Home Manager – Mental Health Residential Service Location: Surrey Salary: £46,800 Benefits Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent A rare chance to design, build, and shape a brand-new service from scratch. Coniston House is a new residential service supporting working-age males with a range of complex mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, personality disorders, depression, anxiety, and co-occurring challenges such as substance or alcohol misuse and forensic backgrounds. Our aim is to provide short to mid-term placements that focus on recovery, rehabilitation, and progression — empowering residents to build the skills and confidence needed to move on to supported or independent living. About the Role As Home Manager, you will help recruit, lead and inspire a dedicated team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in a safe and therapeutic environment. You’ll ensure the home runs smoothly day-to-day, maintaining compliance with CQC standards and promoting a culture of dignity, respect, and positive mental health recovery. You will be responsible for all aspects of service delivery, compliance, staffing, and financial management — working autonomously to make effective decisions that support both residents and staff. You’ll also liaise closely with senior management and will be required to travel to our Head Office in Hatfield once a month (and as needed), so a full driving licence is essential. Key responsibilities include: Providing strong, visible, and supportive leadership to your team. Overseeing care planning, risk management, and resident progression. Managing budgets effectively to ensure financial sustainability. Identifying resourcing needs and leading on the recruitment, training, and ongoing development of staff to ensure service delivery is optimised and relevant standards are met. Ensuring compliance with all regulatory and organisational requirements. Building positive relationships with residents, families, and professionals. Driving continuous improvement and service development. About You We are seeking a motivated and experienced Home Manager who can work confidently and independently within a residential mental health setting. Essential skills and experience: Proven experience managing a residential care home or similar setting within mental health. NVQ/QCF/RQF Level 5 or equivalent in Health & Social Care Strong understanding of CQC regulations and best practice in mental health care. Demonstrated experience in budget management and staff development. Ability to work autonomously, using initiative to manage priorities and make sound decisions. A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to Head Office (Hatfield) as required. Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills. A compassionate, resilient, and solution-focused approach. About Us Nouvita Healthcare is an established provider of specialist health and social care services across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Surrey and Bedfordshire. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health support and therapeutic services in hospital, residential and now in outpatient settings. Our focus is on empowering recovery and improving outcomes through effective, compassionate care. At Nouvita, we value continuous improvement and foster an environment where all staff have a voice and can develop their careers. We are committed to: Delivering high-quality mental health services Maintaining excellent clinical governance and patient outcomes Supporting staff development and wellbeing Promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity in everything we do Nouvita Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Nouvita Healthcare and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to: careers@nouvita.co.uk