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Registered Manager - Ofsted

Registered Manager – Specialist Solo Children’s Home Location: Nottingham Salary: £60,000–£65,000 per annum, depending on experience We are seeking an experienced, resilient and highly capable Registered Manager to lead a new specialist solo children’s home in Nottingham. This is a unique opportunity to establish and lead a high-quality, therapeutic service supporting one young person at a time. The home will support a young person with highly complex emotional and behavioural needs, requiring consistent, skilled care and potentially staffing ratios of up to 3:1, based on assessed needs and risks. The successful candidate will bring the leadership, safeguarding expertise and regulatory knowledge needed to create a stable, safe and nurturing home environment from the outset. The role As Registered Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the safe, effective and compliant operation of the home. You will lead the mobilisation of the service, build and develop a skilled staff team, and ensure the young person receives individualised, trauma-informed and outcome-focused care. The young person’s movements, activities and access to the community may be subject to restrictions authorised through a court-approved care arrangement. You will therefore need a clear understanding of how to manage restrictions lawfully, proportionately and in the least restrictive way, while ensuring the young person’s welfare, dignity and rights remain central to decision-making. Key responsibilities Lead the registration, mobilisation and ongoing operation of a specialist solo children’s home. Ensure the home meets the requirements of the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015, Quality Standards and Ofsted framework. Provide strong, visible leadership to a team delivering care at staffing ratios of up to 3:1. Recruit, induct, supervise, develop and retain a skilled and consistent staff team. Oversee safeguarding practice, risk assessments, behaviour support, care planning and placement stability. Ensure robust, child-centred management of court-approved restrictions and deprivation of liberty arrangements where applicable. Promote a therapeutic, trauma-informed and relationship-based approach to care. Maintain excellent standards of recording, monitoring, reporting and regulatory compliance. Build effective working relationships with social workers, commissioners, clinicians, families and other partner agencies. Drive continuous improvement and maintain a culture focused on safety, quality and positive outcomes for children and young people. About you This role is suited to an established Registered Manager or highly experienced children’s home leader—not someone seeking their first Registered Manager opportunity. You will have: Substantial experience managing an Ofsted-registered children’s home. A proven history of achieving, or contributing to, Good or Outstanding Ofsted outcomes. Direct experience supporting children and young people with complex emotional, behavioural and safeguarding needs. Strong knowledge of safeguarding, risk management, care planning and placement stability. A thorough understanding of the Children’s Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and Ofsted requirements. Experience managing highly structured care environments and significant staffing ratios. Knowledge and confidence in working with lawful, proportionate and least-restrictive court-authorised restrictions. Excellent leadership, communication and partnership-working skills. The ability to remain calm, decisive and child-focused in complex or high-risk situations. A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or be actively working towards the qualification. Ideally, experience opening, registering or mobilising a new children’s residential service. What’s on offer Salary of £60,000–£65,000 per annum, dependent on experience. The opportunity to establish and lead a highly specialist, high-impact children’s home. A role where quality, safety, consistency and therapeutic care are central. The chance to make a meaningful difference to the life and long-term outcomes of a young person with complex needs. If you are an experienced Registered Manager with the confidence, credibility and specialist knowledge to lead a solo provision, we would love to hear from you.

Commissioning Home Manager

Commissioning Home Manager Salary: £52,000 per annum | Luxury Elderly Care Provider A luxury care provider is seeking an experienced Commissioning Home Manager to lead the opening of a new care home scheduled for later this year. This is a key appointment for a commercially minded and quality-focused Home Manager who understands what is required to take a new service from development stage through to a successful opening, strong occupancy and high standards of care. You will lead the full commissioning journey, building the team, embedding systems and establishing the home’s reputation within the local community. The role. You will take full responsibility for preparing the home for opening and delivering a safe, well-led and commercially successful service from day one. Key responsibilities include: Leading the pre-opening plan, ensuring the home is operationally ready for launch. Recruiting, inducting and developing a high-performing care, nursing, hospitality and support team. Building occupancy through local relationship building, enquiry management and community engagement. Establishing strong links with local authorities, commissioners, healthcare professionals and community groups. Ensuring the home meets all CQC, safeguarding, health and safety and governance requirements. Creating a positive, values-led culture focused on exceptional resident experience. Developing robust systems for care planning, medication, auditing, training and quality assurance. Managing budgets, staffing costs, agency use and other key performance measures. Supporting families through the admissions process and ensuring a high-quality customer journey. Providing visible leadership and maintaining high standards across care, clinical practice, hospitality and the home environment. About you. You will be an experienced Home Manager with a strong background in elderly residential, nursing or dementia care. Previous commissioning experience would be highly desirable, although experienced turnaround or high-occupancy Home Managers will also be considered. You will need: Proven experience as a Registered Home Manager within elderly care. A strong understanding of CQC requirements, quality assurance and safeguarding. Experience recruiting, developing and retaining teams. Commercial awareness, including occupancy, budgets, staffing and agency management. A track record of improving standards, building occupancy or delivering successful change. Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with residents, families and external professionals. A hands-on and organised approach, with the resilience to manage a busy pre-opening period. An active NMC PIN would be beneficial, but is not essential. What is on offer. Salary of £52,000 per annum. The opportunity to lead a new luxury care home from the outset. Support from an established provider and senior operational team. Genuine scope to shape the culture, reputation and performance of a new service. If you are an experienced care leader who takes pride in delivering outstanding standards and wants the opportunity to build a service from the ground up, apply now.  

Registered Manager

Nursing Home Manager West Hertfordshire | Full-time, 40 hours per week £75,000 - £80,000, quarterly bonus and benefits Are you a clinically strong Nursing Home Manager looking for a role where you can lead a quality-focused service and make a lasting difference? This is an opportunity to manage a highly regarded 60-bedded nursing home in West Hertfordshire. The home has an excellent reputation for resident care, reflected in its Good CQC rating and outstanding feedback from residents and families. You’ll take the lead in maintaining high standards across the service, developing a capable team and ensuring every resident receives safe, compassionate and personalised care. What you’ll be doing As Home Manager, you’ll have overall responsibility for the home’s operational and clinical performance. You’ll provide strong day-to-day leadership, promote a positive culture and ensure the service continues to deliver excellent outcomes. Your responsibilities will include: Leading and supporting the nursing, care and wider home team Maintaining compliance with CQC standards, safeguarding and clinical governance requirements Ensuring care plans are person-centred, regularly reviewed and effectively delivered Managing staffing, recruitment, rotas and employee development Monitoring budgets, occupancy and resources to support sustainable home performance Building productive relationships with residents, relatives, commissioners and healthcare professionals Identifying opportunities to strengthen quality, resident experience and team engagement What you’ll bring We’re looking for an experienced care leader with the confidence and clinical knowledge to manage a busy nursing home. You’ll need: An active NMC PIN (desired) Previous Home Manager or senior management experience in a nursing home, elderly care or similar setting Strong working knowledge of CQC regulations and quality standards Proven leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a multidisciplinary team Commercial awareness and confidence managing staffing and operational budgets A genuine commitment to delivering outstanding, person-centred care What’s in it for you? Competitive salary Quarterly performance bonus NMC registration fees paid Free DBS check Blue Light Card Employee assistance programme Retail discounts Ongoing learning, development and progression opportunities Apply today or contact Max at Leaders in Care for a confidential discussion. max@leadersincare.co.uk

People Business Partner

People Business Partner Multi-site Healthcare Organisation | £45,000 to £55,000 per annum A growing healthcare organisation is looking for an experienced People Business Partner to support services and central functions across the business. This is a practical, operational role for someone who can strengthen workforce governance, coach managers and improve the colleague experience. You will work closely with senior leaders, helping to create consistent people practices, stronger leadership capability and a culture where colleagues feel respected, supported and accountable. The role. You will provide trusted HR support across a multi-site organisation, ensuring people processes are fair, robust and aligned with employment law, organisational policy and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities include: Advising managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence and performance management. Leading and supporting complex employee relations processes. Coaching managers to manage people matters confidently, consistently and fairly. Supporting workforce planning, recruitment, retention and organisational stability. Overseeing safer recruitment processes, including DBS checks, right to work, references and employment history verification. Ensuring offer letters, contracts, variations and employment documentation are accurate, timely and audit ready. Maintaining strong governance of personnel files, workforce records and people documentation. Supporting the effective use of HRIS and workforce management systems, including Sona. Improving data quality, reporting, compliance and system adoption. Analysing workforce data, including absence, turnover, recruitment activity, retention and workforce risks. Supporting policy development, review and document control. Identifying gaps in process, compliance, record keeping and leadership practice. Supporting onboarding, engagement, wellbeing and colleague retention initiatives. Working with occupational health, recruitment, training and other external partners. About you. You will be an experienced People or HR professional with a strong understanding of employee relations, employment law and operational HR practice. You will need: Experience as a People Business Partner, HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor or similar. Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice. Experience managing complex employee relations cases. Experience supporting managers in a multi-site or operational environment. Experience of safer recruitment, workforce governance and HR compliance. Confidence using HRIS or workforce management systems. Experience producing and using workforce data to identify risks and support decisions. The ability to build strong relationships while providing constructive challenge. A practical and organised approach to improving systems, processes and colleague experience. CIPD Level 3 or equivalent practical experience. Experience within health and social care, or another regulated environment, would be beneficial. What is on offer. Salary of £45,000 to £55,000 per annum, dependent on experience. Full-time, permanent position. A varied role with real influence across people, culture, governance and leadership. The opportunity to make a measurable difference to workforce stability and colleague experience. Apply now to be considered for this People Business Partner opportunity.