Peripatetic Home Manager

Dartford; Dartford; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Peripatetic Manager to oversee multiple care homes across London and the South East. The role involves leading homes during transitions, ensuring compliance, and supporting staff. The ideal candidate is an experienced care home leader, skilled in navigating challenges, and passionate about delivering high-quality care. Competitive salary up to £85,000, with performance-related bonuses and generous leave.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced care home leader with skills in overseeing clinical teams.
• Confident in ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Flexible and resilient, able to manage pressures of a peripatetic role.

Responsibilities

• Lead care homes on an interim basis during leadership changes.
• Support compliance and drive improvements across services.
• Mentor and coach home managers to achieve optimal outcomes.

Skills

Leadership in care homes

Managing clinical risk

Navigating CQC frameworks

Commercial awareness

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Care home leadership experience

Job description

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Contract: Full Time
Salary: Up to £85,000 (Depending on experience) Per Annum
Shift type: Days
Contracted hours: 40

Peripatetic Manager – South East England
Full-time | £85,000 DOE | 40 Hours | Regional Travel (London, Kent, South East Coast)

Care homes are more than just places to live they’re communities full of stories, relationships, and moments that matter. At Care Concern Group, we’re proud to create homes where people feel safe, supported, and valued.

As we continue to grow across the South East, we’re looking for a Peripatetic Home Manager to join our regional team. This is a key leadership role supporting up to 8 services across London, Kent, and the South East coast stepping in during times of transition, change, or challenge, and leaving each home stronger than you found it.

Whether you’re stabilising leadership, guiding a team through a regulatory journey, or preparing a service for its next chapter you’ll bring clarity, calm and purpose wherever you go.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading homes on an interim basis during periods of change, including supporting new managers, filling leadership gaps, or driving improvement plans
• Coaching and mentoring home managers and senior teams
• Supporting services in achieving or maintaining regulatory compliance
• Embedding a values-led, person-centred culture
• Representing our values to residents, families, teams, and external stakeholders

What We’re Looking For:
This role is made for someone who leads with both head and heart.

You’ll be:

• An experienced care home leader (nursing qualification welcome but not essential)
• Confident in managing clinical risk and supporting nursing teams
• Skilled in navigating CQC frameworks and delivering compliance outcomes
• Commercially aware able to balance budgets, occupancy, and fee structures
• A natural people person: consistent, supportive, and full of positive energy
• Resilient, organised, and calm under pressure
• Flexible and able to travel across the region regularly

What You’ll Get in Return:

• Salary up to £85,000, depending on experience
• Performance-related bonus opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Company pension scheme
• The chance to work with an established, values-led senior team who will back you to succeed

About Us:
Care Concern Group is a market-leading care provider with over 100 homes across the UK. While our portfolio is expanding, our commitment remains the same: to provide exceptional care in homes where people feel respected, supported, and safe.

We are proud to live by our core values:
Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity

These are not just words on a wall they’re the standard we hold ourselves to every day.

If you’re ready to lead with purpose, make an impact across a high-performing region, and leave a legacy of quality care behind you we’d love to hear from you.