Home Manager

Leaders In Care Ltd; Worthing; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare cover

Fully funded training and development

Christmas bonus

Job summary

Leaders In Care Ltd in Worthing, West Sussex, is seeking an experienced Home Manager to lead a 33-bed nursing home and own day-to-day operations with a strong governance focus. The role requires delivering outstanding standards of care, building a positive culture with residents and staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate will have 3–4 years in a Home Manager or senior leadership role, with solid knowledge of CQC requirements and people management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a Home Manager or senior leadership in care services.
• Strong knowledge of CQC requirements, governance and auditing.
• Proven track record of achieving inspection outcomes.
• Excellent organisational and office management skills.
• Experience in people management, recruitment and performance management.
• Ability to handle sensitive conversations with relatives and professionals.
• Commitment to high-quality, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a care and nursing team.
• Maintain and improve CQC compliance and quality standards.
• Drive governance, auditing and quality assurance processes.
• Manage safeguarding, health and safety and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee staffing, rotas, recruitment and appraisals.
• Build relationships with residents, relatives and professionals.
• Oversee complaints professionally and promptly.
• Support occupancy and financial performance.
• Collaborate with owners and compliance colleagues for continuous improvement.
• Ensure care remains person-centred and dignified.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Compliance

Auditing

People management

Team development

Organisational skills

Education

Nurse qualification (preferred)

Job description

Home Manager

Location: Worthing, West Sussex
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000, with flexibility up to £70,000 for an exceptional nurse-qualified candidate
Hours: 40 hours per week, flexible working pattern

We are recruiting for an experienced and quality-focused Home Manager to lead a well-established, 33-bed nursing home in Worthing.

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a stable, well-supported service with a Good CQC rating, an established nursing team and a positive resident and family culture. The current manager is retiring, creating an excellent opening for a manager who is passionate about compliance, governance and delivering outstanding standards of care.

About the home

• Well-established 33-bed nursing home
• Located in Worthing, West Sussex
• Rated Good by CQC
• Stable, supportive and well-staffed environment
• No challenging behaviour or mental-health provision
• Clear processes in place to ensure resident and family concerns are managed appropriately and professionally
• Well staffed Nursing team
• No expectation for the Home Manager to provide routine clinical cover

The role

As Home Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day running of the home. This is an ideal role for a manager who enjoys the operational and governance side of care home management, while maintaining a highly visible and supportive presence for residents, families and staff.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading, motivating and developing a committed care and nursing team
• Maintaining and improving the home’s CQC compliance and quality standards
• Driving strong governance, auditing and quality assurance processes
• Managing safeguarding, health and safety, risk and regulatory requirements
• Overseeing staffing, rotas, recruitment, supervision and appraisal processes
• Building positive relationships with residents, relatives, professionals and stakeholders
• Managing complaints and concerns professionally, fairly and promptly
• Supporting occupancy, financial performance and the home’s local reputation
• Working closely with the owners and external compliance support to deliver continuous improvement
• Ensuring care remains person-centred, dignified and responsive at all times

About you

We are looking for an experienced Home Manager with a proven track record of leading a successful residential or nursing care service.

You will ideally have:

• At least three to four years’ experience in a Home Manager or equivalent senior leadership position
• Strong knowledge of CQC requirements, compliance, governance and auditing
• A demonstrable history of achieving positive inspection outcomes and driving service improvement
• Excellent organisational skills and confidence with office-based management responsibilities
• Experience in people management, including recruitment, performance management and team development
• The confidence to manage sensitive conversations with relatives and external professionals
• A calm, professional and solutions-focused leadership style
• A genuine commitment to high-quality, person-centred care

A nurse qualification is preferred, particularly for candidates seeking the upper end of the salary range. However, strong non-nurse Home Managers with an excellent compliance, operational and leadership background will be considered.

Salary and benefits

• Salary of £60,000 to £65,000
• Flexibility up to £70,000 for an exceptional nurse-qualified Home Manager
• 40 hours per week, with flexibility around working hours
• Preferred 8am start to support nursing shift handover
• Private healthcare cover
• Fully funded training and development
• Christmas bonus of £1,000 to £1,500, based on occupancy and performance
• Support from experienced owners and external compliance specialists
• Opportunity to lead a stable, good-rated service with a strong foundation in place

This role would suit an organised, commercially aware and quality-driven Home Manager who wants the autonomy to lead a home properly, while having the support needed to succeed.