Group Director of Care (Children's & Complex Care Services)

Job Description

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Location: Hybrid (London SE10 base, with national travel as required)

Reports To: Managing Director

Role Type: Full-time (Permanent)

Salary: £110,000 – £125,000 base + performance bonus + long-term growth incentives

The Opportunity

This is not a standard leadership role, it is a build, shape, and lead opportunity.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute senior nurse leader to join a growing group of health and social care businesses, spanning complex homecare, children’s services, and residential provision.

This role offers a rare chance to take strategic and operational ownership of care delivery across multiple services, with the autonomy to design, implement, and scale high-quality, clinically led models of care.

You will play a central role in identifying market opportunities, shaping service lines, and driving sustainable growth, particularly within children’s complex care and specialist provision, while maintaining strong oversight of adult services.

For the right individual, this is an opportunity to move beyond traditional leadership and truly influence the direction of a multi-service care group.

About the Role

As Group Director of Care, you will lead on both clinical governance and commercial service development, ensuring services are safe, effective, and aligned to commissioner needs.

Working closely with the Managing Director and Operations Director, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership across complex homecare and residential services, with a focus on children’s care provision
• Translate market insight into new and enhanced service offerings aligned to local authority and integrated care system demand
• Lead and embed robust clinical governance frameworks across all services
• Lead the growth and mobilisation of new care packages, services, and homes
• Work collaboratively to implement scalable operational structures and high-performing teams
• Act as a key figure in external engagement with commissioners and stakeholders

During the early growth phase, you will also take on regulatory leadership responsibilities, including:

• Registered Manager (where required) under Care Quality Commission
• Responsible Individual / Nominated Individual roles under Ofsted and CQC

This is a hands-on leadership role, suited to someone who is comfortable operating both strategically and operationally.

About You

We are looking for a senior nurse leader who combines clinical credibility with commercial awareness. xwzovoh

You will bring:

• A registered nurse background with significant senior leadership experience (Head of Service, Head of Department, or Directorate level)
• Strong understanding of children’s complex care and wider social care provision, with working knowledge of adult services
• Proven ability to develop services, identify growth opportunities, and respond to market demand
• Experience operating within CQC-regulated services, with knowledge of Ofsted-regulated environments highly desirable
• Confidence in holding or stepping into Registered Manager, Responsible Individual, or Nominated Individual roles
• A track record of driving quality, service improvement, and commercial growth
• Commercial acumen with the ability to balance quality care delivery and financial performance

Most importantly, you will be someone who is:

• Entrepreneurial in mindset and motivated by growth
• Comfortable in a developing organisation where adaptability is key
• Willing to roll up your sleeves and lead from the front

What’s on Offer

• Competitive senior salary (dependent on experience)
• Performance-related bonus linked to divisional growth
• Hybrid working with London office base
• Opportunity to shape and lead multiple services across a growing group
• A genuine platform to build, influence, and scale care provision
• Long-term opportunity to grow into a Group-level executive leadership position

Why Join

This role is ideal for a commercially minded clinical leader who wants more than a traditional post.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Build services that respond directly to real system demand
• Leverage your experience and network to drive meaningful growth
• Play a pivotal role in shaping a modern, integrated care offering across children’s and adult services

If you are looking for a role where you can combine leadership, strategy, and impact - this is it.