Operations Manager – Care Homes West Midlands £80,000–£90,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance Leaders in Care is exclusively recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager to join a growing care home provider, overseeing a portfolio of 7 homes. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Care Home Operations Manager, Regional Manager or senior operational leader who enjoys being close to their Registered Managers, improving quality and building strong, stable teams. We are particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have a strong clinical background within older people's care, nursing homes, complex care or neurological care. Nurse qualification would be highly advantageous. The Role As Operations Manager, you will take operational responsibility for a portfolio of care homes, working closely with Registered Managers to improve quality, governance, leadership and commercial performance. This is not a role where you will simply step into homes and operate as a de facto Registered Manager. The focus is on creating strong, accountable Registered Managers who feel properly supported, supervised and challenged to deliver excellent outcomes. During your first 6 months, priorities will include: Building stability and consistency across the Registered Manager team Providing hands-on leadership, coaching and support to Home Managers Improving governance and ensuring actions are properly followed through Driving quality improvement and maintaining strong CQC standards Supporting homes through CQC and Local Authority inspections Reviewing operational performance, KPIs, occupancy and financial results Challenging underperformance constructively and putting improvement plans in place Supporting the implementation of refreshed policies, processes and governance frameworks Ensuring clinical standards remain consistently high Creating strong foundations as the portfolio continues to grow We would like to hear from experienced: Operations Managers Regional Managers Area Managers Senior Operations Managers Clinical Operations Managers You will ideally have: Significant operational leadership experience within the care home sector Experience overseeing multiple care homes or nursing homes Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, governance and quality assurance Experience supporting and developing Registered Managers A strong understanding of care home commercial and operational KPIs Clinical operations experience within older people's care, nursing, complex care or neurological services The confidence to challenge performance while maintaining a supportive leadership style Experience supporting services through inspections and quality improvement A nursing qualification would be a significant advantage The Package: £80,000–£90,000 salary Performance-related bonus linked to EBITDA Car allowance Mileage allowance Overnight accommodation paid when required Protected home-working time Excellent opportunity to influence the development of a growing care home portfolio Location
Care Home Operations Manager employer: Leaders In Care Recruitment Ltd
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