About the Company
Join Highgate Care – Where Kindness Is Key. At Highgate Care, kindness isn't just something we talk about—it's the foundation of everything we do. As a family-owned care provider, we are passionate about delivering exceptional, person-centred care that enables every resident to live with dignity, independence and purpose.
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced and motivated Registered Home Manager to lead one of our residential care homes in Kirklees. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, friendly residential care home with a Good CQC rating, excellent occupancy levels. The home has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, person-centred care within the local community, providing an excellent platform for a manager who wants to lead a successful service while continuing to drive quality and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day running of the home, ensuring the highest standards of care, quality and compliance are maintained.
- Assess residents' needs and oversee the development and regular review of person-centred care plans.
- Ensure every resident receives compassionate, respectful and individualised care.
- Maintain compliance with all relevant legislation, CQC regulations, Health & Safety, COSHH, HACCP and infection prevention standards.
- Monitor the safe and effective running of the home through robust quality assurance, audits, risk assessments and governance systems.
- Maintain all statutory records, policies and documentation, ensuring the home remains inspection-ready at all times.
- Investigate complaints professionally, implementing learning and continuous improvement where appropriate.
- Build positive relationships with residents, relatives, healthcare professionals, commissioners and external agencies.
- Lead, motivate and develop a well-established staff team through recruitment, supervision, coaching and ongoing training.
- Oversee staffing levels, rotas, annual leave and sickness to ensure safe staffing and excellent continuity of care.
- Manage the home's financial performance, resources and occupancy to support the continued success of the service.
- Ensure safe medication management and effective stock control systems are maintained.
- Oversee residents' financial arrangements with honesty, integrity and complete confidentiality.
Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Registered Manager within an adult social care setting.
- Experience managing a residential care home.
- A thorough understanding of CQC regulations and adult social care legislation.
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- The ability to motivate, develop and retain high-performing teams.
- A commitment to delivering exceptional, person-centred care.
- NVQ Level 5 in Leadership for Health & Social Care (or willingness to work towards this).
- Flexibility to support the home outside normal working hours when required.
Required Skills
- Compassionate and inspiring leadership.
- Genuine passion for delivering outstanding care.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in a similar role.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
Pay range and compensation package
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Highgate Care is committed to diversity and inclusivity.
