Registered Care Home Manager

Exemplar Health Care; Failsworth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision program

Discounts

EV salary sacrifice

NMC membership paid

RCNi learning access

Counselling support

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care's Walton Grove in Oldham is seeking a Home Manager to lead a 40-bed nursing home for adults with complex needs. You will have autonomy to shape services, drive improvements and lead a capable team with a person-centred approach.

Applicants must hold an NMC PIN and have at least three years of management experience in complex care, plus excellent communication, governance understanding and the ability to build strong relationships with commissioners and staff.

Qualifications

• First-level nursing registration with NMC PIN.
• Minimum of three years management experience in a complex care setting.
• Ability to lead and develop a team and manage a home.
• Strong governance, compliance and quality improvement awareness.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Lead and manage a diverse team of care staff.
• Oversee recruitment and staff development.
• Manage referrals and occupancy to ensure service stability.
• Collect, analyse and interpret data to inform decisions.
• Maintain strong relationships with local commissioners and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

People management

Education

NMC PIN registration

3+ years management experience

Job description

Contract type: Full Time, 40 hours per week.

Rate: Competitive salary-dependent on experience

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a forward-thinking and growing provider. Join us as our new Home Manager at Walton Grove, located in Oldham.

This role offers you the opportunity to shape your own service and team, and really make a difference to people’s lives in a purpose built, state of the art home.

We have innovative digital systems to support you in all aspects of running your home, so you can spend less time doing paperwork and more time with your team and the people you support.

For Managers wishing to develop and grow, our training is second to none. We have a range of in-house leadership and management development programmes to support your career development.

About Exemplar Health Care

Walton Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

Walton Grove opened in 2025. The home provides nursing care for adults living with complex needs arising from brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

The home features 40 en-suite bedrooms and two apartments, across four units.

With this small group living, we’ve found we’re able to provide a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to people’s needs,.

People get the care they require and are able to stay closer to their loved ones.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

As a Home Manager with Exemplar Health Care, you won’t just manage your home, you’ll be the heartbeat of everything that happens there.

You’ll be given a great deal of autonomy and will lead by example, driving your team and pushing for continuous improvement daily. You’ll provide person-centred and quality driven care to ensure that you make every day better for the people who live and work in your home.

This is both an inward and outward focused position, demanding attention to multiple factors, including but not limited to:

• quality initiatives and improvement
• team leadership and management
• recruitment and colleague development
• referral management and occupancy
• data collection, analysis and interpretation
• customer relationships and marketing to ensure business sustainability and success.

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/189524759/

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You must also have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN.

As this is a leadership role, you should have a minimum of three years management experience, ideally in a complex care setting. The role is also ideal for an experienced Deputy Manager looking for the next step in their career.

You’re also someone with:

• a thorough understanding of nursing care best practice, sector specific and employer legislation and governance frameworks
• great communication skills, able to build relationships with local commissioners and professionals
• the ability to inspire, lead and manage a team
• excellent time management skills, able to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines
• an excellent range of clinical, business, digital and operational skills.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• retail and lifestyle reward discounts
• electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• paid NMC membership
• paid access to the RCNi Learning platform
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.