Career development
Plan your dream role with us! We invest in you, offering training, apprenticeships, and pathways into senior roles.
Your success story starts here!
Grow professionally and personally through our mentoring scheme, designed to provide you with the support and guidance to thrive.
Are you our next rising star?
Part of our Nebula progression programme, Rising Stars involves a number of courses required to prepare deputy managers for stepping into new home manager roles.
Hey, Buddy!
Say hello to our Buddy Mentor framework, here to support you in your early days with us. You'll be buddied up with an experienced team member to help you settle into your new role.
What's in it for you?
Grow professionally and personally in a role where you’re supported every step of the way. You’ll build confidence, develop your skills and be ready to take on new challenges as you build your career. Take a look below at the training, progression and qualifications available to support your journey.
Career development and progression
Build your career in care with paid training, apprenticeships and clear progression pathways. Whether you’re developing in your current role or working towards something new, you’ll have the support to take the next step, including leadership development options.
A nursing career without limits
Think a nursing career in adult social care means fewer opportunities? Think again. At Sanctuary Care, our nurses play a vital role in delivering highly skilled, person-centred care. It's a role where you'll use your clinical expertise with the opportunity to develop enhanced and advanced practice skills to support residents with a wide range of needs. You'll have the autonomy to make decisions, develop your skills and work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. Whether you're newly qualified, joining from overseas, returning to nursing or looking for your next career move, we'll help you develop through training, preceptorship, restorative clinical supervision and dedicated career pathways.
Support, mentoring and guidance
From your first day, you’ll be supported by experienced colleagues and a wider team around you. You’ll have access to guidance and mentoring to help you settle in, build confidence and develop in your role, so you feel supported as you grow.
Leadership and clinical development
Take your skills further with access to leadership programmes and specialist clinical training. From team leader development to our nurse academy, you’ll be supported to build expertise, progress your career and deliver high-quality care.
Training, qualifications and induction
Start strong with a structured induction, followed by ongoing training and access to nationally recognised qualifications. Our in-house training and development support you to build skills, confidence and experience at every stage of your career. This includes our RoSPA-accredited Walking in Their Shoes dementia training, designed to help you better understand and support people living with dementia through immersive, experience-led learning.
Celebrating our people
Tyler’s journey from hairdresser to home manager
From hairdressing to leading a care home, Tyler’s journey shows how passion, confidence and opportunity can help you build a truly rewarding career in care.
James’ journey - from maintenance operative to regional leadership
From hands-on beginnings to leading across a region, James’ journey shows how dedication and development can open the door to a truly rewarding career.
Abbie’s journey through apprenticeships to nursing
Through apprenticeships that support learning, growth and real progression, Abbie’s journey shows how taking that first step can lead to a rewarding career in nursing.
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