Service Manager

Mental Health Residential Service

£3,000 Welcome Bonus!!!

Build a mental health service from the ground up – and run it your way

How often do you get to open a service?

Coniston House is a brand-new residential mental health service in Camberley, and we are looking for its first Registered Manager – someone to recruit the team, set the standards, shape the culture and lead the service through CQC registration and beyond.

This is a genuine leadership role with real autonomy. You will own service delivery, compliance, staffing and budgets, make the decisions, and have the direct backing of a senior management team who trust their managers to lead, including monthly contact with our Head Office in Hatfield.

Nouvita is an established, CQC-regulated provider of specialist mental health and social care services across the South East: small enough that you’ll know the directors by name, established enough to give you proper infrastructure and support.

Coniston House will support working-age men with a range of complex mental health conditions – including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, personality disorders, depression and anxiety – alongside co-occurring challenges such as substance or alcohol misuse and forensic backgrounds. Placements are short to mid-term and firmly recovery-focused: our aim is rehabilitation and progression, empowering residents to build the skills and confidence to move on to supported or independent living.

• Recruiting, leading and inspiring your staff team from day one, with hands-on support from our in-house recruitment function
• Providing strong, visible and supportive leadership, and setting a culture of dignity, respect and recovery
• Leading the service through CQC registration and maintaining compliance with all regulatory and organisational requirements
• Overseeing care planning, risk management and resident progression
• Managing budgets effectively to ensure the service’s financial sustainability
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, commissioners and professionals
• Driving continuous improvement and shaping the service’s development as it grows

• Proven management experience in a residential mental health service or similar setting – as a Registered Manager, Service Manager, Home Manager, or an experienced Deputy ready to step up into your first registration
• NVQ/QCF/RQF Level 5 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), or significant progress toward it
• Strong working knowledge of CQC regulations and best practice in mental health care
• Experience of budget management and staff development
• The confidence to work autonomously, use your initiative and make sound decisions
• A compassionate, resilient and solution-focused leadership style, with excellent communication and organisational skills
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to Head Office (Hatfield) as required

• £3,000 welcome bonus
• Up to 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Comprehensive in-house training and development
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Cash Back Medical Plan
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Exclusive high street discounts via HCPA Academy
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 support
• Birthday leave after one year with us

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and right-to-work checks, in line with Safer Recruitment and CQC requirements.

Nouvita is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably experienced candidates.

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