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 growWe would like to hear from experienced:
Operations Managers
Regional Managers
Area Managers
Senior Operations Managers
Clinical Operations ManagersYou 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 advantageThe 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 portfolioLocation & Travel:
We are particularly looking for someone based in the West Midlands who is comfortable travelling regularly between services.
The role will typically involve approximately 3–4 days per week across the homes, with protected time to work from home.
Why Consider This Role?
There is a genuine opportunity here to make your mark.
The organisation wants its Registered Managers to feel supported and empowered while also having clear accountability around quality, governance, people and commercial performance.
You’ll have the autonomy to get back to the fundamentals of good care home operations, strengthen the management structure and help create a consistent operating model as the organisation continues to grow.
This vacancy is being managed exclusively by Leaders in Care.
If you are an experienced Care Home Operations Manager or Regional Manager looking for your next senior operational opportunity, apply today for a confidential discussion.
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Salary description
£80000.00 - £90000.00 per year