Regional Director - North East and Yorkshire

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we're more than a care provider. We're a community of passionate, dedicated professionals united by a shared purpose: creating meaningful lives together. As one of the UK's leading providers of luxury elderly care, with more than 100 homes across the country, we know that exceptional resident experiences start with exceptional people. That's why we invest in our teams, celebrate success, champion personal growth, and create an environment where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to make a difference. When you join Avery, you'll be part of an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation that genuinely cares about its residents and colleagues. You'll have the opportunity to influence care at scale, work alongside talented leaders, and play a vital role in driving quality, performance, and continuous improvement across our homes. We're now looking for an experienced Regional Director to join our Operations team in the North Division. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a commercially focused a

Main duties of the job

This role with Avery Healthcare involves providing strategic leadership and overseeing operations across a portfolio of care homes in the North East and Yorkshire region. As a Regional Director, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional resident care, driving commercial performance, and ensuring compliance across homes. The position demands inspirational leadership, with responsibilities including coaching home managers, conducting audits, and managing risks. You must demonstrate a proven track record in operational leadership within health and social care, have strong knowledge of regulations, and hold either a Registered Nurse qualification or a minimum Level 4 Care and Management qualification. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a meaningful impact within the organization.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of luxury elderly care, operating over 100 homes nationwide. Committed to creating meaningful lives for both residents and staff, Avery invests in its teams and emphasizes personal growth, success celebration, and an empowering work environment. The organization is dedicated to exceptional resident care and operational excellence, providing employees opportunities to influence care at large scales and supporting their professional development. Avery offers a supportive culture where colleagues are valued, with incentives that reflect their dedication and expertise, making it an attractive place to build a purposeful career.

Details

• Date posted: 21 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £80,000 to £85,000 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1540106483
• Job locations: Avery Healthcare, North East and Yorkshire, LS5 3ED, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

At Avery Healthcare, we're more than a care provider. We're a community of passionate, dedicated professionals united by a shared purpose: creating meaningful lives together.

As one of the UK's leading providers of luxury elderly care, with more than 100 homes across the country, we know that exceptional resident experiences start with exceptional people. That's why we invest in our teams, celebrate success, champion personal growth, and create an environment where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to make a difference.

When you join Avery, you'll be part of an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation that genuinely cares about its residents and colleagues. You'll have the opportunity to influence care at scale, work alongside talented leaders, and play a vital role in driving quality, performance, and continuous improvement across our homes.

We're now looking for an experienced Regional Director to join our Operations team in the North Division. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a commercially focused and people-centred leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional care, developing high-performing teams, and driving operational excellence across a portfolio of homes.

About the Role

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across a portfolio of care homes, ensuring outstanding resident care, strong commercial performance, and regulatory compliance.

Working closely with Home Managers and central support teams, you'll create a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and excellence, helping our homes achieve their full potential while delivering exceptional resident experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing inspirational leadership, coaching and support to Home Managers, developing high-performing teams and building a strong pipeline of future talent across the region.
• Driving quality, compliance, occupancy, profitability and operational performance, ensuring homes consistently meet regulatory requirements, Avery standards and business objectives.
• Conducting regular home visits, audits and performance reviews, using data and insight to identify opportunities, manage risk and deliver continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships with residents, families, regulators, commissioners and key stakeholders, acting as an ambassador for Avery Healthcare within your region.
• Supporting homes through operational challenges, safeguarding matters, complaints, commissioning activities and wider business initiatives, ensuring residents remain at the heart of every decision.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a large and growing organisation while enjoying a competitive salary, performance incentives and a comprehensive benefits package.

About You

You are an experienced operational leader with a proven track record of delivering results across multiple care settings. You combine strong commercial awareness with a passion for quality care and can inspire, influence and develop others to achieve excellence.

You share our commitment to being caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable, and thrive in a role where you can drive performance while making a genuine difference to the lives of residents and colleagues.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Experience in a regional or multi-site operational leadership role within health and social care.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, the Health and Social Care Act and quality governance frameworks.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams while delivering commercial and operational success.
• Strong financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and driving sustainable business performance.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility at all levels.
• A Registered Nurse qualification or a minimum Level 4 Care and Management qualification.

Why Avery Healthcare?

At Avery, you'll find more than a job. You'll discover a career with purpose.

We are committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive, develop and do their best work every day. In return for your expertise and dedication, we offer:

• A competitive salary and performance-related incentives.
• A comprehensive employee benefits package.
• A supportive and inclusive culture.
• Opportunities for continued professional development and career progression.
• The chance to work alongside talented colleagues who share your passion for excellence.
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact across one of the UK's leading care providers.

Additional Information

Please note that this role requires:

• A satisfactory DBS check (paid for by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.
• Participation in the on-call rota and occasional overnight stays where required.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're an experienced operational leader looking for an opportunity to inspire teams, drive performance and shape the future of elderly care, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Avery Healthcare and help us create meaningful lives together.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).