Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Further Education
Accomplishments
References
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Georgina Johnston

Georgina Johnston

Lowestoft,Suffolk

Summary

Driven and goal-focused professional with proven track record in leadership and team collaboration. Demonstrates strong communication and organisational skills, along with strategic mindset. Ready to bring excellent customer care, good high quality service to any given role.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4033
4033
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Chief Operations Officer

Kingsley Homecare
Lowestoft , Suffolk
01.2024 - 05.2025
  • Maintained a high-performance work environment by focusing on personnel development of the team to ensure the delivery of the best quality person centred care.
  • Streamlined operations by implementing effective standard operating procedures and safe working practices.
  • Partnered with senior leadership team to formulate strategic plans that align with organisational goals.
  • Ensured compliance with care delivery regulations, thus maintaining company reputation and integrity.
  • Undertook budgeting responsibilities, preventing overspending and ensuring financial health of the organisation.
  • Achieved improved service delivery with thorough staff training and development programmes.
  • Managed daily operations, optimising resources across various departments.
  • Produced business plans and continuity plans to maximise growth and minimise cost for company.
  • Conflict resolution and assisting with complaints and concerns.

Regional Operations Director

Kingsley Healthcare
Lowestoft , Suffolk
06.2020 - 05.2024
  • Managed a large team of professionals to ensure smooth operations in the nursing and residential homes in the East of England.
  • Facilitated staff training programmes boosting skills development and performance.
  • Improved team productivity for increased regional performance.
  • Established quality control standards ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines.
  • Coordinated between multiple departments to ensure seamless business operations.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction with efficient handling of complaints and queries.
  • Drove change management programmes for organisational success.
  • Monitored health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
  • Coordinated hiring, recruitment and training strategies to build successful administrative team.

Operations Manager

Kingsley Healthcare
Lowestoft, Suffolk
11.2015 - 06.2020
  • Created a collaborative work environment for positive team dynamics.
  • Maintained smooth-running business operations by delegating priorities to staff abilities.
  • Monitored health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
  • Established clear budgets and cost controls strategies to meet objectives.
  • Designed and implemented training to further develop staff based on business goals.
  • Oversight of exceptional and person centred care delivery.

Regional Operations Director

Kingsley Healthcare
06.2020 - 05.2024
  • The management of a team of Operation Managers working closely with them to ensure that the twenty residential and nursing homes in the East where being run to their full potential.
  • Ensuring that everyone was offered a fantastic home for life as well as being compliant in all regulations.
  • Reporting directly to the CEO and COO with any major concerns, complaints or compliance concerns.
  • Engaging with all the HO teams including finance, people team, marketing and compliance.
  • Completing detailed reports and assisting where needed on all major concerns or complaints preparing RCA where needed.

Operations Manager

Kingsley Healthcare
01.2017 - 06.2020
  • Company Overview: (nationwide)
  • Responsible for between 6 & 8 residential homes ensuring they where ready for inspection and where fully complaint.
  • Supporting the homes with any issues or concerns from maintenance to budgets to everything that residents and the staff team need support with.
  • (nationwide)

Peripatetic Manager

Kingsley Healthcare
Lowestoft, Suffolk
11.2014 - 01.2016
  • Implemented clear quality standards to maintain first-class patient provisions.
  • Implemented customer feedback systems to improve service quality.
  • Devised strategic plans, leading to better business outcomes.
  • Facilitated weekly team meetings, improving interdepartmental coordination.
  • Managed staff rosters, ensuring optimal staffing at all times.
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing new operational processes.
  • Coordinated staff training for improved service delivery.
  • Managed daily service operations through strategic care planning.
  • Coordinated staff rotas to meet service requirements whilst remaining under budget.

Registered Home Manager

Colne House, Earls Colne Kingsley Healthcare
Essex
05.2013 - 11.2014
  • Becoming the registered manager with CQC and taking on the responsibility of positive change.
  • Building, leading, empowering and driving the team to be the best that they could be.
  • Local engagement for residents and staff.
  • Ensuring that the residents where central and involved to all decisions being made.
  • Completing investigation and Disciplinaries where needed.
  • Meeting deadlines and budgets.
  • Meeting the HO central team on a regular bases and reporting to the Operations Manager where needed.

Registered Manager

Age Uk & Saffron Housing Trust
Norfolk
02.2008 - 11.2014

Working firstly with Saffron Housing Trust overseeing the provision of shelving housing within Norfolk.

Oversight of the decommissioning of some outdated sheltered housing schemes and the commissioning of a multi purpose site in 2009. Transferred over to Age UK Norfolk in 2009 as the Registered Manager of the multi service site.

Education

Enrolled Nurse - undefined

Mental Health
Colchester, Essex

NVQ Level 5 Diploma -

Leadership for Health and Social Care

Management and Supporting Staff Enhanced Knowledge Development -

Stirling University

Diploma in Nursing Studies - RGN passed with Distinction

Robert Gordons University

Skills

  • Inspiring motivation within the team, good sense of humour
  • Communication skills, polite and kind even when dealing with altercations
  • Quality Assurance and the delivery of the best possible service in every circumstances
  • Organised and efficient
  • Work well alone or as part of a team
  • Excellent timekeeper
  • IT literate in many custom made and ‘off' the shelf programmes including CRM, Access, Radar
  • Customer Service

Further Education

  • Level 4 National Certificate Housing Care and Support Staff
  • Level 3 National Certificate Supporting Housing Pathway
  • Diploma in Nursing Studies - RGN passed with Distinction (Robert Gordons University, Aberdeen)
  • Enrolled Nurse in Mental Health, Colchester, Essex
  • All mandatory training within previous work roles including: moving and handling, first aid, fire training, medication and MAR charts, stress management, infection control, safeguarding adults and mental capacity act and Deprivation of Liberty.

Accomplishments

Collaborative working in development of training with the YMCA - 2019

Motivational Leader - 2022

Founder Recognition Award -2024

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Chief Operations Officer

Kingsley Homecare
01.2024 - 05.2025

Regional Operations Director

Kingsley Healthcare
06.2020 - 05.2024

Regional Operations Director

Kingsley Healthcare
06.2020 - 05.2024

Operations Manager

Kingsley Healthcare
01.2017 - 06.2020

Operations Manager

Kingsley Healthcare
11.2015 - 06.2020

Peripatetic Manager

Kingsley Healthcare
11.2014 - 01.2016

Registered Home Manager

Colne House, Earls Colne Kingsley Healthcare
05.2013 - 11.2014

Registered Manager

Age Uk & Saffron Housing Trust
02.2008 - 11.2014

Enrolled Nurse - undefined

Mental Health

NVQ Level 5 Diploma -

Leadership for Health and Social Care

Management and Supporting Staff Enhanced Knowledge Development -

Stirling University

Diploma in Nursing Studies - RGN passed with Distinction

Robert Gordons University
Georgina Johnston