Description
We are seeking an experienced operational leader to join Elysium Healthcare as a Group Home Lead. You will play a pivotal role in leading a portfolio of homes, ensuring the delivery of exceptional, person-centred care while supporting the growth and success of our services.
As a senior operational leader, you will provide strategic oversight across a group of homes, ensuring they consistently deliver safe, high-quality care that meets regulatory standards and supports positive outcomes for residents. You will work closely with Home Managers, Regional leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to drive continuous improvement, strengthen governance, and create cultures where both residents and colleagues can thrive.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing leadership and operational oversight across a portfolio of homes
- Supporting and developing Home Managers through coaching, mentoring, and performance support
- Driving quality improvement, service development, and operational excellence
- Leading safeguarding oversight and supporting effective risk management across all homes
- Maintaining compliance with CQC requirements, legislation, and organisational standards
- Overseeing audits, governance processes, quality reviews, and improvement plans
- Supporting financial performance, occupancy growth, and efficient resource management
- Leading responses to operational challenges, incidents, and service recovery requirements
- Using performance data and quality intelligence to identify trends and drive improvement
- Building strong relationships with regulators, commissioners, residents, families, and external partners
- Supporting succession planning and the development of future leaders across the group
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care, or equivalent experience
- Strong leadership and people management skills across multi-site operations
- In-depth knowledge of CQC regulations, safeguarding, and care standards
- Working knowledge of the NHS and independent Healthcare sectors
- Strong knowledge of healthcare laws, regulations, accreditation processes, and industry trends
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement abilities
- Compassionate, resident-focused approach
- Ability to provide commercial input, at a senior management level
- Confident, adaptable, resilient, and commercially aware, with a high degree of presence and ability to engage people
- Knowledge of business strategy, planning, financial management, HR legislation, management development, and organisational change
- Ability to analyse data, identify trends, and implement improvement strategies
Benefits include:
- Annual base salary of £50,000
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Pension contribution