Home Manager

Richmond Villages; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Registered Care Home Manager for their Northampton facility. This role involves leading a dedicated team to deliver outstanding person-centred care in a 30-bed home. Candidates should demonstrate leadership experience in elderly care and a commitment to high standards. The position offers competitive salary and generous benefits including a management bonus, paid breaks, and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Healthcare access

Annual leave (25 days + Bank Holidays)

Long Service rewards

Interest-free annual travel loan

Access to discounts at fitness facilities

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a care setting.
• Comprehensive experience in providing elderly care.
• Willingness to complete a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Lead the care home team while ensuring compliance with CQC standards.
• Develop systems for clinical governance and resident care.
• Build relationships with local authorities and healthcare partners.

Skills

Leadership

Experience in elderly care

Clinical governance

Communication

Education

Registered Manager’s Award or equivalent

Job description

Registered Care Home Manager (Head of Care)

Richmond Villages Northampton, Bridgemeadow Way, Northampton, NN4 5EB

CQC - Outstanding - 30 bed care home

£Competitive Salary plus eligibility for 10% management bonus (Paid quarterly)

Permanent 40 hours per week

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person‑centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Key Duties

Richmond Village Northampton offers a unique opportunity for a Registered Care Home Manager to join the team who have been rated OUTSTANDING by CQC. The Care Home Manager is responsible for leading their team to provide person-centred care for our residents within the 30‑bed care home, offering nursing specialist dementia care.

It’s important that our teams have outstanding leaders – inspirational managers that empower and motivate their team to meet the needs of all our residents. We’re looking for a Care Home Manager to work alongside our senior management team to lead our people in providing the highest quality of care to our residents.

You’ll help us make health happen by

You'll be clinically responsible for the ongoing care of residents within the care home – you’ll lead our teams, guiding and supporting them to ensure that safe and effective care is always provided. Ensuring all units comply with CQC standards of care, you’ll take appropriate action to maintain a safe environment for residents. Responsible for ensuring staff levels are appropriate, you’ll lead on all aspects of clinical governance and work with senior professionals to develop systems, processes and practices to strengthen clinical practise and resident care. As well as developing the strategy and direction for the village you’ll also create and develop strong relationships with LAs, CQC and Primary Care Trust commissioners, always acting as a trusted healthcare partner.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role

The successful applicant should possess or be willing to work towards obtaining a management qualification such as the Registered Manager’s Award. You’ll be a leader with experience of leading and developing a care setting, with comprehensive experience in elderly care. Approachable and open, you’re a confident leader who can empower our team to deliver the highest standards of care. Passionate about caring for others, you’ll put our residents at the heart of everything you do. The ability to lead by example, you’ll share your clinical knowledge on quality improvement and cultivate an open and honest culture amongst your team.

Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare – Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance redeemable against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, approximately £350 value.
• Sick pay scheme that adds to statutory sick pay to provide financial support during longer absences.
• Paid breaks and a free meal with every shift.
• Holidays – 25 days + Bank Holidays.
• Long Service rewards – ecards, extra holidays and money for milestone achievements at Bupa.
• Interest‑free annual travel loan to purchase public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream – early access up to 40% of earned wages within minutes.
• Bupa pension plans – details available on our career site.
• Parental Leave – schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents – details on career site.
• Menopause Plan – designed to empower women to seek advice, choose treatment and take control of health.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships. This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview / assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.