Registered Manager - Dementia Nursing Home Leader

Curaa Group; Ware; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus 10-15%

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Curaa Group is seeking an experienced Registered Manager to lead a 31-bed dementia nursing home, a long-standing site rated Good by the CQC. This hands-on role combines compassionate resident care with strong commercial oversight to ensure a well-led, financially healthy service.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, quality assurance, budgets, governance, and staff development, while serving as the registered accountable person with CQC and the home’s ambassador in the community.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care or willingness to work towards it.
• Proven leadership experience as a Registered Manager in a CQC-regulated adult social care or healthcare setting; nursing background helpful but not essential.
• Strong working knowledge of CQC expectations, safeguarding, MCA/DoLS and health and safety, with a track record of running clean audits and inspections.
• A genuine commitment to person-centred, dignified and compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Lead the home in line with our values of Respect, Integrity, Learning and Community, promoting dignity, independence, choice and wellbeing for every resident.
• Own the home’s commercial performance, including occupancy, correct fee income, staffing efficiency and agency spend.
• Maintain full compliance with CQC requirements, the Health and Social Care Act, safeguarding duties, MCA/DoLS, health and safety and GDPR.
• Lead quality assurance, audits, risk management and continuous improvement to keep the home inspection-ready.
• Recruit, retain, supervise and develop a competent, compassionate and accountable care team.
• Act as an ambassador for Curaa with residents, families, staff, professionals, commissioners and the local community.
• Prepare for and lead CQC inspections, local authority reviews and other regulatory or governance visits.
• Oversee enquiries, show rounds, admissions and occupancy growth, building strong relationships with referrers and commissioners.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Governance

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care

Job description

Curaa Group is seeking an experienced Registered Manager to lead a 31-bed dementia nursing home, a long-standing site rated Good by the CQC. This hands-on role combines compassionate resident care with strong commercial oversight to ensure a well-led, financially healthy service.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, quality assurance, budgets, governance, and staff development, while serving as the registered accountable person with CQC and the home’s ambassador in the community.