Regional Director

Overview

As Regional Director you oversee a seven-home portfolio, driving governance, clinical standards, and sustainable performance. You will coach and develop Home Managers, ensuring compliant, high-quality services while supporting portfolio growth. You’ll partner with Registered Managers to raise quality, governance and commercial results, not merely operate as a registered manager. This role offers leadership autonomy, a clear impact on care standards, and the opportunity to shape a growing portfolio in the West Midlands.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary 90,000
• Performance-related bonus (EBITDA)
• Car allowance
• Mileage
• Overnight accommodation when required
• Protected home-working time

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership and coaching to Home Managers
• Improve governance and ensure actions are followed through
• Drive quality improvement and sustain CQC standards
• Support homes through inspections by CQC and Local Authorities
• Review operational performance, KPIs, occupancy and financial results
• Address underperformance with constructive improvement plans
• Refresh policies, processes and governance frameworks
• Ensure consistently high clinical standards across the portfolio
• Create strong operational foundations to support portfolio growth

Key requirements

• Nursing qualification and current NMC registration
• At least two years in operational/regional/area leadership overseeing multiple care homes
• Proven track record coaching and leading Home Managers to compliant, high-performing services
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, governance and quality assurance
• Experience supporting inspections and delivering sustained quality improvements
• Understanding of occupancy, financial performance and care home KPIs
• Comfort challenging underperformance with supportive leadership
• Experience in older people’s nursing care, complex care or neurological services (relevant)

• coaching and development mindset
• supportive yet challenging leadership style
• strong communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams
• CQC regulations
• clinical governance
• quality assurance

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