Home Manager
Home Manager
Lead with passion. Inspire excellence. Make Kingfisher Nursing Home feel like home.
Are you an experienced Home Manager with a passion for outstanding care and a talent for inspiring teams? We’re looking for a confident and driven leader to join Kingfisher Nursing Home as our Home Manager on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to take overall responsibility for the day-to-day leadership and performance of the home, creating an environment where residents feel valued, families feel confident and colleagues are proud to work.
You’ll be at the heart of everything we do — leading from the front, driving high standards of care and compliance, developing your team and ensuring Kingfisher continues to be a home of choice within the local community.
About this role
Why Work at Westgate?
We want our people to feel valued, supported and rewarded. As part of the Westgate Healthcare team, you’ll have access to:
Competitive salary
Stream, helping you improve your financial wellbeing with early access to your wages and exclusive discounts at some of the UK’s favourite retailers
Blue Light Card and access to a range of additional employee discount schemes, including Byond Prepayment Card, Extras Discounts and Cycle to Work
Employee referral scheme — earn up to £500 for a successful referral
Employee recognition schemes including Employee of the Month and Long Service Awards, alongside team-building and social events
Financial and wellbeing support through The Care Workers Charity
A comprehensive induction programme, combining online learning, in-person training, a specialist dementia immersive experience, and hands-on support within the home
Training and development opportunities, with opportunities to work towards nationally recognised qualifications
About the role
40 hours per week | Full-time | Permanent
As Home Manager, you will:
Provide strong, inspirational leadership across the home
Ensure the highest standards of care, service and resident experience
Maintain full compliance with CQC and all relevant regulatory requirements
Take responsibility for budgets, resources and financial performance
Drive occupancy and promote the home within the local community
Build strong relationships with residents, families, professionals and local partners
Oversee personalised care planning and ensure residents’ needs are met
Lead recruitment, retention, training and development of the team
Create a welcoming, homely and high-quality environment aligned with our values
Monitor performance, identify opportunities for improvement and drive continuous development
Work collaboratively with senior colleagues to ensure the home operates safely, effectively and successfully
If you’re an experienced care leader who is ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we receive suitable applications, therefore, early submission is encouraged.
Due to a high volume of applications, if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
Westgate Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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What you will need
Required criteria
- Proven experience managing a successful care home, preferably within a luxury setting
- A solid understanding of CQC regulations
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a compassionate resident-first approach
- A passion for delivering high-quality care in a luxury, person-centred environment
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to manage budgets and drive financial performance
- Well organised with the ability to multi task in a fast-paced environment
- Motivated to make a difference
- RGN Qualification and valid NMC pin number
Desired criteria
- Qualifications such as NVQ Level 5 in Management & Leadership is beneficial
