Home Manager in Bexhill-on-Sea

We are looking for an experienced Home Manager to take the lead at Ashridge Court Care Centre in Bexhill-on-Sea. Ashridge Court is a 69-bed nursing, residential and dementia home, situated in attractive East Sussex surroundings close to the coast. The home provides residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care and has an excellent 9.8/10 carehome.co.uk review score.

This is a significant leadership appointment. We're looking for someone who can bring visibility, stability and renewed focus to the home at an important point in its journey.

• Contract: £80,000 - £90,000 per annum
• Opportunity to earn up to 40% of salary through annual bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension
• 5.6 weeks' annual leave

Ashridge Court has many strengths. It has a strong reputation amongst residents and families, an excellent external review score and currently operates at approximately 82% occupancy. The home has, however, recently undergone a CQC visit, and we are looking for a new Home Manager who can take ownership of the next phase: strengthening quality, governance, workforce performance and consistency across the service.

Your priority will be getting close to the home: Its residents, colleagues, families and performance. From there, you'll create the structure and accountability required to deliver consistently high standards of care. You'll lead quality and clinical governance, develop the management team, strengthen workforce stability and work with the wider business to continue growing occupancy.

Just as importantly, you'll need to be visible. Ashridge Court needs a Home Manager who leads from within the home rather than from behind an office door.

You'll already have a strong track record managing a sizeable care home, ideally within a nursing environment, and nurse qualification would be preferred. You'll understand CQC regulation thoroughly and be able to demonstrate positive inspection outcomes and/or meaningful service improvement.

We're particularly interested in leaders who are comfortable managing change; people who can remain calm when there is a lot to do, prioritise effectively, communicate clearly and create confidence amongst colleagues and families. You'll combine a strong understanding of quality and clinical governance with commercial awareness and people leadership and be comfortable using data to understand performance and inform decision-making.

Above all, you'll be a visible, credible and values-driven leader who can set clear expectations, hold people accountable and bring a team with you.

Ashridge Court already has a very positive reputation amongst residents and families, providing the incoming Home Manager with some strong foundations to build upon. There are also clear opportunities to strengthen workforce stability, reduce agency reliance and continue developing quality and governance across the service.

Why Join Care Concern Group? Ashridge Court Care Centre is part of Care Concern Group, a family-owned, market-leading care provider with a strong and growing presence across the United Kingdom. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and developing supportive, rewarding workplaces where our teams can thrive. Our five core values Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity are at the heart of everything we do, shaping the care we deliver, the way we lead and the environments we create.

If you share these values, have a proven track record of leading high-quality care services and are excited by the opportunity to build on the strengths already in place while leading Ashridge Court through its next chapter, we would love to hear from you.