Nursing Home Manager

Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager Southampton
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
Salary: £65k + Bonus + Benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Are you an experienced Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager looking to make a meaningful impact with a smaller, care-focused provider? We re seeking a motivated Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager to lead our friendly and well-established home in Southampton, driving excellence in care, compliance, and quality outcomes.
About the Role
As a Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager, you ll take full responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the home, ensuring the delivery of safe, person-centred, high-quality care. You ll use your leadership and turnaround expertise to improve standards, develop CQC reports, and guide your team to deliver an outstanding resident experience.
This is a great opportunity for a Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager who thrives in a smaller, supportive organisation where your decisions make a real difference.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide strong, visible leadership as the Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager, promoting a culture of quality and compassion.
• Lead and deliver effective turnaround strategies to move services from Requires Improvement to Good or Outstanding.
• Develop, write, and submit high-quality CQC reports and action plans.
• Manage budgets, staffing, compliance, and operational excellence as a proactive Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager.
• Build strong relationships with residents, families, regulators, and community partners.
• Drive occupancy, customer satisfaction, and continuous service improvement.

About You

• Proven experience as a Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager within elderly or nursing care settings.
• Successful track record of turning around homes and improving CQC ratings.
• Strong knowledge of CQC compliance, governance, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Skilled in developing CQC documentation, audits, and improvement plans.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring abilities.
• Nurse qualification (RGN/RMN/RNLD) preferred but not essential for the right Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager.
• Passionate about delivering person-centred care in a supportive, values-driven environment.

What s on Offer

• Competitive salary and bonus structure for the successful Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager.
• Supportive leadership within a smaller, caring organisation that values your autonomy.
• Opportunities for professional growth and future development as a Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager.
• Pension, wellbeing initiatives, and funded training opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager in Southampton to join a trusted, smaller provider making a big impact in the local community.
If you re an ambitious Nursing Home Manager / Care Home Manager ready to lead a high-quality service and shape its future success apply today and take the next step in your care leadership career.