Turnaround Home Manager Management - Windmill lodge Care Home Contract: Full Time Salary: Up to £95,000 per annum (DOE) 40% Bonus £10,000 Welcome Bonus Per Annum Shift Type: Days Contracted hours: 40 Turnaround Home Manager | Windmill Lodge Care Home, Lytham St Annes Up to £95,000 per annum (DOE) 40% Bonus £10,000 Welcome Bonus Private Medical Insurance. Lead one of the UK’s largest care homes through transformation and leave your legacy. Windmill Lodge Care Home isn’t just another service it’s a statement. With capacity for 205 residents, it’s the second-largest care home in the UK, sitting proudly on the coast of Lytham St Annes. Now, we’re searching for an exceptional Turnaround Home Manager a clinical and operational leader ready to take ownership of a service with huge potential and guide it toward excellence. At present, 66 residents call Windmill Lodge home. But with your leadership, vision, and drive, this care village could become one of the sector’s greatest success stories a community that truly raises the bar for quality, safety, and reputation. Contract Salary up to £95,000 per annum. Annual KPI-based bonus of 40%. Rewarding occupancy growth, operational excellence, and quality outcomes. £10,000 Welcome Bonus is paid in two instalments (half upon successful completion of probation and half after one year’s service). Private Medical Insurance. Pension Scheme. 5.6 Weeks Annual Leave. What you’ll bring: Nurse-qualified with an active NMC PIN. Proven success turning around underperforming care homes and delivering improved CQC outcomes. Strong commercial and marketing acumen able to drive occupancy and build sustainable financial performance. A leadership style defined by resilience, integrity, and inspiration. Passion for people residents, families, and teams alike. Your Mission: This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to transform, not just manage. You’ll restore confidence, rebuild relationships, and create a culture where care, compassion, and compliance coexist at the highest level. Windmill Lodge currently holds a Requires Improvement CQC rating, with four breaches identified. A follow-up inspection has been completed, and while early feedback suggests the rating will remain at RI, the building blocks are in place it now needs the right leader to take it forward. You’ll work closely with the Regional Director and Group Quality Team to deliver measurable, sustainable change clinically, commercially, and culturally. What you’ll do: Take full operational leadership for Windmill Lodge, ensuring robust clinical governance and safeguarding at all times. Design and deliver a turnaround strategy that drives regulatory improvement and rebuilds external confidence. Reignite partnerships with local authorities, CCGs, and health professionals, restoring referral pathways and occupancy. Inspire and unite your team cultivating accountability, pride, and shared purpose. Champion marketing and reputation-building initiatives to position the home as the provider of choice in the region. Shape and deliver your vision of a sector-leading care village, bringing innovation and compassion together. Current performance snapshot Occupancy: 32% Agency Usage: Low CQC Rating: Requires Improvement Why Join Care Concern Group? “This role is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing care organisation. We seek to recruit the very best home managers and then empower and support them to be brilliant leaders. We believe in nurturing a positive culture where our colleagues are valued, recognised, and supported to overcome challenges.” - Divisional Director. Care Concern Group Care Concern Group is on a journey of ambitious growth and we’re only just getting started. 130 homes and growing, with 37 homes acquired and 17 brand-new services commissioned in the last 12 months alone. A family-run care provider with a deep commitment to quality, innovation, and the people behind the care. Clear pathways for career development and progression across all levels of leadership Our Values: Trust | Respect | Passion | Kindness | Inclusivity If these values reflect who you are and you have the experience, resilience, and heart to lead Windmill Lodge into its next chapter we want to hear from you. Apply today and join one of the UK’s most ambitious care groups at a pivotal moment in its journey.