General Manager - Clinical

The General Manager - Clinical role at Avery Healthcare in Kettering is responsible for leading and inspiring a team to deliver excellent person-centred quality care to residents in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Main duties of the job

As the General Manager - Clinical, your focus will be on ensuring the consistent delivery of high‑quality, person‑centred care, managing staff recruitment, retention and development, acting as a focal point for contact with residents, relatives and healthcare professionals, maintaining safe staffing levels, managing costs within budgetary controls, and providing inspirational leadership to the staff team.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are passionate about creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered, and they offer exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

About the role

Your focus as General Manager will be to lead and inspire a team to deliver excellent person‑centred quality care to residents in a safe, caring and stimulating environment, whilst meeting regulatory requirement, professional and statutory standards, and business performance targets.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the consistent delivery of high‑quality care, and that residents receive care based on best practice.
• Being responsible for the ongoing recruitment, retention, and development of staff within the Home.
• Acting as a focal point for contact with residents, their relatives, and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in residents’ wellbeing.
• Ensuring safe staffing levels are reviewed and maintained in accordance with both occupancy and dependency.
• Providing on‑going inspirational leadership and management to the staff team.
• Ensuring costs are well managed and maintained within budgetary controls, by reviewing regularly and monitoring stock.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Have Leadership and Management Level 5 or equivalent.
• Hold a current NMC registration.
• Possess excellent leadership and management skills.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and be competent in IT.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities on short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

PLEASE note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of experience in a similar care environment, a Leadership and Management Level 5 qualification or equivalent, and a current NMC registration. You should have excellent leadership and management skills, strong communication abilities, and competence in IT.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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