Regional Director

Leaders in Care; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Leaders in Care is seeking a Regional Director for Aberdeenshire with responsibility for a portfolio of care homes and regular travel across sites. You will lead strategically, coach Home Managers and drive improvements in quality, safety and resident experience.

The role combines operational leadership with governance, financial oversight and stakeholder engagement in a fast-moving care environment. A car allowance is included in the package.

Qualifications

• Senior operational leadership across multiple care services or similar regulated multi-site setting.
• Strong safeguarding, quality governance and regulatory knowledge relevant to Scottish care homes.
• Experience supporting Home Managers or senior leaders to improve service quality and performance.
• Experience managing budgets, staffing costs, occupancy or similar commercial measures.
• Experience delivering service improvements, inspections and managing change.
• Effective leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to interpret operational and financial information and translate into action.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent in health, social care or related field.
• Willingness to travel regularly between services and meet operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of care homes.
• Coach and develop Home Managers to strengthen leadership and service performance.
• Oversee care quality, safeguarding, regulatory compliance and residents’ experience.
• Monitor occupancy, budgets, staffing costs and operational performance.
• Use quality, workforce and financial data to identify priorities and manage risk.
• Lead improvement programmes and support services through inspections and organisational change.
• Work with clinical, operational and central support teams to deliver sustainable improvements.
• Build relationships with residents, families, commissioners and local partners.
• Participate in a regional on-call rota.

Skills

Senior operational leadership

Safeguarding & regulatory knowledge

Budgeting & financial management

Stakeholder management

Leadership coaching

Data interpretation

Health/Social care sector experience

Travel between services

Education

Degree in health/social care or equivalent

Tools

Quality dashboards

Audit systems

Electronic care planning platforms

Job description

Regional Director Aberdeenshire, with regular travel across care homes. Salary: £79,000 per annum plus car allowance.

About the opportunity Lead a portfolio of care homes, support Home Managers and improve outcomes for residents.

You will join a care organisation supported by long-term investment and a collaborative leadership team. This role combines operational leadership, quality improvement and commercial responsibility, with a focus on safe, person-centred care.

Your responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of care homes.
• Coach and develop Home Managers to strengthen leadership and service performance.
• Oversee care quality, safeguarding, regulatory compliance and residents’ experience.
• Monitor occupancy, budgets, staffing costs and operational performance.
• Use quality, workforce and financial data to identify priorities and manage risk.
• Lead improvement programmes and support services through inspections and organisational change.
• Work with clinical, operational and central support teams to deliver sustainable improvements.
• Build effective relationships with residents, families, commissioners and local partners.
• Participate in a regional on-call rota.

Essential skills and experience

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Senior operational leadership experience across multiple care services or a comparable regulated, multi-site environment.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, quality governance and regulatory requirements relevant to Scottish care homes, including the Care Inspectorate framework.
• Experience supporting Home Managers or other senior operational leaders to improve service quality and performance.
• Experience managing budgets, staffing costs, occupancy or comparable commercial measures.
• Experience delivering service improvements, supporting inspections and managing change.
• Effective leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to interpret operational and financial information and turn it into practical action.
• A relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in health, social care or a comparable regulated sector.
• The ability to travel regularly between services and meet the role’s operational requirements, with reasonable adjustments considered where needed.

Desirable experience and qualifications

• A nursing or relevant health and social care qualification.
• A postgraduate leadership, coaching or management qualification.
• Previous experience as a registered care service manager.
• Experience leading regional improvement programmes or large-scale operational change.
• Experience using quality dashboards, audit systems or electronic care planning platforms.