Job Description
Area Manager – Nursing Homes
Location: West Midlands
Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time
Salary: £60,000 per annum (with flexibility for candidates demonstrating exceptional experience and specialist knowledge) + Performance Bonus
Travel Required: Yes – across West Midlands
Overview
We are recruiting an experienced Area Manager to oversee a portfolio of nursing homes across the West Midlands.
This is a senior operational leadership role with full accountability for clinical standards, CQC compliance, financial performance, occupancy, and multi-site management. You will report directly to the CEO and lead Registered Managers to deliver safe, compliant and commercially successful services.
This role is suited to an experienced multi-site operator within the nursing home sector.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide operational leadership across multiple nursing homes
* Lead Registered Managers to achieve strong CQC outcomes and regulatory compliance
* Drive service recovery within homes rated Requires Improvement
* Lead services through CQC inspections, action plans and regulatory processes
* Maintain high clinical governance standards
* Oversee safeguarding, risk management and incident review
* Hold full P&L and budget responsibility across the region
* Drive occupancy growth and commercial performance
* Support registration extensions and service development
* Ensure effective workforce planning, recruitment and retention
* Produce performance reports for senior leadership
Essential Requirements
* Registered Nurse (RN) qualification
* Minimum 3–5 years’ senior management experience within residential/nursing homes
* Proven multi-site management experience
* Strong working knowledge of CQC regulations and inspection frameworks
* Demonstrable experience managing homes rated Requires Improvement and improving inspection outcomes
* Experience leading services through inspections and compliance action plans
* Proven financial management and P&L responsibility
* Full UK driving licence
Desirable Experience
* Experience managing services supporting residents with complex clinical needs
* Experience extending registrations and commissioning new services
Core Competencies
* Strong operational and clinical leadership
* Commercial awareness and financial management capability
* Ability to manage performance and drive improvement
* Confident stakeholder engagement with families, commissioners and external partners
* Effective change management across multiple services
* Strong organisational and reporting skills
* IT proficiency including digital care systems and Microsoft Office
Performance Measures
* CQC ratings and inspection outcomes
* Occupancy levels
* Staff retention and vacancy rates
* Incident and safeguarding metrics
* EBITDA / margin performance
* Resident and family satisfaction
Working Pattern
* Hybrid role (office and on-site presence)
* Frequent travel between services
* Occasional evening or on-call responsibility during inspections or incidents
What We Offer
* Salary £60,000, with flexibility for candidates demonstrating exceptional experience and specialist knowledge
* Performance-related bonus scheme
* Senior leadership support
* Opportunity to lead service expansion and registration extensions
* Stable, growing organisation
This role requires prior experience within the nursing home sector. Applications from candidates without Area/Regional level experience may not be considered.
If you are an experienced nursing home operations leader with strong regulatory and commercial expertise, we welcome your application.