£80,000 per annum | Full Time | Remote with travel | [Region 4] (South West England-Banbury, Weston Super Mare, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exmouth, Penzance )
“It’s more than a job – it’s about shaping services where every person can live life their way.”
That’s how many of our senior leaders describe their work at Leonard Cheshire. If you’re an experienced operational leader with a proven track record in multi-site social care management, strong commercial acumen, and a passion for driving quality and innovation, we’d really love to hear from you.
Leading Change, Strengthening Services
As a Regional Director for England, you’ll take the lead across a portfolio of services, ensuring they are safe, high-quality, financially sustainable, and truly person-centred.
You’ll represent Leonard Cheshire across your region—building strong relationships with commissioners, partners, and sector leaders—while empowering our Service Managers and Support Managers to deliver excellence every day.
Your Working Hours
Full Time – Monday to Friday, home-based with regular travel, overnight stays, and flexibility to meet operational needs.
You Will Be Responsible For:
As Regional Director, you’ll provide, strategic leadership across your allocated services - ensuring quality, compliance, financial performance, and continuous improvement.
This role involves supporting services across several locations in the South West, including - Banbury, Weston Super Mare, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exmouth, Penzance.
Due to the spread of our services, regular travel is a key part of the role. Applicants should be based within the region and comfortable with frequent travel between locations.
You will:
- Lead the implementation of Leonard Cheshire’s strategic plans across your region
- Drive high-quality, person-centred social care delivery
- Provide inspirational leadership, coaching, and mentoring to managers
- Monitor performance and ensure targets and KPIs are consistently achieved
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and national frameworks
- Address performance issues, risks, and serious incidents swiftly and effectively
- Manage budgets, business plans, and regional P&L performance
- Oversee the modernisation and integration of new systems and operational models
- Strengthen external partnerships and negotiate effectively with commissioners
- Promote Leonard Cheshire’s reputation and influence within your region
- Ensure services deliver on all commercial and quality objectives
This is a high-impact role where your leadership will shape the future of services across England, supporting disabled people to live life on their own terms.
Your Expertise and Experience
- Extensive experience leading multi-site social care operations
- Proven ability to deliver financial, quality, and performance outcomes
- Strong understanding of social care policy, regulation, and best practice
- Experience managing large budgets through P&L accountability
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Confident, collaborative leadership style with resilience and empathy
- Ability to travel regionally and nationally, including overnight stays
Why You’ll Love Working Here
At Leonard Cheshire, your leadership shapes real change. You’ll join a supportive, collaborative organisation committed to modernising our services, improving outcomes, and strengthening our impact.
You’ll also enjoy a wide range of rewards and benefits, including:
- Excellent contributory pension scheme with 3x salary life cover
- 25 days holiday per year, increasing one day per year to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays - with the option to buy and sell leave
- Private Health Insurance or Cash Health Plan – claim back dental, optical, and other healthcare costs
- Group Income Protection Insurance
- Free Blue Light Card – exclusive discounts and perks
- Stream – access up to 40% of your earned pay before payday
- Cycle-to-work scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 wellbeing support
- Long Service Awards
About Leonard Cheshire
For over 75 years, Leonard Cheshire has supported disabled people to live, learn, and work independently. Across the UK, our residential, supported living, and community services focus on choice, inclusion, and empowerment. We support over 1,600 people every day, and your leadership will help us continue delivering services that genuinely change lives.
Ready to Apply?
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all parts of our community. We particularly encourage applications from disabled people and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland, or equivalent) and references are required.
Visa sponsorship is not available at this time. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK at the time of application. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship or are awaiting a visa decision.
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cheltenham
