ONLY INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED£80,000 per annum | Full Time | Home-Based | 12 months Fixed Term“It’s more than a job – it’s about shaping services where every person can live life their way.”
That’s how many of our senior leaders describe their work at Leonard Cheshire. If you’re an experienced operational leader with a proven track record in multi-site social care management, strong commercial acumen, and a passion for driving quality and innovation, we’d really love to hear from you.
Leading Change, Strengthening ServicesAs a Regional Director for England, you’ll take the lead across a portfolio of services, ensuring they are safe, high-quality, financially sustainable, and truly person-centred.
You’ll represent Leonard Cheshire across your region—building strong relationships with commissioners, partners, and sector leaders—while empowering our Service Managers and Support Managers to deliver excellence every day.
We’re one of the UK’s highest-rated providers of care and supported living services – with 87% of our services rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding by regulators. With your leadership, we’ll continue raising the bar.
Your Working HoursFull Time – Monday to Friday, home-based with regular travel, overnight stays, and flexibility to meet operational needs.
You Will Be Responsible For:As Regional Director, you’ll provide, strategic leadership across your allocated services - ensuring quality, compliance, financial performance, and continuous improvement.
This role involves supporting services across several locations in the [region, e.g. South East], including [list all service town names]
Due to the spread of our services, regular travel is a key part of the role. Applicants should be based within the region and comfortable with frequent travel between locations.
You will:
- Lead the implementation of Leonard Cheshire’s strategic plans across your region
- Drive high-quality, person-centred social care delivery
- Provide inspirational leadership, coaching, and mentoring to managers
- Monitor performance and ensure targets and KPIs are consistently achieved
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and national frameworks
- Address performance issues, risks, and serious incidents swiftly and effectively
- Manage budgets, business plans, and regional P&L performance
- Oversee the modernisation and integration of new systems and operational models
- Strengthen external partnerships and negotiate effectively with commissioners
- Promote Leonard Cheshire’s reputation and influence within your region
- Ensure services deliver on all commercial and quality objectives
Your Expertise and Experience- Extensive experience leading multi-site social care operations
- Proven ability to deliver financial, quality, and performance outcomes
- Strong understanding of social care policy, regulation, and best practice
- Experience managing large budgets through P&L accountability
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Confident, collaborative leadership style with resilience and empathy
- Ability to travel regionally and nationally, including overnight stays
Benefits- Excellent contributory pension scheme with 3x salary life cover
- 33 days annual leave (25 days plus 8 bank holidays), increasing by 1 day for each completed year of service, up to a maximum of 38 days.
- Private Health Insurance or Cash Health Plan – claim back dental, optical, and other healthcare costs
- Group Income Protection Insurance
- Free Blue Light Card – exclusive discounts and perks
- Stream – access up to 40% of your earned pay before payday
- Cycle-to-work scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 wellbeing support
- Long Service Awards
Ready to Apply?Open to internal applicants only 
