Loveday & Co
Head of Operations Abbey Road
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Reporting to: Managing Director
Professional Reporting Line to: Director of Operations
Direct Reports: Head Chef, Housekeeping, Hospitality Supervisor, Lifestyle Partner and Maintenance Technician
Role Purpose
The Head of Operations is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational delivery, standards and performance of all non-clinical functions across the residence.
The role brings together the disciplines of a five-star hotel with the operational responsibilities and standards required within Loveday.
The Head of Operations will ensure that every aspect of the member experience - from the presentation of the residence and quality of dining to housekeeping, lifestyle, maintenance and hospitality - is delivered consistently, efficiently and to an exceptional world-class standard.
The Head of Operations will provide visible leadership to the Heads of Department and create a culture in which exceptional hospitality, attention to detail, commercial awareness and operational discipline are embedded throughout the residence.
The Head of Operations will have overall responsibility for the performance and day-to-day leadership of the non-clinical operation, ensuring departments work collectively rather than as individual functions.
This role will oversee the complete member and family experience outside of direct clinical care, including arrival and welcome, concierge and reception, dining, housekeeping, lifestyle and events, maintenance, environmental standards and the overall presentation and atmosphere of the residence.
The role will ensure that operational standards reflect those expected within the finest hotels and private members' clubs, while recognising the additional regulatory, safeguarding, health and safety and operational responsibilities of a care home environment.
Clinical and care function remain under the leadership and accountability of the relevant clinical leadership structure.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Provide leadership, direction and accountability to all non-clinical Heads of Department.
- Establish clear operating standards, departmental objectives, KPIs and accountability across each function.
- Lead daily operational meetings and ensure effective communication and coordination between departments.
- Maintain a highly visible presence throughout the residence, regularly inspecting member areas, back-of-house operations and service delivery.
- Identify operational issues quickly and ensure appropriate corrective action is taken.
- Ensure departmental rotas, resources and working practices are aligned to occupancy, member requirements and business needs.
- Create a culture of ownership in which Heads of Department are accountable for the performance, presentation and financial management of their areas.
- Ensure complaints are managed within the complaints policy framework and work to resolve to reduce/remove negative brand impact
- Ensure a 5* rating on Doctify and a minimum of 9.5 on Carehome.co.uk
Five-Star Member Experience
- Take ownership of the non-clinical member journey and ensure an exceptional, highly personalised experience is delivered consistently.
- Ensure service standards reflect luxury hospitality and are aligned with our brand positioning and reputation for the best in class
- Develop a culture in which colleagues anticipate members' preferences and requirements rather than simply responding to requests.
- Ensure individual member preferences are understood, recorded and communicated effectively between departments.
- Oversee VIP arrangements, family visits, events, celebrations and other significant member experiences.
- Work closely with clinical colleagues to ensure hospitality and operational services complement each member's individual care requirements.
Hospitality & Front of House
- Oversee reception, concierge and hospitality services, ensuring an exceptional welcome for members, families, professionals and guests.
- Ensure front-of-house colleagues demonstrate outstanding presentation, communication, discretion and service.
- Establish and maintain service standards for guest management, telephone handling, member requests, dining reservations, transport and concierge arrangements.
- Ensure the arrival experience for new members and respite or recovery guests is seamless and highly personalised.
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Dining Experience And Beverage Experience
- Provide operational oversight of the kitchen and food and beverage functions.
- Work with the Executive Chef and Head Chef to ensure outstanding food quality, presentation, choice and service.
- Ensure the dining experience reflects luxury hospitality standards across our restaurant, private dining, room service and events.
- Monitor member feedback, menu quality, dining participation and service standards.
- Ensure food costs, purchasing, waste and labour are effectively controlled within budget and without compromising quality.
- Ensure all food safety, allergen, hygiene and regulatory requirements are consistently maintained.
Housekeeping & Laundry
- Ensure suites, communal spaces and back-of-house areas are maintained to exceptional standards of cleanliness and presentation.
- Implement robust room inspection and quality assurance processes.
- Ensure housekeeping standards are appropriate to a luxury residential environment, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Oversee laundry and linen standards, stock management and supplier performance.
- Ensure departmental productivity and staffing levels are appropriately managed against occupancy and budget
Lifestyle & Programming
- Oversee the development and delivery of an exceptional lifestyle and engagement programme.
- Ensure activities are personalised, meaningful and appropriate to members' interests, abilities and aspirations.
- Move beyond a traditional care-home activities model towards a programme comparable with a luxury private members' club, incorporating culture, wellbeing, dining, entertainment, education and social experiences.
- Work with the sales team to further engage the prospective member pipeline creating a calendar of meaningful activities to advance towards a decision.
- Ensure lifestyle colleagues understand individual members and actively encourage participation without creating an institutional or overly programmed environment.
- Develop external partnerships and experiences that enrich the member proposition.
- Develop a volunteer programme to achieve greater community connections
Maintenance, Facilities and Environment
- Oversee maintenance and facilities management to ensure the residence is safe, compliant and maintained to an exceptional standard.
- Ensure planned preventative maintenance programmes are robust and completed within required timescales.
- Maintain oversight of statutory testing, servicing, contractor management and maintenance records.
- Ensure defects affecting member experience are identified and resolved quickly.
- Maintain exceptional standards of presentation throughout the building, including bedrooms, communal areas, external areas and back-of-house spaces.
- Work closely with relevant colleagues on fire safety, emergency preparedness, business continuity, health and safety and environmental compliance.
People and Leadership
- Lead, coach and develop Heads of Department, setting clear expectations for leadership and performance.
- Ensure departments recruit and retain colleagues who demonstrate both technical competence and a genuine luxury service mindset.
- Develop succession plans and identify future departmental leaders.
- Support Heads of Department with performance management, absence, conduct and capability issues in conjunction with HR.
- Champion colleague engagement and create a culture of professionalism, collaboration and pride.
- Ensure departmental training is completed and that colleagues remain competent in both their functional responsibilities and wider care-environment requirements.
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Quality, Compliance & Risk
- Ensure all non-clinical functions operate in accordance with organisational policies, regulatory requirements and relevant legislation.
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and the clinical team to support CQV compliance and organizational standards
- Maintain clear operational audit programmes covering areas including food safety, housekeeping, maintenance, health and safety, fire safety and environmental standards.
- Take ownership of identified operational actions and ensure they are closed within agreed timescales.
- Support investigations, complaints and incidents where operational or hospitality functions are involved.
- Recognise that while the role is non-clinical, every operational function contributes to members' safety, wellbeing, dignity and quality of life.
Commercial & Financial Performance
- Take responsibility for departmental payroll, expenditure and controllable operating costs across the functions reporting to this role
- Ensure staffing structures and rotas reflect occupancy and operational requirements.
- Monitor agency and overtime usage and challenge unnecessary expenditure.
- Manage departmental purchasing, stock control and supplier performance.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency while protecting member experience and quality.
- Support revenue-generating opportunities including private dining, events, guest services and other relevant services where appropriate.
- Work collaboratively with sales and leadership teams to ensure the residence presents exceptionally for prospective members and families.
They should be equally comfortable inspecting the presentation of a member suite, reviewing food costs with the Chef, challenging a maintenance programme, reviewing housekeeping productivity, discussing an individual member's lifestyle preferences or welcoming an important family or professional visitor.
This is not a traditional facilities or care-home operations role. It requires an individual who combines the service mentality and attention to detail of five-star hospitality with the discipline, accountability and understanding required to operate within a highly regulated care environment.
Experience & Atributes
The successful candidate will ideally have significant senior operational leadership experience within luxury hospitality, five-star hotels, private members' clubs, premium senior living or another high-touch service environment.
They will demonstrate:
- Exceptional operational leadership and attention to detail
- Experience managing multiple Heads of Department
- Strong knowledge of luxury hospitality and service standards
- Commercial and financial acumen
- Experience managing payroll, budgets and departmental costs
- Strong understanding of facilities, maintenance and health and safety
- Experience of food and beverage operations
- Excellent people leadership and coaching capability
- Confidence managing demanding and discerning customers
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- The ability to balance exceptional service with operational efficiency
- An understanding of regulated environments, ideally including health or social care
- High personal standards, discretion and professionalism
- A visible, hands-on and highly accountable leadership style
Above all, the Head of Operations will understand that luxury is created through consistency, personalisation and attention to detail - and will ensure that every non-clinical aspect of the residence is to world class standard
Skills
- Fluent in English
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