Nursing Home Manager

Compass Associates; Fareham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Associates are working on a confidential search for a Home Manager on behalf of a highly respected, values-led national elderly care provider. This is a key operational leadership appointment within a well-supported home, with full accountability for clinical quality, commercial performance, workforce stability and resident experience, and clear scope to reset culture and raise standards.

You will lead the on-site team in Fareham, Hampshire, working with regional support to sharpen KPIs

Qualifications

• Established Home Manager with a proven CQC track record.
• NMC registered nursing qualification preferred.
• Experience running a home of comparable scale.
• Experience in a multi-site group with regional oversight.

Responsibilities

• Take full accountability for clinical quality and resident experience.
• Drive commercial performance and workforce stability.
• Lead on-site team and manage KPI improvement for occupancy and staffing.
• Collaborate with regional directors and central support.

Skills

Leadership

CQC track record

Commercial acumen

Multi-site management

Education

NMC registered

Job description

Requirements:

• Established Home Manager with a proven CQC track record, having either maintained a strong rating or delivered a turnaround
• Nursing qualification (NMC registered) preferred; exceptional residential candidates will also be considered
• Experience running a home of comparable scale within a structured operational environment
• Confidence operating within a multi-site group with regional and central oversight

The Role

Compass Associates are working on a confidential search for a Home Manager on behalf of a highly respected, values-led national elderly care provider.

This is a key operational leadership appointment within a well-supported home following a recent change at the top. The successful candidate will take full accountability for clinical quality, commercial performance, workforce stability and resident experience, with clear scope to reset culture and drive standards forward.

Working closely with an experienced Regional Director and Regional Support Manager, the Home Manager will lead the on-site team, sharpen KPIs around occupancy, staffing and agency usage, and rebuild momentum in a home with strong foundations and genuine potential.

Candidate

We are seeking a visible, hands-on leader with genuine commercial acumen and a strong understanding of what excellent care looks like in practice. You will combine clinical credibility with the confidence to hold a team to account, engage families and residents, and translate group standards into day-to-day operational delivery.

Candidates from established corporate care groups will be of particular interest given the scale and pace of the environment, though strong candidates from smaller or independent providers will be considered where there is clear evidence of turnaround success, CQC delivery and longevity in role.

Above all, the successful candidate will be motivated by quality, comfortable leading through change, and energised by the opportunity to make a home genuinely their own within a supportive national structure.

Location

Fareham, Hampshire. Home address confirmed at CV submission stage.

Summary

A strong opportunity to lead a well-established home within one of the UK's leading national elderly care providers, with meaningful central support, genuine investment behind the service and clear scope for long-term career progression into larger homes and wider operational leadership.

Full package includes competitive base salary, annual performance bonus, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, sick pay, cycle to work scheme, eye care vouchers and a wider employee discounts and benefits platform.