About this role
Job summary Lead with purpose and make a real difference every day. As our Registered Care Home Manager, youll shape a warm, safe, and high-quality environment where residents truly feel at home. This is your opportunity to inspire and lead a dedicated team, drive exceptional care standards, and create a culture where compassion, dignity, and excellence are embedded in everything you do. As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy: Up to £55,000 per year, Refer a friend scheme - earn up to £1000, Outstanding career development, Fully funded training up to QCF level 5, Blue Light care discount package, Company pension scheme. What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, Management qualification at QCF level 4 or equivalent or a willingness to work towards this qualification, Previous registration in a residential service preferable, Demonstrable up to date knowledge of the care sector including the running of a care home and regulatory framework.
Main duties of the job As a Registered Manager at Agincare Homes Holdings, you will lead a team to ensure the delivery of the highest care standards in our Care Home in Chatham, Kent. Your role involves providing a safe, caring, responsive, and effective service, ensuring compliance with CQC statutory regulations, and achieving operational and quality assurance KPIs. You will review existing care provision, liaise with residents and internal staff, ensure quality service through auditing, manage risk assessments, and maintain effective staffing. You will also investigate complaints about safeguarding, abuse, or service delivery while supporting, motivating, and training staff. The company provides a salary of up to £55,000, a refer-a-friend scheme, outstanding career development opportunities, and fully funded training up to QCF level 5, among other benefits. You must have at least 12 months of right to work in the UK, a QCF level 4 or equivalent management qualification, and experience with vulnerable client groups.
About us Agincare Homes Holdings is a family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members. With 40 years of history and over 170 locations nationwide, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers. They deliver various services, including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care. Agincare is committed to equality and encourages diverse applications, providing opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds. Their commitment includes the Care Leaver Covenant and the Armed Forces community, offering interviews or career conversations to service and care leavers. Despite their expansive growth, all services are regulated by the CQC. However, visa sponsorship is not available. Agincare continues to recruit across multiple roles, ensuring comprehensive care is available to meet the high demands in the industry while expanding its new not-for-profit Childrens Services.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Lead with purpose and make a real difference every day. As our Registered Care Home Manager, youll shape a warm, safe, and high-quality environment where residents truly feel at home. This is your opportunity to inspire and lead a dedicated team, drive exceptional care standards, and create a culture where compassion, dignity, and excellence are embedded in everything you do.
Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home - Care Home in Chatham, Kent | Nursing Home Victory | AgincareAs an Agincare employee you'll enjoy Up to £55,000 per year Refer a friend scheme - earn up to £1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension schemeWhat is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Management qualification at QCF level 4 or equivalent or a willingness to work towards this qualification Previous registration in a residential service preferable Demonstrable up to date knowledge of the care sector including the running of a care home and regulatory framework Excellent leadership and management skills Experience of working with vulnerable client groups Must be available to work 40 hours per weekA day in the life of a Registered ManagerAs the Registered Manager, you will lead the team to provide a safe, caring, responsive and effective service for the residents in your care home, ensuring delivery of the highest possible care standards fully compliant with all CQC statutory regulations, whilst making sure you achieve your operational and quality assurance KPI's.
Your day to day responsibilities therefore will include:
Ensuring all your residents understand the care and treatment choices that are available to them and that the care is provided in a way that promotes choice, dignity and individuality Reviewing existing care provision to ensure it meets the current physical and mental health needs of your residents and in turn liaising with the residents, internal staff, health professionals, social workers and other interested parties to adapt existing plans to meet current needs Ensuring that auditing is carried out to fully understand that quality of the service being provided and taking quick reparative action if any concerns are raised Ensuring that effective risk assessments are in place to protect the needs of your residents and the overall safety of your home. Inducting new staff, and ensuring that existing staff are regularly trained, motivated, supervised and supported. Carrying out any potential disciplinary or formative action against team members as and when required. Effectively staffing your home to ensure that personnel can cover the needs of your residents and having effective contingency plans in case of unexpected absence or events. Investigating any complaints surrounding safeguarding, abuse, or delivery of your services and ensuring notifications and duty of candour are sent to the right parties.About AgincareAgincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Management qualification at QCF level 4 or equivalent or a willingness to work towards this qualification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare Homes Holdings
Chatham
ME5 7JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)