Home Manager

Home ManagerAbbotts Barton Winchester£85,000 per annum plus bonus40 hours per week, including rostered weekends, occasional night visits and emergency on-call duties shared with the home’s management team

Colten Care is recruiting a Home Manager for Abbotts Barton our 63-bed, CQC Good-rated nursing home in Winchester.

You’ll lead the home’s team and manage its resources so that every resident can enjoy a dignified and fulfilling life. Working closely with your Clinical Lead you’ll ensure that the quality of care and service consistently meets our own high standards and those of our external regulators.

You will nurture the team and support on going team development across all areas to deliver on our philosophy of care “All About Me” You will create and lead a clear vision for the home, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Managing a care home is a complex, influential and highly rewarding role. Alongside leading people, resources and processes, you will build strong relationships with residents, their families, professional contacts and multidisciplinary teams.

You’ll also have plenty of scope to build community relationships, grow the home’s local profile and identify marketing opportunities. Our customer service and marketing teams will support you in promoting the home to build and maintain strong occupancy.

What can you bring?

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent leadership and communication skills

• A passion for older persons care and the skills to nurture a team

• Relevant nursing care home management experience

• A strong track record of performance in line with CQC standards and expectations

• Experience within the private sector, ideally in a medium or large nursing home

• A good understanding of the commercial and operational aspects of running a care home

• Ability to build and maintain occupancy

• An interest in marketing and community engagement

A nursing qualification would be an advantage but is not essential, as you will be supported by an experienced Clinical Lead. A Level 5 Diploma or NVQ in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification, is also desirable.

As the role involves travel during working hours, you must have access to a suitable vehicle, a full UK driving licence, and motor insurance covering business use.

You’ll share our values and be friendly, kind, honest and reassuring. Above all, you’ll share our commitment to delivering a resident led experience in your home where every resident is treated as an individual.

What we offer

In return, you’ll receive a full induction, ongoing training and extensive support from our network of clinical and professional teams.

Benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus eight bank holidays

• Annual pay review

• Annual bonus paid on achievement of agreed KPIs

• Company pension scheme

• Reimbursement of relevant annual professional subscriptions, including NMC registration

• Revalidation support for qualified nurses

• Support with further study and diploma qualifications

• Free meals and refreshments while on duty

• Required background checks at no cost to you