General Manager

Bright Selection are pleased to be supporting a growing care home operator in the appointment of an experienced General Manager for one of their luxury, purpose-built residential care homes on the South Coast.

The home is a modern service, newly opened in 2025, offering high-quality residential care within a premium environment. It benefits from strong senior leadership support and a clear vision for delivering outstanding care and resident experience.

As General Manager, you will hold full operational responsibility for the home, ensuring the highest standards of care, compliance, team engagement and resident experience, while driving continuous improvement and embedding a positive, high-performing culture.

Requirements

- Proven experience managing care homes or similar healthcare services- Strong leadership background with the ability to develop and retain teams- Good understanding of regulatory compliance and governance frameworks- Experience managing budgets and overseeing financial performance- A track record of driving quality, performance and service improvements- NVQ Level 5 (or equivalent), or working towards- Experience within premium or private-pay environments is desirable

Responsibilities

- Providing visible leadership across the home, fostering a positive and supportive culture- Ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements- Driving high standards of person-centred care and continuous quality improvement- Overseeing staffing, rotas and workforce performance- Managing financial performance, budgets and cost control- Maintaining strong relationships with residents, families and external professionals- Supporting occupancy growth, including engagement with prospective residents- Working collaboratively with senior leadership and wider support teams- Ensuring the home remains a warm, welcoming and high-quality environment

Remuneration

- Salary offered in the region of £65,000 - £75,000 DOE- Performance-related bonus (where applicable)- Support from an experienced senior leadership team- Opportunities for career progression within a growing organisation- Additional benefits package

Please contact Chloe Lock at Bright Selection for more information.

Bright Selection recruit on behalf of health and social care providers. If you do not hear back from us within 3 days of your application, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, however we may keep your details on our database for future roles. If we do so, you will receive an email notification.