Colten Care
Home Manager
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Home Manager
Amberwood House, Ferndown, BH22 9AX
Circa £80,000 per annum plus bonus
- 40 hours per week, to include working across 7 days per week at varied start and finish times. On-call duties shared with the home’s management team
Colten Care is recruiting a Home Manager for Amberwood House, our 55-bed, CQC Outstanding-rated home in Ferndown.
You’ll lead the home’s team and manage its resources so that every resident can enjoy a dignified and fulfilling life. Working closely with your Clinical Lead and our wider healthcare and hospitality teams, you’ll ensure that the quality of care and service consistently meets our own high standards and those of our external regulators.
Reporting to the Regional Operations Manager, you will create and lead a clear vision for the home, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and supporting the team to maintain Amberwood House’s Outstanding CQC rating.
Managing a care home is a complex, influential and highly rewarding role. Alongside leading people, resources and processes, you will build strong relationships with residents, their families, professional contacts and multidisciplinary teams.
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You’ll also have plenty of scope to build community relationships, develop the home’s local profile and identify marketing opportunities. Our customer service and marketing teams will support you in promoting the home.
What can you bring?
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Relevant care home management experience, including experience in a care setting for older people
- A strong track record of performance in line with CQC standards and expectations
- A good understanding of the commercial and operational aspects of running a care home
- An interest in marketing, community engagement and maintaining occupancy
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
A nursing qualification would be an advantage but is not essential, as you will be supported by an experienced Clinical Lead. A Level 5 Diploma or NVQ in Health and Social Care, or an equivalent qualification, is also desirable.
As the role involves travel during working hours, you must have access to a suitable vehicle, a full UK driving licence, and motor insurance covering business use.
You’ll share our values and be friendly, kind, honest and reassuring. Above all, you’ll share our commitment to delivering excellent person-centred care for every resident.
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What we offer
In return, you’ll receive a full induction, ongoing training and extensive support from our network of clinical and professional teams.
Benefits include:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus eight bank holidays
- Annual pay review
- Company pension scheme
- Reimbursement of relevant annual professional subscriptions, including NMC registration
- Revalidation support for qualified nurses
- Support with further study and diploma qualifications
- Free meals and refreshments while on duty
- Required background checks at no cost to you
About us
Colten Care is an expanding family-owned business with 21 beautifully appointed nursing homes across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex.
We have 7 rated services as ‘Outstanding’ with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we provide luxury residential, general nursing, dementia and short-stay care.
We are a prestigious, award-winning healthcare provider that champions the latest approach to person-centred care. Each of our homes has a distinct character while retaining that all-important sense of ‘home.’
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