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Account Manager Ophthalmic Lenses Northern Ireland & North Republic of Ireland

Zest Optical is working in partnership with a leading global ophthalmic lens manufacturer to recruit an ambitious and commercially driven Account Manager to cover Northern Ireland and the North of the Republic of Ireland.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected international optics business with a strong reputation for innovation, technology and premium ophthalmic lens solutions.

Working closely with independent optical practices across the territory, you'll be responsible for developing existing customer relationships while proactively identifying and securing new business opportunities.

Taking a consultative, partnership-led approach, you'll work with practice owners and key decision-makers to understand their businesses, identify commercial opportunities and deliver solutions that support long-term growth for both the customer and the organisation.

• Manage and develop a portfolio of independent optical accounts across Northern Ireland and the North of the Republic of Ireland.
• Identify, prospect and secure new business opportunities throughout the territory.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with practice owners and key decision-makers.
• Drive revenue growth across both new and existing customer accounts.
• Take a consultative approach to understanding individual customer requirements and commercial objectives.
• Analyse account and territory performance to identify opportunities for further growth.
• Use customer and market data to develop commercially focused solutions.
• Provide customers with insight and support to help develop their businesses.
• Act as the key point of contact for customers across the territory.
• Develop a strong understanding of the local optical market, competitor activity and emerging opportunities.

• A qualified Dispensing Optician and/or proven optical sales professional with a strong track record of achieving KPIs and delivering commercial growth.
• Experience managing and developing existing customer accounts alongside winning new business.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the optical industry.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong commercial awareness with an analytical approach to territory and account management.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Full driving licence.

• Competitive salary circa 45,000
• Industry-leading bonus.
• Company car.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Permanent, field-based position.
• Excellent opportunity to join a market-leading organisation within the optical industry.

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please follow the Apply Now link below.

The Opportunity

Ainsworth Recruitment is proud to be the sole partner for a market-leading healthcare provider seeking a high-calibre Regional Sales Manager. This is a strategic sales position designed for a results-driven professional who thrives on autonomy and possesses a deep understanding of the healthcare staffing landscape.

As this is an exclusive vacancy, you will have the opportunity to represent a premier brand known for innovation and excellence in care delivery.

The Role:

The Regional Sales Manager will be responsible for driving business growth across the South East regions. Your primary objective is to identify, engage, and secure high-value contracts with healthcare providers, ensuring a robust pipeline of opportunities.

Regional Sales Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Growth: Develop and execute a comprehensive territory sales plan to expand market share within your regions.

• Client Acquisition: Proactively identify new business opportunities, managing the full sales cycle from initial cold contact to final contract negotiation.

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain long-term partnerships with key stakeholders, including procurement leads and care home managers.

• Market Intelligence: Stay ahead of industry trends and competitor activity to position our services as the premier choice in healthcare staffing.

• Remote Collaboration: Work independently while maintaining strong communication lines with internal operations and recruitment teams to ensure service delivery matches sales promises

Regional Sales Manager Requirements:

• Sector Expertise: Healthcare recruitment experience is essential. You must demonstrate a proven track record of selling staffing solutions within the UK healthcare or social care markets.

• Sales Acumen: A natural ability to open doors, negotiate complex terms, and close deals.

• Territory Management: Experience managing large geographical patches (specifically the South East or South West) is highly advantageous.

• Self-Starter: The ability to work with total autonomy, staying motivated by targets and results.

• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a professional and persuasive manner.

Package & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary: £60,000 £70,000 basic salary (dependant on experience).

• Uncapped Earnings: A lucrative, uncapped bonus structure that rewards high performance.

• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working model.

• Corporate Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including enhanced holiday allowance, private healthcare options, and pension scheme.

• Career Progression: Join a "Great Place to Work" certified organisation with a clear path for professional development.

Area Sales Manager Ophthalmic Devices Scotland

Zest Optical is working in partnership with a leading global manufacturer of ophthalmic technology to recruit an experienced Area Sales Manager to cover Scotland.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and innovative business at the forefront of ophthalmic diagnostics, medical devices and digital healthcare solutions.

The role will focus on developing sales across the territory, working closely with Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, independent practices, optical groups and other key clinical and commercial decision-makers.

You'll take ownership of the complete sales cycle, combining new business development with strategic account management to deliver sustainable revenue growth across the region.

• Manage and develop a sales territory across Scotland, driving revenue growth and market share.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities across the optometry and ophthalmology sectors.
• Manage the complete sales cycle from initial prospecting and presentations through to negotiation and closing.
• Build long-term, consultative relationships with Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Practice Managers, procurement teams and key decision-makers.
• Develop strategic account plans to maximise opportunities within existing and prospective customers.
• Promote a portfolio of market-leading ophthalmic diagnostic equipment, medical devices and digital healthcare solutions.
• Conduct product demonstrations and tailored presentations, communicating both the clinical and commercial benefits of the portfolio.
• Understand customers' clinical workflows and business requirements to develop appropriate solutions.
• Drive account growth through upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
• Develop and execute territory business plans to achieve and exceed quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Work closely with clinical, technical, marketing and customer support teams to ensure an excellent customer experience.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and CRM, using data to identify opportunities and prioritise activity.
• Monitor competitor activity, market developments and evolving customer requirements.
• Represent the business at industry conferences, exhibitions and customer events.

• Proven B2B sales experience within medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare technology or a related sector.
• A strong track record of territory management, business development and solution-based selling.
• Experience within optometry or ophthalmology would be highly advantageous.
• Experience selling diagnostic equipment, medical devices, software or integrated healthcare solutions would be beneficial.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand customer requirements and communicate value and ROI.
• Confident presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable engaging with both clinical and commercial stakeholders.
• Proactive, resilient and self-motivated with the ability to manage a large territory independently.
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel throughout the region, including occasional overnight stays.

• Base salary 45-50k (OTE 70-80k)
• Performance-related bonus
• Company car / car allowance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Excellent long-term career development opportunities

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please click on the Apply Now link below.

Area Sales Manager Ophthalmic Devices Scotland

Zest Optical is working in partnership with a leading global manufacturer of ophthalmic technology to recruit an experienced Area Sales Manager to cover Scotland.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and innovative business at the forefront of ophthalmic diagnostics, medical devices and digital healthcare solutions.

The role will focus on developing sales across the territory, working closely with Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, independent practices, optical groups and other key clinical and commercial decision-makers.

You'll take ownership of the complete sales cycle, combining new business development with strategic account management to deliver sustainable revenue growth across the region.

Area Sales Manager - Role

• Manage and develop a sales territory across Scotland, driving revenue growth and market share.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities across the optometry and ophthalmology sectors.
• Manage the complete sales cycle from initial prospecting and presentations through to negotiation and closing.
• Build long-term, consultative relationships with Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Practice Managers, procurement teams and key decision-makers.
• Develop strategic account plans to maximise opportunities within existing and prospective customers.
• Promote a portfolio of market-leading ophthalmic diagnostic equipment, medical devices and digital healthcare solutions.
• Conduct product demonstrations and tailored presentations, communicating both the clinical and commercial benefits of the portfolio.
• Understand customers' clinical workflows and business requirements to develop appropriate solutions.
• Drive account growth through upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
• Develop and execute territory business plans to achieve and exceed quarterly and annual sales targets.
• Work closely with clinical, technical, marketing and customer support teams to ensure an excellent customer experience.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and CRM, using data to identify opportunities and prioritise activity.
• Monitor competitor activity, market developments and evolving customer requirements.
• Represent the business at industry conferences, exhibitions and customer events.

Area Sales Manager - Requirements

• Proven B2B sales experience within medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare technology or a related sector.
• A strong track record of territory management, business development and solution-based selling.
• Experience within optometry or ophthalmology would be highly advantageous.
• Experience selling diagnostic equipment, medical devices, software or integrated healthcare solutions would be beneficial.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to understand customer requirements and communicate value and ROI.
• Confident presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable engaging with both clinical and commercial stakeholders.
• Proactive, resilient and self-motivated with the ability to manage a large territory independently.
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel throughout the region, including occasional overnight stays.

Area Sales Manager - Package

• Base salary £45-50k (OTE 70-80k)
• Performance-related bonus
• Company car / car allowance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Excellent long-term career development opportunities

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please click on the Apply Now link below.

Regional Manager Location: Sheffield (Regional Travel Required)
Salary: 70,000 + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Regional Manager to join a well-established and growing care provider, supporting a portfolio of residential and nursing homes across the region.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and driven healthcare professional to work alongside Home Managers, strengthening clinical practice, improving quality standards, and driving operational excellence across multiple services.

Working as part of a supportive senior leadership team, you'll play a key role in ensuring homes consistently deliver safe, person-centred care while achieving the highest regulatory and clinical standards.

The Role As Regional Manager, you will provide operational, clinical and leadership support to Home Managers across a portfolio of care homes.

You'll coach and mentor management teams, identify opportunities for improvement, and support services in achieving outstanding outcomes for residents, colleagues and regulators alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching and ongoing support to Home Managers.
• Support services to achieve and maintain excellent standards of care, governance and regulatory compliance.
• Develop, implement and monitor quality improvement plans.
• Conduct clinical, governance and quality audits, identifying opportunities to improve resident outcomes.
• Support managers with clinical governance, nursing practice, performance management, absence management and colleague wellbeing.
• Facilitate clinical supervision and support nurse revalidation.
• Provide guidance through safeguarding concerns, investigations and promote best practice.
• Support occupancy growth by ensuring homes deliver exceptional resident experiences and maintain excellent local reputations.
• Build positive relationships with residents, families, healthcare professionals and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to drive continuous improvement across the region.

• Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN or RNLD) with a valid, unrestricted NMC PIN.
• Previous multi-site, regional or senior operational leadership experience within elderly care.
• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, clinical governance and adult social care legislation.
• Experience leading quality improvement initiatives and supporting service development.
• Excellent leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across the region.

• Salary of 70,000.
• Company pension scheme.
• Reimbursement of annual NMC registration fees (subject to a valid unrestricted PIN).
• The opportunity to join a supportive senior leadership team.
• A rewarding role with genuine autonomy and the opportunity to make a lasting impact across multiple care services.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.

Regional Manager North Scotland

£75,000 - £80,000 + £9,800 Car Allowance

JCO Healthcare are proud to be supporting a leading care provider in the appointment of a Regional Manager covering North and Eastern Scotland.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced leader to join a well-established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality elderly care services and investing in its people.

The successful candidate will provide leadership and support to a portfolio of care homes, ensuring excellent standards of care, regulatory compliance, commercial performance and team engagement across the region.

The Opportunity

As Regional Manager, you will:

• Lead, coach and support Home Managers across your portfolio
• Drive high standards of care quality and regulatory compliance
• Improve occupancy levels and overall commercial performance
• Monitor budgets, KPIs and operational effectiveness
• Support recruitment, retention and development of management teams
• Build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including local authorities and external partners
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and service development

About You

• Previous experience as a Peripatetic Manager, Regional Manager, Operations Manager or equivalent senior leadership role within the care home sector
• Nurse qualification and valid NMC Pin
• Exceptional knowledge of the Care Inspectorate
• A proven track record of improving quality outcomes and operational performance
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong commercial awareness and budget management experience
• A flexible approach and willingness to travel across North Scotland
• Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) desirable

Package

• £75,000 - £80,000 basic salary
• £9,800 car allowance
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Excellent employee wellbeing support
• Long-term career progression opportunities

Interested?

For a confidential discussion or to find out more, please Healthcare

About JCO Healthcare

JCO Healthcare advertises roles on behalf of our clients. If you do not hear from us within three working days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We may retain your details for consideration against future opportunities.

Stephen James Consulting continues to work with one of its established elderly care providers in the search for an experienced and dynamic Regional Manager to support a portfolio of five residential, dementia and nursing homes across the Essex region.

This is a pivotal leadership role, and forms part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will play a key role in supporting Home Managers, maintaining exceptional care standards, driving quality improvements, along with contributing to the long term success of the operational outcomes across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership and operational oversight across a portfolio of nursing, residential and dementia care homes

• Providing strong clinical leadership to support safe, effective and person-centred care

• Supporting and developing Home Managers to deliver high-quality services

• Driving improvements in CQC outcomes, clinical governance and regulatory compliance

• Monitoring performance, identifying risk, and implementing corrective action plans

• Supporting services through clinical, staffing and operational challenges

• Working closely with senior leadership to deliver agreed quality and business objectives

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Proven experience as a Regional Manager within elderly care

• Registered Nurse qualification with an active NMC PIN - Not Essential

• Strong track record of improving quality, stabilising services and supporting Home Managers

• Excellent knowledge of CQC regulations, clinical governance and compliance frameworks

• A supportive but robust leadership style with strong communication skills

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive yet ambitious provider where quality, governance and leadership development are genuinely valued.

The role offers a salary of £70,000 £75,000 per annum + Car Allowance dependent on experience.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please click Apply Now below.

Regional Support Manager Elderly Care

Salary: £65,000 + Company Car or Car Allowance + Expenses

Location: North East England & Scotland (covering up to six care homes)

We're looking for an experienced Regional Support Manager to support up to six elderly care homes across the North East and Scotland.

This is a hands-on operational role, working closely with Home Managers to drive quality, compliance, occupancy and overall performance. You'll provide leadership, coaching and practical support, helping homes deliver outstanding person-centred care and achieve excellent regulatory outcomes.

• Proven experience within elderly residential and/or nursing care.
• Previous multi-site, regional or home management experience.
• Strong knowledge of CQC and/or Care Inspectorate standards.
• Nurse qualified or non-nurse candidates considered.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.

• £65,000 salary.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Business expenses.
• Career development opportunities.
• A supportive leadership team and the opportunity to make a real impact across multiple services.

If you're passionate about improving care quality and supporting successful care home teams, we'd love to hear from you please call Shona at Purosearch on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed)

Stephen James Consulting are partnering with one of their esteemed home care providers in the search for a Regional Operations Manager covering a portfolio of homes across Scotland .

Their core values run deep has this acquisitive business continues to deliver empathetic and personalized care, maintaining the highest standards in every aspect of their private pay care market.

You will be responsible for:

• You ll be experienced in operational management, lead and oversee the daily operations of the home care services within the assigned region, ensuring alignment with company goals and values.
  
• Ensure the delivery of exceptional, client-centred care, unvaryingly meeting and exceeding high standards and all regulatory requirements.
  
• Nurture and cultivate strong, long-term relationships with clients, families, healthcare partners, LA s and funding bodies, to ensure on-going communication and trust is provided.
  
• Ensure adherence to the care inspectorate (CI) regulations and the providers policies and procedures to maintain the highest standards of care.

To be considered for this role of Regional Operations Manager you will need the following experience:

• You will have Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with proven problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
  
• Have the ability to lead, motivate, and inspire teams. Creating a shared vision and aligning team goals within the company objectives is vital.
  
• Deal with conflict resolution, having the ability to resolve differences and challenges within the teams.
  
• Robust understanding of the care inspectorate CI regulations and care industry standard and the ability to interpret and apply compliance requirements effectively.
  
• Proven leadership experience in a healthcare management role, within home care or a similar care setting.
  
• A strong track record of successfully leading teams and managing operations to achieve

The role offers a salary of £80,000 £85,000 per annum, If you are interested in applying for this role, please click Apply Now below or contact Stephen James Consulting for a confidential conversation.

Regional Operations Manager Yorkshire Nursing Homes Circa 65,000 + benefits

Leaders in Care is recruiting a Regional Operations Manager to support and improve the performance of a portfolio of nursing homes across Yorkshire.

This is a senior operational role for an experienced care leader who understands what good looks like in elderly care, clinical governance and commercial delivery. You will work closely with Home Managers to provide clear direction, develop strong leadership teams and ensure consistently safe, high-quality care.

The role. You will take responsibility for a group of nursing homes, supporting managers to deliver against quality, occupancy, workforce and financial targets.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching and holding Home Managers accountable for performance.
• Maintaining high standards of person-centred care, safeguarding and clinical governance.
• Preparing homes for CQC inspections and driving sustainable improvement where services require support.
• Reviewing quality audits, incidents, complaints and action plans, ensuring lessons are embedded.
• Supporting recruitment, retention, succession planning and capability management across the region.
• Improving occupancy, managing local relationships and contributing to business development activity.
• Monitoring budgets, agency spend, staffing levels and other key operational measures.
• Building constructive relationships with residents, families, commissioners and external professionals.
• Ensuring homes operate in line with CQC requirements, company policies and relevant legislation.

• Proven experience managing multiple nursing homes or elderly care services.
• A strong record of improving quality ratings, compliance and operational performance.
• Sound clinical understanding, ideally with a nursing qualification and active NMC PIN, although experienced non-clinical operators will also be considered.
• Experience supporting homes through CQC inspections, improvement plans and safeguarding matters.
• Commercial awareness, including occupancy, budget management and agency control.
• A practical, organised and hands-on leadership style.
• Flexibility to travel regularly across Yorkshire.

• Circa 65,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Mileage or car allowance.
• Pension and holiday entitlement.
• Ongoing leadership development and career progression.