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Northern Healthcare · Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Lead Quality. Inspire People. Make a Difference.
We're Recruiting a Regional Support Manager at Northern Healthcare!
Location - this role is supporting our services in Cumbria, Yorkshire and Hull.
Salary - up to 42k plus 3k car allowance (dependent upon experince)
Putting people first, changing lives.
Are you an experienced healthcare or social care leader who is passionate about improving standards, developing people and ensuring services deliver the highest quality of care?
Do you have the knowledge, confidence and leadership skills to influence change, challenge practice and drive continuous improvement across multiple services?
At
Northern Healthcare
, we're looking for an ambitious, forward-thinking and values-driven
Regional Support Manager
to join our team and play a key role in supporting and developing our mental health services.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact, working alongside Service Managers and senior leaders to ensure our services are safe, effective, compliant and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we support.
About Northern Healthcare
Northern Healthcare provides specialist mental health supported living services and community-based support across the Yorkshire, Cumbria and Hull.
We support adults with a range of mental health needs, helping them rebuild confidence, develop independence and work towards meaningful recovery.
Our approach is centred around the individual. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a fulfilling life, make their own choices and achieve their personal goals.
Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to creating services where people feel safe, respected, supported and empowered.
The Role – Leading Quality and Driving Excellence
As Regional Support Manager, you will provide leadership, oversight and support across a portfolio of services, working closely with Service Managers and senior colleagues to drive quality, compliance and operational performance.
A significant focus of this role will be ensuring our services consistently meet regulatory requirements, maintain high standards of care and deliver positive outcomes for the people we support.
You'll be responsible for identifying areas of risk, challenging inconsistent practice and ensuring improvement plans translate into meaningful and sustainable change.
You'll act as a trusted source of guidance and support for Service Managers, while providing appropriate challenge and accountability to ensure standards are maintained.
What Will You Be Responsible For?
Quality, Compliance and Governance
Provide regional oversight of service quality, compliance and regulatory standards.
Ensure services are prepared for CQC inspections and consistently meet regulatory expectations.
Lead and support quality audits, compliance reviews and service inspections.
Identify risks, gaps in practice and areas requiring immediate intervention.
Oversee the development and implementation of quality improvement and action plans.
Monitor safeguarding, medication management, incident reporting, complaints and risk management.
Ensure learning from incidents, investigations and complaints is embedded across services.
Promote safe, effective and person-centred support at all times.
Service Improvement and Performance
Drive continuous improvement across the region, ensuring consistent standards between services.
Analyse quality, compliance and operational data to identify trends and areas of concern.
Challenge poor performance and ensure managers take ownership of improvement actions.
Monitor progress against agreed objectives, deadlines and performance indicators.
Share good practice and encourage services to learn from one another.
Support service development, mobilisation and the implementation of organisational initiatives.
Leadership and Management Development
Provide guidance, coaching and support to Service Managers, developing their confidence and capability.
Promote a culture of accountability, ownership and professional leadership.
Support managers to address performance concerns and improve team effectiveness.
Identify development needs and encourage succession planning across the region.
Build strong working relationships with operational, clinical, quality and HR colleagues.
Lead by example, demonstrating visible, values-driven leadership.
Operational Oversight
Maintain oversight of staffing, recruitment, retention, occupancy and service performance.
Support Service Managers to maintain safe staffing levels and effective workforce planning.
Identify operational pressures and intervene where additional support is required.
Ensure resources are used effectively while maintaining quality and safety.
Work collaboratively with senior management to address challenges and deliver regional objectives.
What Are We Looking For?
We're looking for someone who can combine strong leadership with excellent quality and compliance knowledge.
Significant management experience within health or social care, preferably mental health or supported living.
Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, fundamental standards and regulatory requirements.
Experience leading quality audits, compliance reviews and service improvement programmes.
A proven ability to identify risks, challenge poor practice and implement effective solutions.
Experience managing and developing managers across multiple services or locations.
Strong knowledge of safeguarding, incident management, medication governance and risk management.
The ability to interpret performance data and use it to drive improvements.
Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
The confidence to make decisions, manage competing priorities and remain calm under pressure.
A relevant management or health and social care qualification would be advantageous.
Most importantly, you'll be passionate about quality, committed to doing the right thing and motivated by improving the lives of the people we support.
P – Positive:
Bringing encouragement and helping people see what is possible.
R – Respectful:
Treating everyone with dignity and valuing their individuality.
O – Open and Honest:
Communicating openly, building trust and taking accountability.
U – Understanding:
Listening, showing empathy and recognising individual needs.
D – Dedicated:
Being committed to making a meaningful difference.
We want a Regional Support Manager who doesn't just understand these values but actively brings them to life across every service they support.
Why Join Northern Healthcare?
At Northern Healthcare, we recognise that great leadership makes a difference. We want you to feel supported, valued and able to make a real impact.
A senior regional leadership opportunity with scope to influence service quality and development.
The opportunity to shape and improve services across the organisation.
Working alongside a supportive and committed senior leadership team.
Opportunities for ongoing professional development.
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Blue Light Card and Blue Light Insurance discounts.
Free Enhanced DBS check.
Refer-a-Friend Scheme, subject to scheme terms.
Colleague recognition awards.
Opportunities to develop your career within Northern Healthcare.
Ready to Make a Regional Difference?
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who wants to do more than maintain services.
We want someone who will challenge standards, inspire managers, identify opportunities for improvement and ensure that quality is at the centre of everything we do.
If you're passionate about mental health, committed to excellence and ready to influence positive change across multiple services, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us continue putting people first and changing lives.
Northern Healthcare – Putting people first, changing lives.
Details
| Company | Northern Healthcare |
| Location | Bradford, England, United Kingdom |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | healthcare |