At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the launch of a brand-new care home and build a high-performing team.
- Company: Join Care Concern Group, a family-owned market leader in care services.
- Benefits: Earn up to £85,000 plus bonuses, generous leave, and a pension scheme.
- Other info: Embrace a values-driven culture focused on trust, respect, and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Shape a premium care home from the ground up and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in elderly care management and commissioning experience preferred.
The predicted salary is between 85000 - 85000 £ per year.
We're looking for a Commissioning Home Manager to lead the opening of Colden Common Care Home, a brand-new premium care home set to open in February 2027. Colden Common Care Home is a purpose-built 60 bed service designed to deliver exceptional residential, dementia and nursing care within a beautifully designed environment focused on delivering high quality care alongside an exceptional resident experience.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a brand-new care home through every stage of the commissioning journey, from recruitment and operational mobilisation through to occupancy growth, regulatory readiness and long-term operational success. The foundations of this service will be built long before the first resident arrives and you will be leading that journey from day one.
Why Join Care Concern Group?
- Be part of a fast-growing care organisation with strong long-term progression opportunities.
- Lead the launch of a significant new care home development with full autonomy to shape the service from the very beginning.
- Strong operational, commissioning, recruitment and quality support throughout the entire journey.
- Build your own high-performing team while establishing the culture, standards and reputation of the home.
- Take ownership of occupancy growth, financial performance and long-term commercial success.
The Opportunity
This role offers full site ownership throughout the commissioning process and requires an experienced leader who understands what it takes to successfully launch a new care home while building a service designed for long-term success. You will lead all aspects of pre-opening activity including recruitment strategy, onboarding, operational setup, regulatory preparation, local stakeholder engagement and occupancy planning while ensuring the home launches successfully and is positioned as a leading provider within the local market.
From building a values-driven team and embedding company culture through to preparing for CQC registration and establishing strong local reputation, you will take ownership of every stage of the journey.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all commissioning activity prior to opening including recruitment, onboarding, mobilisation and workforce planning.
- Build and develop a high-performing team while ensuring minimal reliance on agency staffing.
- Drive occupancy growth through local networking, relationship building and establishing strong referral routes.
- Implement operational systems, governance frameworks and quality standards ahead of opening.
- Prepare the home for successful CQC registration and inspection readiness.
- Manage budgets, occupancy targets and overall financial performance in line with business expectations.
- Build strong relationships with residents, families, healthcare professionals, local authorities and community stakeholders.
- Position Colden Common Care Home as a market-leading provider within the local area.
What You'll Bring
- Minimum 4 years management experience within elderly care services.
- Previous experience managing a comparable residential or nursing service, ideally 50+ beds.
- Previous commissioning experience within a new build care home environment is highly desirable.
- Registered Manager experience within adult social care.
- Nurse qualification (RGN/RMN preferred).
- Strong track record achieving Good or Outstanding CQC ratings.
- Strong commercial awareness with understanding of occupancy growth, budget management and financial performance.
- Proven leadership experience building, developing and retaining high-performing teams.
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and inspection readiness.
- Level 5 qualification or equivalent management experience.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced leader who enjoys building something from the ground up while taking full ownership of a premium care home launch. You will be trusted to shape the culture, establish the reputation, build the team and drive both quality and commercial success from the earliest stages of commissioning through to long-term operational performance.
About Us
Colden Common Care Home 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 and the environments we create.
If you share these values and want to build or develop your career in care, we would love to hear from you.
Ready to lead something exceptional? If you are an experienced Home Manager with strong leadership capability, commercial awareness and commissioning expertise to build a successful service from day one, this is your opportunity.
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