Governance Manager - Elizabeth Finn Homes

Governance Manager – Home based with regular travel to our care homes

Annual Salary: £48k - £53k + benefits

Permanent / Full-time – 35 hours a week

Elizabeth Finn is a leading care provider providing exceptional care throughout our eight prestigious care homes. Our company values are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.

We are committed to recruiting people from a variety of backgrounds with different lived experiences to ensure the environment for our staff and the offer to our residents is as considered and inclusive as possible. Our values guide us in how we work and push us to be a compassionate and caring care provider.

About the Role

We have a dedicated and well-trained Head Office team supporting an excellent standard of person-centred care for our residents. As a Governance Manager joining our diverse team who are proud of the difference we make to our residents you will:

Coordinate and carry out a range of business process audits with relevant department leads across the organisation including financial accountability, management of people, compliance with food safety standards and ensuring a safe working environment
Provide day-to-day oversight of our external health and safety partner, working with them to ensure an appropriate and tailored service is provided across our care home group in the areas of risk assessments and safety
Act as our internal expert to provide support and oversight to contractors and home teams when appropriate
Support the Finance Director in the management, updating and reporting on a range of risk management approaches that apply to the organisation
Oversee a range of complaints and compliments that are received, co-ordinating or completing investigations and proposing resolutions as appropriate with relevant department leads
Propose ways to improve efficiency and safety through recommendations to the SMT and Directors
Lead on the development and implementation of business continuity plans across the group
Support the preparation of papers for a variety of board committees and meetings particularly that relate to health, safety, business processes and business audit compliance
Implement a range of learning solutions to increase knowledge and confidence across the organisation in health & safety with support from L&D colleagues and our external health and safety partner

For more information on working in our team or to have an informal chat please contact us on [email protected]

To Apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply with their CV and send a cover letter to [email protected] that includes the following: their suitability for the role and how they work in line with our four values of bring love, welcome all, inspire more, act with purpose.

Elizabeth Finn Homes do not currently provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Application deadline is by 11.59 pm on 4th January 2026. The first stage of the process will be an interview via Teams in the w/c 5th January 2026. The second stage of the process will be held in person at The Cotswold Home in the w/c 12th January 2026.

In return for the wonderful contribution our employees make we offer the following benefits:

Fully paid induction programme
Enhanced pay for family leave
Flexible hours
31 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays
Group pension plan with option to join the more generous scheme with a 9% employer contribution on a salary sacrifice basis
Opportunity to join company healthcare and cash plan schemes
Occupational sick pay after probation
Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme with free counselling and Mental Health First Aiders.
Free Blue Light card – provides members with thousands of amazing retail discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Long service awards
Apprenticeships, continuous learning and development, professional development and study support opportunities
Free DBS (if required) unless leaving during probation

Safeguarding:

In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Elizabeth Finn Homes implement a range of procedures and actions including Police/Enhanced DBS Checks to ensure our employees, residents and everyone is safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. This is in line with our company values, which are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.

Criminal record checks:

As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

Elizabeth Finn strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences.

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts, nurtures and retains the best people.

Elizabeth Finn Homes do not currently provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.