Nurse Qualified Care Home Manager

Nurse Qualified Care Home Manager

Location: Dundee

Salary: Circa £70,000 + Benefits

Full-Time Permanent

Compass Associates are working in partnership with a reputable and established care provider to recruit an experienced Care Home Manager for a nursing care service in Dundee.

This is an important leadership appointment for an experienced manager who can take ownership of the service, provide clear direction to the team and deliver meaningful improvements across the home. The provider is looking for someone with a proven track record of improving care services and creating stability within a challenging environment.

THE ROLE

Reporting into the senior operational team, the Home Manager will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring residents receive safe, high-quality and person-centred care.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide strong leadership and establish clear standards across the home, while identifying areas for improvement and putting effective action plans in place.

Key responsibilities will include

Overall responsibility for the operational and clinical performance of the home

Leading, motivating and developing the management and care teams

Driving improvements in care quality, governance and regulatory compliance

Maintaining strong safeguarding and risk management processes

Working closely with residents, relatives and multidisciplinary professionals

Reviewing staffing structures, recruitment, retention and workforce performance

Monitoring budgets, occupancy and other key operational measures

Identifying areas of underperformance and implementing robust improvement plans

Embedding consistent systems, processes and accountability across the service

Building a positive culture focused on high standards, resident outcomes and continuous improvement

ABOUT YOU

This role requires an experienced and resilient Care Home Manager who is comfortable taking ownership of a service that requires significant improvement.

You must be nursing qualified and have substantial experience managing an elderly nursing care service. Importantly, you will need to demonstrate previous experience of turnaround, service recovery or leading a home through a period of significant improvement.

The successful candidate will ideally have

NMC registration as an RGN, RMN or RNLD

Significant experience as a Home Manager within elderly nursing care

A demonstrable track record of turnaround or service improvement

Strong knowledge of Care Inspectorate requirements and Scottish care legislation

Experience managing quality, clinical governance, safeguarding and compliance

Strong leadership skills with the ability to improve team performance and accountability

Experience managing budgets, occupancy, staffing and operational KPIs

The resilience and credibility to lead through a period of change

A proactive approach to identifying problems and delivering sustainable solutions

Strong communication skills with residents, relatives, staff and external stakeholders

This is a role for a manager who is able to assess a service objectively, establish priorities and then lead from the front to deliver measurable improvement.

PACKAGE

Salary circa £70,000 + Bonus

Full-time permanent position

Competitive benefits package

Ongoing training and development

Supportive senior operational leadership

Opportunity to make a significant impact on an established nursing service

WANT TO APPLY?

If you are an experienced, nursing qualified Home Manager with a strong track record of turnaround and service improvement and would like to discuss this opportunity in Dundee, please contact Dominic O’Malley at Compass Associates on View phone number on uk.workus.org or ***email_hidden***.

Compass Associates Ltd are working in partnership on this position. If you are not interested but know someone who is, we offer £500 in vouchers for successful recommendations.