At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a passionate team and provide quality care in a supportive environment.
- Company: Join Exemplar Health Care at Wheldale Heights, a Good rated CQC home.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, excellent training, health cover, and lifestyle discounts.
- Other info: Dynamic role with great career growth and a supportive team culture.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Must have nursing registration and three years of management experience.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
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Care home: Contract type: Full Time, 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Rate: Competitive salary-dependent on experience
Join us as our new Home Manager at Wheldale Heights, Castleford. We have innovative digital systems to support you in all aspects of running your home, so you can spend less time doing paperwork and more time with your team and the people you support. For Managers wishing to develop and grow, our training is second to none. We have a range of in-house leadership and management development programmes to support your career development.
About Wheldale Heights
Located on Wheldon Road in Ferry Fryston, Wheldale Heights has 24 bedrooms across two small, purpose-built units, creating a homely and supportive environment that’s more responsive to individual needs. Wheldale Heights is split into two units, the Lynx Unit and the Orion Unit. The Lynx Unit is a male only unit, providing care for complex mental health needs arising from brain injury or neurological diagnosis, such as acquired brain injury or dementia. The Orion Unit provides care for complex mental health needs linked to the early to mid-stage of a neurological diagnosis such as Huntingdon's disease. We are thrilled to share that Wheldale Heights achieved a Good rated CQC as of April 2026! Creating an ideal environment for a new Home Manager to lead an engaged and passionate team, as the home continues to strive for outstanding care!
About the role
As a Home Manager with Exemplar Health Care, you won’t just manage your home, you’ll be the heartbeat of everything that happens there. You’ll provide person-centred and quality driven care to ensure that you make every day better for the people who live and work in your home.
- Quality initiatives and improvement
- Data collection, analysis and interpretation
- Financial management
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You must also have a first-level nursing registration with a valid Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN. As this is a leadership role, you should have a minimum of three years management experience, ideally in a complex care setting.
- A thorough understanding of nursing care best practice, sector specific and employer legislation and governance frameworks
- Great communication skills, able to build relationships with local commissioners and professionals
- An excellent range of clinical, business, digital and operational skills.
Excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects:
- Retail and lifestyle reward discounts
- Excellent bonus scheme upon meeting KPIs
- Excellent pension plan
- Bupa health care cover
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Life assurance
Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.
CQC Registered Care Home Manager in Leeds employer: Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and innovative work environment at Wheldale Heights in Castleford. With a strong focus on employee development through comprehensive training programmes and a commitment to person-centred care, we empower our Home Managers to lead passionate teams while enjoying competitive salaries and a range of benefits, including health care cover and a robust pension plan. Join us in making a meaningful impact in the lives of those we support, all within a homely and responsive setting.
