Regional Director

Leaders in Care; Kingswells; 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 Aberdeenshire with responsibility for a portfolio of care homes and regular travel across sites. You will provide strategic and operational leadership, support Home Managers and drive improvements.

The role combines quality governance, safeguarding, and commercial oversight with a focus on safe, person-centred care and building partnerships with commissioners and families.

Qualifications

• Senior operational leadership across multiple care services or similar regulated multi-site setting.
• Strong governance, safeguarding and regulatory knowledge for Scottish care homes (Care Inspectorate).
• Experience supporting Home Managers or regional leaders to raise service quality.
• Experience managing budgets, occupancy and staffing costs.
• Track record of service improvements, inspections and change management.
• Proven leadership, coaching and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to translate operational/financial data into action.
• Relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to travel regularly between services to meet role requirements.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Strategic leadership

Safeguarding

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Change management

Interpersonal skills

Travel flexibility

Education

Degree-level qualification in health or social care

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

Reporting to the Regional Director, you will:

• 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

The following would be helpful but is not essential:

• 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.