Director of Care

Location: Godalming, Surrey (4-days on site per week, 1 WFH)

Lead care, quality and culture in a specialist organisation that truly matters
The Meath Epilepsy Charity is a long-established specialist provider supporting adults with complex epilepsy, often alongside learning disabilities and additional health needs. Based in Godalming, The Meath brings together residential services, supported living accommodation, shared facilities and day opportunities in one close community setting.

With services currently rated ‘Good’ and a clear ambition to reach ‘Outstanding’, The Meath is strengthening leadership capacity and investing in consistent practice, governance and quality improvement across its services. We are now appointing a Director of Care, a new senior leadership role with responsibility for care standards, operational grip and organisational culture across the whole service.

This is a hands-on leadership role with real breadth. You will set direction, build consistency and support managers to deliver excellent care every day.

The role
As Director of Care, you will lead and develop care delivery across a community supporting around 80 residents and a campus of eight services as well as a small, supported living provision. You will work closely with Registered Managers, clinical colleagues and the wider Senior Leadership Team to strengthen quality, improve consistency and embed a clear standard of practice.

You will take ownership of governance, compliance and quality assurance, ensuring strong oversight, clear accountability and reliable reporting. A key focus will be preparing the organisation to perform at its best against the CQC framework, with improvement that is practical, sustained and understood across services.
This role also has an important commercial and strategic dimension. You will work closely with finance colleagues to support budget awareness and sustainable decision-making within services, helping managers understand the link between resources, staffing, quality and outcomes.

Externally, you will act as a senior ambassador for The Meath, building relationships and credibility with stakeholders, networks and partners, and representing the organisation with confidence and professionalism.

Why this role will appeal
This is a senior role with clear scope and the opportunity to make changes that stick.

You will be joining an organisation with a strong reputation locally, a committed leadership team, and a clear improvement agenda. The Meath’s specialist focus means the work is varied and complex, and the impact is tangible.

The role offers:

• Whole-organisation responsibility for care standards and consistency of practice
• A visible leadership brief across multiple services and managers
• The chance to shape culture, capability and quality assurance in a practical way
• The opportunity to contribute to service development and future growth

About you
You will bring significant senior leadership experience in a regulated health or social care setting, with a track record of leading across multiple services or complex provision.
You are likely to bring:

• Strong knowledge of CQC expectations, governance and quality assurance
• Has operated as a Director of Care previously, preferably in a LD residential care home
• Experience of leading improvement and embedding consistent practice
• Credibility with Registered Managers and the ability to coach, challenge and support
• Sound commercial judgement and confidence working with budgets and financial reporting
• A leadership style that is visible, clear and collaborative, someone who can bring people with them

This role does not require a particular professional background. What matters is your ability to lead, to set standards, and to deliver improvement in a complex care environment.

Salary and benefits

• Salary: £75,000–£85,000
• Hours: 40 per week
• Enhanced holiday and sick pay
• 7% employer pension contribution
• Free on-site parking
• Healthcare cash back scheme
• Free on-site gym
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme

Contact
For a confidential conversation, please contact:
David Needham - David.Needham@tile-hill.co.uk, 07442 783934
Anita Denton - Anita.Denton@tile-hill.co.uk, 07725 554802 
or visit http://www.join-meath.com/ for more information.
  

Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 8th June.
  

To apply:
To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV (three sides of A4 maximum), along with a supporting statement (three sides of A4 maximum) detailing your experience, and achievements and addressing the key criteria for the role set out on this site and using examples to demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Documents should be uploaded via our website, please include and upload the below information in two documents only. If you experience any issues whilst applying, please contact abbie.hamilton-grant@tile-hill.co.uk
 

Applications should include:

• Full contact details;
• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);
• Details of your notice period
• Notification of any dates when you are not available for an interview

At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email inclusion@tile-hill.co.uk