Registered Care Home Manager

Ashgate House, a 47 bed nursing home in Chesterfield specialising in advanced end\-stage dementia care, is looking for an experienced, compassionate Registered Manager to lead our team. This is a genuine opportunity to lead a home undergoing exciting refurbishment and development, with real scope to help shape its future direction alongside a supportive senior leadership team, and to deliver safe, high\-quality, person\-centred care.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day\-to\-day running of the home, promoting a positive, professional and person\-centred culture.


• Ensure compliance with CQC standards, safeguarding requirements and all relevant health and social care legislation.


• Oversee care planning, risk assessment, medication management and quality assurance, with particular expertise in advanced dementia care.


• Recruit, develop and support your team, maintaining high standards of training and performance.


• Manage budgets, occupancy and operational performance.


• Build strong relationships with residents, families, professionals and commissioners, and lead the home through inspections and audits.

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (essential).


• Previous experience and proven sustained track record as a CQC\-registered manager of a care or nursing home.


• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or willingness to work towards this.


• Strong understanding of CQC standards, safeguarding and care governance.


• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage change.


• IT literate and confident using digital care systems, with a willingness to embrace new technology — including AI tools — to support care planning, compliance and administration.


• A genuine, caring and person\-centred approach to care.

• Salary package: commensurate £70,000 with experience and track record.


• Support towards your Level 5 Diploma and/or ongoing professional development.


• Enhanced annual leave entitlement – 30 days plus Public and Bank Holidays per annum.


• Pension scheme.


• Supportive senior leadership team and clear operational guidance.


• Employee wellbeing support and recognition initiatives.

For an informal, confidential conversation about the role, contact Barbara White on 01246 566958\. To apply, please submit your CV and a short covering statement outlining your suitability for the role to bwhite@ashgatecare.co.uk. We'd love to hear from you.

Pay: £65,000\.00\-£75,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension


• Free parking


• Life insurance


• On\-site parking


• Private medical insurance


• Sick pay


• UK visa sponsorship

• Chesterfield, Derbyshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

• care home management : 2 years (required)

• United Kingdom (required)

• 100% (required)

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