Head of Care

Job description
Head of Care

We are looking for an experienced Head of Care to be based at our
beautiful Care Home - Holly Lodge, St Catherine’s Road, Frimley Green,
Camberley, Surrey GU16 +NP - a care home with a CQC rating of “good”
in all five areas. These accolades are only achieved through the
teamwork of like-minded individuals passionate about delivering
person-centered care. Our Care/Nursing staff to resident ratio is
higher than the national average and nearly 50% of our team have been
with us for over 5 years.
• Nursing Home of the Year Winner – Surrey Care Awards 2026
• Featured Home for 3 years in Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Guide
• 10.0 Review Score on carehome.co.uk

Holly Lodge is a 60-bedded care home providing nursing, residential
and dementia care. As Head of Care, you will be required to work
closely with the Registered Manager, taking on leadership duties in
their absence, in helping to deliver the best possible care standards
across the home and ensuring our residents enjoy the best possible
quality of life. You will need to lead by example and monitor
standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and
checking regulatory compliance, using your professional judgement to
make critical clinical decisions and evolve person-centred care plans
to make sure every residents’ needs are met.

You will need be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC
registration and ideally with a training/mentoring/supervision
qualification. Experience in helping residents with different health
needs is essential, along with a successful track record in managing
clinical risk assessments and a strong knowledge of clinical policy
frameworks, medication management and care planning. You will need to
be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver person-centred
quality care.”

Salary from £53,000 per annum plus discretional bonus scheme on
completion of probationary period. This is a full-time role of 42
hours per week.

As well as a competitive rate, we offer the following benefits;
• 28 days Holiday (for full-time workers)
• Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
• Comprehensive induction training
• Ongoing training and development
• Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme
• NVQ Training
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Paid breaks
• Free Uniform
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of
issues. Includes perks and discounts too!
• Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month,
Appreciation weeks and many more!

Forest Care

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with
four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we
provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their
ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our
homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are
committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

Purpose of Position

· To provide high quality nursing care and to assist in
identifying and addressing the health and social care needs of all the
home’s residents.

· To support the Registered Manager in all aspects of the
home's management, including taking temporary complete charge during
the Registered Manager’s absence.

· To assume responsibility for the nursing services and
clinical governance within the home

Skills and Experience of our Head of Care:-
• Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration
• Experience with medication management and care planning
• Experience with training/mentoring/supervising a large team
• Have a strong knowledge of clinical policy frameworks
• Experience in managing clinical risk assessments
• Be compassionate and caring
• High level of written and spoken English

Please note this position is subject to a DBS check.

While it is no longer a requirement that people we employ are
vaccinated against Covid-1+, we still strongly believe that
vaccination remains the best line of defence and we therefore continue
to encourage all current and prospective staff to be fully vaccinated.