Home Manager in Worthing

Posted by Leaders in Care

Home Manager Location: Worthing, West Sussex
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000, with flexibility up to £70,000 for an exceptional nurse-qualified candidate
Hours: 40 hours per week, flexible working pattern

We are recruiting for an experienced and quality-focused Home Manager to lead a well-established, 33-bed nursing home in Worthing.

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a stable, well-supported service with a Good CQC rating, an established nursing team and a positive resident and family culture. The current manager is retiring, creating an excellent opening for a manager who is passionate about compliance, governance and delivering outstanding standards of care.

About the home
  • Well-established 33-bed nursing home
  • Located in Worthing, West Sussex
  • Rated Good by CQC
  • Stable, supportive and well-staffed environment
  • No challenging behaviour or mental-health provision
  • Clear processes in place to ensure resident and family concerns are managed appropriately and professionally
  • Well staffed Nursing team
  • No expectation for the Home Manager to provide routine clinical cover
The role As Home Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the successful day-to-day running of the home. This is an ideal role for a manager who enjoys the operational and governance side of care home management, while maintaining a highly visible and supportive presence for residents, families and staff.

You will be responsible for:

  • Leading, motivating and developing a committed care and nursing team
  • Maintaining and improving the home’s CQC compliance and quality standards
  • Driving strong governance, auditing and quality assurance processes
  • Managing safeguarding, health and safety, risk and regulatory requirements
  • Overseeing staffing, rotas, recruitment, supervision and appraisal processes
  • Building positive relationships with residents, relatives, professionals and stakeholders
  • Managing complaints and concerns professionally, fairly and promptly
  • Supporting occupancy, financial performance and the home’s local reputation
  • Working closely with the owners and external compliance support to deliver continuous improvement
  • Ensuring care remains person-centred, dignified and responsive at all times
About you We are looking for an experienced Home Manager with a proven track record of leading a successful residential or nursing care service.

You will ideally have:

  • At least three to four years’ experience in a Home Manager or equivalent senior leadership position
  • Strong knowledge of CQC requirements, compliance, governance and auditing
  • A demonstrable history of achieving positive inspection outcomes and driving service improvement
  • Excellent organisational skills and confidence with office-based management responsibilities
  • Experience in people management, including recruitment, performance management and team development
  • The confidence to manage sensitive conversations with relatives and external professionals
  • A calm, professional and solutions-focused leadership style
  • A genuine commitment to high-quality, person-centred care
A nurse qualification is preferred, particularly for candidates seeking the upper end of the salary range. However, strong non-nurse Home Managers with an excellent compliance, operational and leadership background will be considered.

Salary and benefits
  • Salary of £60,000 to £65,000
  • Flexibility up to £70,000 for an exceptional nurse-qualified Home Manager
  • 40 hours per week, with flexibility around working hours
  • Preferred 8am start to support nursing shift handover
  • Private healthcare cover
  • Fully funded training and development
  • Christmas bonus of £1,000 to £1,500, based on occupancy and performance
  • Support from experienced owners and external compliance specialists
  • Opportunity to lead a stable, good-rated service with a strong foundation in place
This role would suit an organised, commercially aware and quality-driven Home Manager who wants the autonomy to lead a home properly, while having the support needed to succeed.

Contact Tom Cuthbert ((url removed)) for more information.
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