Barchester Healthcare

Regional Director

The closing date is 29 March 2026

Job summary

As a Regional Director within the Central Division at Barchester, you'll be responsible for providing support, guidance and direction to a team of General Managers (GMs). You'll be tasked with achieving quality, customer, financial and growth targets, overseeing compliance, and developing commercial partnerships. This demanding yet rewarding role requires extensive experience in managing people, finances and resources within a heavily regulated, healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

As Regional Director, you'll be responsible for providing support, guidance and direction to a team of General Managers (GMs). You'll need to achieve quality, customer, financial and growth targets within the support functions, which will include overseeing targets for each GM's home. This could involve reviewing commercial growth, checking compliance with financial policies, or developing partnerships with third party organisations like the NHS. You'll promote a culture of sharing best practice and collaborative working, supporting the GM's development and maintaining a talent pipeline. This is a demanding but rewarding role with the scope to make changes that have a real impact on staff and residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of residential and nursing care for older people in the UK. With over 200 care homes across the country, they are committed to delivering high-quality care and supporting their residents to live fulfilling lives. The organisation values innovation, teamwork, and a person-centred approach, and is dedicated to creating a positive and inclusive work environment for its employees.

Details

Date posted

28 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£60,000 to £70,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1457217052

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Northallerton

DL7 8UE


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Regional Director within the Central Division at Barchester, you'll be responsible for providing support, guidance and direction to a team of General Managers (GMs). We'll look to you to achieve quality, customer, financial and growth targets within our support functions, which will include overseeing targets for each GM's home. Day-to-day, that means you could be reviewing commercial growth, checking our homes are compliant with financial policies, or developing commercial partnerships with third party organisations, such as the NHS.

At the heart of these changes, you'll promote our culture of sharing best practice and collaborative working with your strong, inclusive leadership style. You can also expect to support our GM's development and maintain a talent pipeline that will ensure strong leadership across our organisation.

This is a demanding, but incredibly rewarding role at Barchester. As a Regional Director, you'll have the scope to make changes that have a real impact on our staff and residents ensuring every day is the best it can be.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Regional Director, you'll have extensive experience in managing people, finances and resources within a heavily regulated, healthcare environment. In turn, you'll be confident in your ability to operate all services to achieve Good' or Outstanding' ratings with the CQC, as well as improve customer satisfaction. It's also important that you can effectively manage feedback and accordingly implement Quality Improvement Specialist action plans. You'll be a personable self-starter with excellent communication skills, real attention-to-detail and an innovative approach to problem-solving.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, we can offer you impressive benefits, including a mobile, laptop, and free training and development. You'll have plenty of opportunity to grow your career in a large organisation with a warm and supportive environment.

If you'd like to use your leadership and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is an empowering and rewarding place to be.

7766

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Regional Director within the Central Division at Barchester, you'll be responsible for providing support, guidance and direction to a team of General Managers (GMs). We'll look to you to achieve quality, customer, financial and growth targets within our support functions, which will include overseeing targets for each GM's home. Day-to-day, that means you could be reviewing commercial growth, checking our homes are compliant with financial policies, or developing commercial partnerships with third party organisations, such as the NHS.

At the heart of these changes, you'll promote our culture of sharing best practice and collaborative working with your strong, inclusive leadership style. You can also expect to support our GM's development and maintain a talent pipeline that will ensure strong leadership across our organisation.

This is a demanding, but incredibly rewarding role at Barchester. As a Regional Director, you'll have the scope to make changes that have a real impact on our staff and residents ensuring every day is the best it can be.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Regional Director, you'll have extensive experience in managing people, finances and resources within a heavily regulated, healthcare environment. In turn, you'll be confident in your ability to operate all services to achieve Good' or Outstanding' ratings with the CQC, as well as improve customer satisfaction. It's also important that you can effectively manage feedback and accordingly implement Quality Improvement Specialist action plans. You'll be a personable self-starter with excellent communication skills, real attention-to-detail and an innovative approach to problem-solving.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, we can offer you impressive benefits, including a mobile, laptop, and free training and development. You'll have plenty of opportunity to grow your career in a large organisation with a warm and supportive environment.

If you'd like to use your leadership and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is an empowering and rewarding place to be.

7766

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join as a Regional Director, you'll need extensive experience in managing people, finances and resources within a heavily regulated, healthcare environment. You should be confident in your ability to operate all services to achieve Good' or Outstanding' ratings with the CQC, as well as improve customer satisfaction. Effective management of feedback and implementation of Quality Improvement Specialist action plans are also important. Strong communication skills, attention-to-detail and an innovative approach to problem-solving are essential.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join as a Regional Director, you'll need extensive experience in managing people, finances and resources within a heavily regulated, healthcare environment. You should be confident in your ability to operate all services to achieve Good' or Outstanding' ratings with the CQC, as well as improve customer satisfaction. Effective management of feedback and implementation of Quality Improvement Specialist action plans are also important. Strong communication skills, attention-to-detail and an innovative approach to problem-solving are essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Northallerton

DL7 8UE


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Northallerton

DL7 8UE


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

28 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£60,000 to £70,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1457217052

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Northallerton

DL7 8UE


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