Home Manager

Home Manager – Cherrybrook Care Home – Bradford

Management – Cherrybrook Care Home

Contract:

Full Time.

Salary:
Up to £95,000 DOE + up to 40% annual bonus Per Annum. 5.6 weeks annual leave.

Shift Type:
Days. Contracted hours: 40.

Private medical insurance and pension are included.

This is not a ‘steady state’ Home Manager role – it's a turnaround, a reputation rebuild, a legacy opportunity.

Cherrybrook Care Home in Bradford is at a defining moment. The dual‑site, 120‑bed specialist service supports adults with complex mental health needs, dementia, nursing needs and complex physical care. Occupancy sits at 16% and CQC is Requires Improvement. Management turnover has impacted morale. We opened in July 2024 with ambition; the reality has been tougher.

We want a leader who does not shy away from challenge, who sees this and thinks ‘Let’s build.’ If you are a turnaround specialist who can steady a team, win back trust and deliver compliance, we want you.

• Up to £95,000 per annum
• 40% annual bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Pension
• 5.6 weeks annual leave

This is a full operational and commercial leadership role across both Cherrybrook sites (92‑bed main home and 28‑bed unit). Over the next 24 months, your mission will be clear:

• Achieve a strong CQC rating.
• Stabilise and inspire a team who need consistent, confident leadership.
• Build occupancy sustainably and responsibly.
• Re‑establish Cherrybrook as a respected specialist service in Bradford.

You will not be doing this alone – you’ll work alongside a Regional Director, CRM team and Quality support function. Culture, standards and energy start with you.

Turn around the service the right way:

• With governance.
• With compassion.
• With commercial discipline.
• With pride.

We need more than experience – we need presence. You are a visible, floor‑walking leader. You don’t manage from an office and set standards by how you show up every day.

You understand what management instability does to morale and know how to rebuild it. You are strong but empathetic, structured but human. You hold people accountable but lift them as you do it.

• Sound experience as a Home Manager, ideally in complex care, mental health or multi‑site services.
• Delivered measurable CQC improvements and strengthened governance frameworks.
• Grown occupancy through relationship‑building with commissioners and families.
• Managed budgets confidently and commercially.

You may be RGN, RMN or RNLD qualified – preferred but not essential – and a Level 5 in Leadership would be advantageous.

Most importantly, you are motivated by meaningful impact, not just maintenance.

There are systems to strengthen, a culture to rebuild, a reputation to restore. But there is also something powerful here:

• A blank page.
• A supportive wider group.
• The chance to build something you can truly call your own.

If you want a comfortable, quiet role, this isn’t it. If you want to lead something that matters, this could define your career.

Willinbrook Healthcare is the specialist division of Care Concern Group. In just four years, the specialist portfolio has grown to 24 services through acquisition and commissioning, forming part of a wider UK portfolio of over 140 care homes.

We are ambitious and growing – that growth creates opportunity for you. As Cherrybrook transforms, so can your career. Our size means progression is real – regional roles, specialist commissioning opportunities, turnaround projects. If you deliver here, you won’t go unnoticed.

Our values are simple:
Trust. Respect. Passion. Kindness. Inclusivity. But we are not naive. We know values mean nothing without leadership that brings them to life. The real reward? Building a service from challenge to success.

In two years’ time, we want you to stand in a thriving, high‑performing Cherrybrook and say ‘This is what strong leadership does’. If you are ready to lead with courage, clarity and compassion, we want to hear from you.

Apply now. Let’s build something incredible together.