Care Home Deputy Nurse Manager

Barchester Healthcare; Chinnor; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the United Kingdom is looking for a Deputy Nurse Manager to support the General Manager and ensure high-quality care standards. You will lead a dedicated team, oversee audits, and contribute to a supportive environment focused on resident welfare. Ideal candidates should have experience with diverse health needs, manage clinical risks, and possess HR knowledge. This role offers an excellent rewards package including free learning, holiday discounts, and a profit share scheme.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonuses

Tier 2 visa application fee coverage for eligible nurses

Qualifications

• Experience in assisting residents with varying health needs.
• Proven track record in managing safeguarding investigations.
• Strong understanding of sales, marketing, and budget management.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of quality care in the care home.
• Assist the General Manager and lead the team in their absence.
• Monitor standards and ensure compliance through audits.

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Deputy Nurse Manager of a Barchester care home, you’ll support the delivery of the quality care we’re known for. Working closely with the General Manager and taking on leadership duties in their absence, you can expect to help with everything from ensuring care standards to motivating your team. You’ll inspire a multidisciplinary team to make sure they help every resident to enjoy the best possible quality of life. That means leading by example and monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and checking our regulatory compliance. You’ll set the highest standards and draw on your skills to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals.

ABOUT YOU

To join us as a Deputy Nurse Manager you’ll need experience in helping residents with different health needs and a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. We’ll also look for some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing and an understanding of budget management. Finally, you’ll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.

REWARDS PACKAGE

As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes
• Offer to pay Tier 2 visa application fee for eligible nurses

If you’d like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.