Nursing Home Manager

Nursing Home Manager – Surrey Location: Ashford | Salary: Up to £70,000 A leading care provider is seeking an experienced Registered Nursing Home Manager to lead an established nursing service in Ashford. This is an opportunity for an ambitious, compassionate and commercially aware senior care professional to make a genuine difference to residents, families and the wider team while driving consistently high standards of care. The Role: As Registered Manager, you will provide strong, visible leadership across the home, ensuring exceptional person-centred care, regulatory compliance and an engaging environment where residents can thrive. You will lead from the front, develop your team and work collaboratively with families, professionals and senior stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: Take overall responsibility for the safe, effective and compassionate management of the nursing home. Provide inspirational leadership, coaching and development to the management and care teams. Maintain outstanding standards of person-centred care, safeguarding, dignity and wellbeing. Ensure compliance with CQC regulations, legislation, policies and best practice. Lead quality assurance, audits, care planning and continuous improvement initiatives. Monitor clinical standards, risk management, medication, health and safety and infection prevention. Build positive relationships with residents, relatives, healthcare professionals and external stakeholders. Recruit, retain and develop a high-performing team, creating a positive and accountable culture. Manage budgets, resources, occupancy and operational performance effectively. Champion resident choice, independence and meaningful engagement throughout the home. Lead confidently through change while maintaining a calm, supportive and solutions-focused approach. What’s on Offer: Salary of up to £70,000. Strong senior leadership support and a collaborative working environment. Professional development, training and career progression opportunities. Comprehensive induction and ongoing support. Recognition for outstanding performance and contribution. A values-led culture focused on compassion, dignity, wellbeing and excellence. The opportunity to shape the continued success and quality of an established nursing service. A rewarding leadership role where your decisions have a direct and meaningful impact on residents’ lives. About You: You will be an experienced Registered Manager or senior care professional with a strong background in nursing home management. You will have proven experience leading teams, maintaining high-quality standards and achieving positive regulatory and operational outcomes. You will combine strong commercial and operational acumen with genuine compassion, resilience and a passion for delivering exceptional care. A relevant nursing or social care qualification and Registered Manager experience within a nursing home environment are highly desirable. You should understand CQC requirements and be confident managing people, performance, compliance and budgets. If you are an ambitious care leader who wants to lead with purpose, develop people and create an outstanding home for residents, we would love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential conversation with New Way Recruitment. Our Promise: At New Way Recruitment, we believe in Heart-Led Hiring in Care. Guided by our ethos of “Recruiting with Care, Placing with Purpose”, we are committed to a recruitment experience where compassion meets opportunity. Our promise is simple: a heart-led, confidential, and individually tailored approach for every candidate and client we support. You can be assured that our team handles every step of the process with integrity, understanding, and genuine care. If you’re considering your next move and this job sounds like something you would be interested in then please don’t hesitate to get in touch - we’re here to help. INDHP