Registered Care Home Manager in Gainsborough

Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + £5,000 annual performance bonus

Contract: Full Time | Permanent

Lead the Next Chapter of a Well-Established Care Home

Are you an experienced Registered Care Home Manager looking for the opportunity to make a genuine impact? We are recruiting on behalf of an ambitious and growing care provider seeking an experienced, resilient and commercially aware Registered Care Home Manager to lead a medium-sized residential care home in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Following significant investment in the service, this is an exciting opportunity to take over a home that has strong foundations, a committed team and a clear vision for the future. The provider has invested heavily in strengthening governance, compliance and operational support, ensuring the incoming manager is set up for long-term success.

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional person-centred care while developing high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will have full responsibility for the day-to-day leadership and operational performance of the home. Working alongside an experienced Deputy Manager and with dedicated external quality and governance support already in place, you’ll lead the service through its next stage of development, driving quality, occupancy, team engagement and resident outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident leader who enjoys being visible within the home, leading from the front and creating a positive culture where residents and colleagues can thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide inspirational leadership to the management and care teams.
• Deliver outstanding, person-centred care while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
• Build a positive, accountable and high-performing culture throughout the home.
• Drive continuous quality improvement and prepare the service for future CQC success.
• Coach, mentor and develop department leaders and care staff.
• Ensure excellent governance, auditing and clinical oversight.
• Manage budgets, occupancy, staffing and overall commercial performance.
• Develop strong relationships with residents, relatives, healthcare professionals and the local community.
• Lead occupancy growth through excellent customer service and local networking.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support the provider's long-term growth plans.

About You

To be considered for this opportunity you will ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Registered Care Home Manager within elderly residential or nursing care.
• A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care (or equivalent).
• A proven track record of achieving positive CQC outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of governance, compliance and quality assurance.
• Experience managing occupancy, budgets and commercial performance.
• Outstanding leadership and people management skills.
• A resilient, hands-on management style with the confidence to hold teams accountable.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• A genuine passion for delivering exceptional care and developing people.

What’s on Offer?

• Salary of up to £55,000 per annum.
• £5,000 annual performance bonus.
• Join an ambitious and growing care provider with exciting expansion plans.
• Strong operational, governance and compliance support from senior leadership.
• Opportunity to make a lasting impact within a well-established care home.
• Genuine long-term career progression as the organisation continues to grow.
• Autonomy to shape the culture, performance and future success of the service.

If you’re an experienced Home Manager looking for a role where you can genuinely influence standards, develop an excellent team and play a key role in an ambitious organisation's future growth, we’d love to hear from you.