Pivotal People: Care New Job Opening: Care Home Registered Manager in Sleaford, UK

Job Description

Job title: Registered Manager – Residential & Nursing Care Home (Sleaford, Lincolnshire)

Location: Near Sleaford (NG34 area), Lincolnshire, UK

Salary: £48,000 to £58,000 per annum (DOE) + Quarterly Leadership Bonus

On-target earnings: circa £70,000

Type: Full-time, Permanent (no weekend on-call)

About the Role

We’re recruiting for an experienced Registered Manager to lead a well-established residential and nursing care home in the Sleaford area.

This role would equally suit a non-clinical Registered Manager or an RGN-qualified professional with leadership experience in care home management. What matters most is your ability to inspire teams, maintain high standards, and create a culture where residents and colleagues genuinely thrive.

You’ll be joining a respected, values-driven provider known for quality, stability, and genuine investment in its managers. The home provides residential, nursing, and dementia care for around 40 to 45 residents, supported by a Clinical Lead and a supernumerary Deputy Manager, giving you the time and support to focus on what matters most: people, quality, and outcomes.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Open to clinical and non-clinical leaders – whether you’re an experienced Registered Manager or an RGN with management experience.


• Strong leadership support – a Clinical Lead and Deputy by your side.


• People-first culture – a provider that genuinely values and invests in its teams.


• Career progression: clear development pathway for those who deliver quality and results.


• Outstanding rewards – generous salary, quarterly leadership bonus, inspection rewards, and share incentives.

The Package

• £48,000 to £58,000 DOE + Quarterly Leadership Bonus


• On-target earnings circa £70,000


• Annual performance pay reviews (up to 20%)


• Share incentive / reward scheme for management team


• CQC inspection “thank you” payments for Good & Outstanding outcomes


• Fully funded NVQ Level 5 / 7 or management development for nurse-qualified applicants


• 33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays)


• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme


• Pension contribution, recognition scheme, and referral incentives


• No weekend on-call – your downtime is protected

About You

• Experienced Registered Manager (residential or nursing) or RGN-qualified leader with care home management experience.


• Minimum 6 months as a Home Manager or 2+ years as a supernumerary Deputy.


• NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care Management (or working towards it).


• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.


• Proven ability to deliver CQC compliance and drive quality outcomes.


• Based within reasonable commuting distance of NG34 and holds a full driving licence.

Apply Now

If you’re a values-led manager, whether clinical or non-clinical, ready to make a real impact and be properly rewarded for it, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Mike at Pivotal People for a confidential chat