Home Manager in Worthing

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.