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£50k-£70k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Multi-site care leadership
Ask how they've raised or held quality across several services.
Turnaround ability
Probe experience of improving a struggling or poorly-rated service.
CQC and commercial grip
They balance quality, compliance and occupancy or hours. Look for both.
How to run the hire
1. Define the patch
Be clear on the number and type of services and the challenges.
2. Check experience and travel
Confirm multi-site care leadership and willingness to travel the patch.
3. Use a values and scenario interview
Assess how they'd support managers and turn around a weak service.
4. Test judgement
Use a failing-service scenario to hear their approach.
5. Reference results
Confirm they improved quality and supported managers well.
Fees typically run 18-23% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts, and candidates are compliance-checked.
Usually 6-10 weeks.
The variable is how specialist your services are and the geography of the patch.
An Area Manager oversees a group of care services - supporting and holding Registered Managers accountable, driving quality and compliance, and improving underperforming services.
They balance care standards with commercial performance across the patch.
Usually a background as a strong Registered Manager, plus multi-site oversight experience and a solid grasp of CQC.
We match the type of services (residential, domiciliary, supported living) to their experience.
Try: Tell me about a struggling service you turned around.
How do you support and challenge Registered Managers?
How do you balance quality and occupancy? and How do you spot a service heading for trouble?
Yes, across residential, domiciliary, supported living and specialist services.
We match multi-site care experience to your portfolio.
Tell us about your role and a specialist social care recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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