Kara Healthcare
Regional Manager
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Regional Manager
Pay: Competitive Salary
Contract: Full-Time and Permanent
Location: Peterborough
Are you an experienced care leader who enjoys supporting teams, improving services, and making a real difference?
Do you have the confidence to lead from the front, the people skills to bring teams with you, and the drive to help care homes perform at their best?
About Kara Healthcare
At Kara Healthcare, we provide high-quality dementia, nursing, residential, and respite care. Our homes are built around dignity, respect, choice, independence, and person-centred care. We believe our residents deserve the very best, and our teams deserve strong leadership and support.
As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Regional Manager who can help us maintain our standards, develop our people, and support our homes to continually improve.
What You'll Be Doing
As Regional Manager, you'll have responsibility for supporting and overseeing our care services. You'll work closely with Home Managers and senior leaders to make sure our homes are well-run, compliant, financially sustainable, and delivering high-quality care.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing leadership, guidance, and support to Home Managers.
- Building strong and positive relationships with Home Managers, residents, families, and colleagues.
- Supporting homes to consistently deliver high standards of care and service.
- Monitoring performance and identifying areas for improvement.
- Supporting homes through inspections, audits, and regulatory processes.
- Ensuring compliance with CQC requirements, company policies, and relevant legislation.
- Supporting managers with action plans and driving improvements where required.
- Identifying challenges early and working with managers to find practical solutions.
- Coaching and developing Home Managers to help them reach their full potential.
- Supporting recruitment, retention, and development of strong management teams.
- Monitoring occupancy, staffing, agency usage, budgets, and overall financial performance.
- Working with managers to improve occupancy and the overall performance of each home.
- Supporting new Home Managers and helping them settle into their roles.
- Sharing best practice between homes and encouraging teams to learn from one another.
- Maintaining a visible and supportive presence across our services.
- Working closely with the senior leadership team on wider business initiatives and projects.
- Supporting the opening, development, or turnaround of services where required.
- Ensuring residents remain at the heart of every decision.
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What We're Looking For
We're looking for an experienced care professional who knows what good leadership looks like and isn't afraid to roll their sleeves up and get involved. You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in a Regional Manager, Area Manager, Operations Manager, or senior care management role.
- Strong experience within adult social care.
- A good understanding of CQC regulations and care quality standards.
- Experience supporting and developing Home Managers.
- A proven ability to improve services and drive positive change.
- Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of occupancy, budgets, and financial performance.
- Excellent leadership and people-management skills.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- The confidence to make decisions and deal with challenging situations.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- A practical, solutions-focused approach.
- The ability to work independently while also being part of a wider leadership team.
- Relevant Health and Social Care qualifications.
- Experience managing multiple care homes or working across a multi-site care organisation would be highly advantageous.
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Why Join Kara Healthcare?
At Kara Healthcare, we want our Regional Managers to have the freedom to lead, but also the support they need to succeed. You'll work closely with our senior leadership team and have the opportunity to influence how our homes operate, develop our people, and improve the experience of our residents.
It's a role with plenty of variety. No two days will be the same, and you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference across our services.
In Return, We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Full-time, permanent employment
- A senior leadership position within a growing healthcare organisation
- Supportive and accessible senior leadership
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunities for career progression
- The opportunity to develop and support a talented team of Home Managers
- A varied role with genuine responsibility and autonomy
- The opportunity to influence the future direction of Kara Healthcare
- The chance to make a real difference to residents, families, and colleagues
Ready for Your Next Challenge?
If you're an experienced care leader who enjoys developing people, improving services, and being part of a growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you. If you're the kind of leader who can support a manager when things are difficult, celebrate success when things go well, and always keep residents at the centre of what you do, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and join Kara Healthcare as we continue to grow, improve, and provide exceptional care across our services.
At Kara Healthcare, we believe great care starts with great people and great leadership. We're committed to creating an environment where our teams can thrive, our managers can develop, and our residents receive the care and support they deserve.
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