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£55k-£80k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Regional care leadership
Ask how they've led quality and performance across many services.
Strategic and hands-on
They set direction and step into failing services. Look for both.
CQC and commercial
Probe how they balance ratings, compliance and commercial targets.
How to run the hire
1. Define the region
Be clear on the number and mix of services and the challenges.
2. Check senior experience
Confirm multi-site care leadership at regional scale and CQC depth.
3. Use a strategic interview
Assess how they'd lift the region's quality and performance.
4. Test judgement
Use a serious quality or safeguarding scenario.
5. Reference thoroughly
Confirm delivery, conduct and how they led their managers.
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 6-12 weeks, given the seniority and checks involved.
These are careful hires, and rushing them rarely pays off.
A Regional Manager leads care services across a region - setting strategy, driving quality and compliance, supporting Area and Registered Managers, and delivering commercial performance.
They're accountable for the region's care standards and results.
A Regional Manager usually oversees a larger patch and often the Area Managers within it, with a more strategic remit.
Titles vary by provider, so we confirm the real scope.
Try: How have you improved quality across a whole region?
Tell me about a service that failed and how you responded.
How do you develop your Area and Registered Managers? and How do you balance care and commercial pressure?
Yes, across residential, domiciliary, supported living and specialist care.
We match regional care leadership 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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