strong clinical background is highly desirable. You must be able to recognise risk, challenge poor practice and ensure learning leads to better care.

We are looking for someone approachable, resilient and clear in their expectations. You lead from the front, support your team and know when to seek advice.

Your commercial judgement is matched by a commitment to residents’ wellbeing.

Why Lead Windmill Lodge

At Windmill Lodge, the scale of the home gives the right leader a real opportunity to make their mark. With 205 beds and considerable room to grow, your decisions will shape how the service develops, how colleagues work together and the confidence families place in their care.

The immediate task is to establish consistent standards, strengthen clinical practice and bring the team with you.

As the home progresses, you will see that work reflected in better outcomes, a more confident leadership team and growth built on quality. With operational support and autonomy to lead, this is an opportunity to use your turnaround experience to create something lasting.

Why Care Concern Group

Care Concern Group is a family-owned care provider with homes across the UK. We support our Home Managers to lead confidently, develop their teams and deliver high-quality care, with opportunities to progress within a growing organisation.

Our 5 core values guide how we care for residents, support our colleagues and lead our homes
Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity

If you have led a home through turnaround and are ready to take ownership of a challenge of this scale, we would like to meet you.

Bring your experience, judgement and ambition to Windmill Lodge, and help the team build a home residents and families can trust.