Regional Manager - Lead Care Home Network & Elevate Quality

We Care Group & Summit Care Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Leadership training

Career progression

Collaborative culture

Supportive leadership

Job summary

We Care Group & Summit Care Group is seeking an experienced Regional Manager to oversee a portfolio of care homes across the North West. You will provide inspirational leadership to Home Managers and ensure safe, person-centred care while driving performance and sustained improvements.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will shape regional strategies, monitor quality indicators, budgets and occupancy, and collaborate with central teams to deliver outstanding outcomes for residents and

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in a senior operational role within a care home or adult social care environment.
• Proven track record of managing multiple care homes or services across a region.
• Strong understanding of CQC regulations, safeguarding and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Providing inspirational leadership and direction to Home Managers across the region.
• Ensuring consistently high standards of safe, effective and person-centred care.
• Driving compliance with CQC regulations, legislation, safeguarding requirements and internal policies.
• Supporting homes to achieve and maintain positive inspection outcomes.
• Developing and implementing regional improvement plans where required.
• Monitoring quality indicators, audits, incidents, complaints and safeguarding concerns.
• Ensuring effective clinical governance, risk management and quality assurance.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing Home Managers to maximise their potential.
• Building a strong leadership pipeline and supporting succession planning.
• Promoting a positive culture of accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Supporting recruitment, retention, workforce planning and colleague engagement.
• Monitoring occupancy, budgets, staffing costs and financial performance across the region.
• Identifying commercial opportunities and supporting the sustainable growth of the homes.
• Working collaboratively with People, Quality, Finance, Operations and other central support functions.
• Building effective relationships with residents, relatives, commissioners, local authorities and healthcare professionals.
• Supporting new home openings, acquisitions, integration and organisational change where required.
• Ensuring regional objectives are achieved and that best practice is shared across the portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Healthcare operations

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Quality compliance

People management

Job description

We Care Group & Summit Care Group is seeking an experienced Regional Manager to oversee a portfolio of care homes across the North West. You will provide inspirational leadership to Home Managers and ensure safe, person-centred care while driving performance and sustained improvements.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will shape regional strategies, monitor quality indicators, budgets and occupancy, and collaborate with central teams to deliver outstanding outcomes for residents and