Registered Manager / Care Home Manager – Immediate Start
Experienced Nursing Home Turnaround Specialist | CQC Compliance Expert | Full-Time
An exceptionally experienced Registered Manager / Care Home Manager with a long-standing track record of successfully transforming underperforming nursing and residential care homes. This candidate is widely recognised for their ability to step into high-risk, complex environments and deliver rapid, sustainable improvements in CQC compliance, clinical governance, safeguarding, and care quality.
Specialising in crisis management and turnaround leadership, they have repeatedly resolved serious regulatory breaches, lifted bed suspensions, exited Quality Improvement Programmes (QUIP), and stabilised services facing enforcement action or closure. Their work has earned commendations from the CQC, local authorities, commissioners, and provider groups.
A hands-on, clinically strong Registered General Nurse (RGN), the candidate leads from the front—rewriting care plans, conducting night checks, overhauling medication management systems, and implementing robust auditing and quality assurance frameworks. They are particularly known for designing award-winning, person-centred care plans and innovative documentation systems that exceed regulatory expectations.
Their background spans Registered Manager, Home Manager, Regional Manager, Compliance/Auditing Nurse, Interim Operational Manager, and Peripatetic Leadership roles, supporting single homes and multi-site portfolios across nursing, residential, dementia, and complex care services.
Key Strengths & Expertise
• Registered Manager / Care Home Manager leadership
• CQC compliance, inspections & enforcement recovery
• Nursing home & residential care management
• Crisis management & service turnarounds
• Safeguarding (adult protection & multi-agency working)
• Medication management system redesign
• Quality assurance, auditing & governance frameworks
• Staff development, NVQs, Care Certificate & clinical supervision
• Person-centred care planning & documentation excellence
• Infection prevention, wound care & clinical best practice
Professional Highlights
• Successfully lifted long-term bed suspensions within weeks
• Resolved Regulation 12 & 17 breaches under intense scrutiny
• Delivered full operational turnarounds in failing services
• Designed custom audit tools adopted across multiple care groups
• Recognised by CQC and local authorities for best-practice care planning
• Led services through safeguarding investigations and infection outbreaks
• Improved regulatory ratings at homes facing closure
Qualifications
• Registered General Nurse (RGN)
• Registered Manager Award (RMA)
• Level 7 Strategic Management & Leadership
• Advanced Level Safeguarding
• Project Management Certificate
• ENB 941
• NVQ Assessor
Availability & Role Sought
• Seeking: Full-time Registered Manager / Care Home Manager role
• Availability: Immediate start
• Salary Expectation: £50,000
• Notice Period: None
This candidate represents a high-impact hire for providers seeking a proven, resilient leader capable of stabilising services, improving CQC outcomes, and embedding long-term quality and compliance.
For more information – dave@perfect-recruitment.co.uk / 01257264264
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