Interim Nursing Home Manager: Lead Quality & Compliance

Willing Care Recruitment Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong annual leave package

Enhanced parental leave

Strong support system around the home

Job summary

Willing Care Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Interim Nursing Home Manager to step into an established service and provide confident, consistent leadership from day one. The role covers clinical governance, staffing, occupancy and financial performance in a residential, nursing and dementia care setting near Oxford.

Ideal candidates are RGN or RMN with active NMC registration, or exceptional non-nurse managers with Level 5 Health & Social Care qualifications and proven nursing home

Qualifications

• Proven Nursing Home Manager experience – essential.
• Excellent knowledge of compliance, clinical governance, safeguarding and quality assurance.
• Confidence identifying areas for improvement and putting effective action plans in place.
• Experience developing and retaining successful teams.
• Good business acumen with understanding of budgets, occupancy, staffing and wider performance of a nursing home.
• Full driving licence and access to a car – essential.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the successful clinical, operational and financial performance of the nursing home.
• Provide strong and consistent leadership across nursing, care and support teams.
• Ensure the home remains compliant with CQC and wider regulatory requirements.
• Lead preparation for CQC inspections and respond effectively to regulatory feedback.
• Maintain robust systems around clinical governance, audits, safeguarding and risk management.
• Monitor quality and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Oversee recruitment, staffing, retention and team performance.
• Develop managers and senior colleagues to create a strong leadership structure within the home.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Maintain a clear focus on occupancy and the sustainable performance of the service.
• Build strong relationships with residents, families and external professionals.
• Ensure residents receive consistently safe, personalised and compassionate care.

Skills

Nursing Home Management

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Level 5 Health & Social Care

Job description

Willing Care Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Interim Nursing Home Manager to step into an established service and provide confident, consistent leadership from day one. The role covers clinical governance, staffing, occupancy and financial performance in a residential, nursing and dementia care setting near Oxford.

Ideal candidates are RGN or RMN with active NMC registration, or exceptional non-nurse managers with Level 5 Health & Social Care qualifications and proven nursing home