HOME MANAGER - Elderly Care Home - Aberdeen
Compass Associates are supporting an established elderly care provider in the appointment of a Registered Home Manager for a well-established care home in Aberdeen.
This is an important leadership appointment for a service with strong foundations and a clear opportunity for further improvement. The incoming Home Manager will be responsible for providing visible, credible leadership, strengthening consistency across the service and driving a sustained focus on quality, governance and resident outcomes.
The role will particularly suit an experienced Home Manager who is confident taking ownership of improvement, leading teams through change and translating clear expectations into measurable results.
THE ROLE
As Registered Home Manager, you will:
Take full responsibility for the day-to-day leadership and operational performance of the home
Provide visible and decisive leadership across the care and clinical teams
Lead structured improvement activity across quality, governance and service delivery
Strengthen clinical oversight, safeguarding and regulatory compliance
Develop and embed robust action plans, ensuring improvements are sustained
Lead, coach and develop the management and wider staff teams
Build strong relationships with residents, families, professionals and external stakeholders
Manage budgets, staffing, occupancy and wider commercial performance
Promote a culture of accountability, learning and continuous improvement
Ensure residents receive safe, compassionate and consistently high-quality care
ABOUT YOU
To be considered for this role, you must:
Be NMC registered (RGN / RMN / RNLD) ideally
Have substantial leadership experience within elderly nursing care
Demonstrate a strong track record of improving quality and service performance
Be confident leading services through periods of change or improvement
Have a strong understanding of clinical governance, safeguarding and regulatory requirements
Be experienced in developing teams and establishing clear standards and accountability
Be commercially aware, with experience managing budgets, staffing and operational performance
Possess excellent communication, influencing and decision-making skills
Be a visible, resilient and credible leader who can build trust while maintaining high expectations
Experience of turnaround, service recovery or leading measurable improvement within a care home environment would be particularly valuable.
CANDIDATE SUITABILITY REMINDER
This role requires a qualified Home Manager or senior leader with substantial elderly care experience and a proven ability to lead service improvement. Applicants should be comfortable taking ownership of challenging operational environments and delivering sustained improvements in quality, culture and performance.
WANT TO APPLY?
Submit your CV and we’ll be in touch to discuss compatibility.
Contact: [email protected]
Tel: 0161 527 9638
RECOMMENDATIONS
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.
