Area Director

Significant senior operational leadership experience across multiple care services or a comparable multi-site, regulated environment.

Strong understanding of CQC, Care Inspectorate and/or CIW regulatory frameworks, safeguarding and quality governance.

Proven experience leading Home Managers or senior operational leaders to improve quality, performance and regulatory outcomes.

Demonstrable success managing commercial performance, including occupancy, budgets, labour costs and operational efficiency.

Experience delivering service improvement, managing inspections and leading organisational change.

Excellent leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and develop high-performing teams.

Strong analytical skills, using operational and financial data to drive performance and informed decision-making.

Degree-level qualification or equivalent senior leadership experience within health, social care or a similarly regulated sector.

Registered Nurse or relevant health and social care qualification.

Postgraduate leadership, coaching or management qualification.

Registered Manager experience.

Experience leading regional improvement programmes or large-scale operational change.

Experience using quality dashboards, audit systems or electronic care planning platforms.

This is a field-based leadership role requiring regular travel across a portfolio of homes and participation in a regional on-call rota. The role involves working closely with operational, clinical and support teams, leading improvement initiatives, supporting services through periods of change and representing the organisation with commissioners and external stakeholders. An Enhanced DBS check and a full UK driving licence are required.