General Manager - Sevenoaks

We are recruiting for a brand-new luxury care home set in a stunning location, overlooking the countryside, near Sevenoaks.

The home benefits from 75 en-suite bedrooms, with some larger rooms suitable for couples, and several rooms with French doors giving direct access to the garden. The home has two specialist dementia care floors offering a high level of dementia care.

The plentiful facilities include a cinema room, physiotherapy room, Hair Salon, Sky Bar, comfortable lounges, activities room, library, terraces on each floor, beautiful landscaped gardens and ample parking. We are also proud of our home-cooked meals and our excellent programme of activities, which are designed to keep our residents happy, stimulated and engaged.

Winners of Top 20 Care Group awards in 2021, 2022 and 2023 based on reviews at carehome.co.uk.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As General Manager your role will be to provide leadership in all aspects of the day to day running of the home to ensure a high quality service to residents. You will have responsibility for the overall management of the service, all measured through KPI’s such as occupancy, financial management, customer and team engagement, recruitment and through regulatory CQC compliance. You will provide and develop a working environment and open culture which fosters high morale and commitment among all staff and promotes their wellbeing, professional and personal development.

ABOUT YOU

With proven experience in a similar role and as a Registered Manager, you will have a strong commercial business awareness. You will have an excellent understanding of marketing techniques and have extensive experience in maintaining occupancy levels. In addition, you will have an in-depth understanding of the needs of older people and the broader health and social care market. An established leader, you will be able to communicate clearly and demonstrate empathy; engaging with team members and working with families and residents. Furthermore, to apply for this role, you must have an NVQ Level 5 in Management and Leadership and a Registered Manager Award (or equivalent).

BENEFITS

• Pension. staff enjoy an excellent staff personal pension plan. The pension is a defined contribution scheme.
• Annual Leave. The minimum annual leave entitlement for managers working at the care homes is 33 days (including Bank Holidays).
• Death In Service Benefit. Greensleeves Care provides a discretionary death in service benefit equal to 2 x the staff member’s annual salary.
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits. Another great benefit, this covers money off high street retailers, supermarkets, attractions, holidays etc.