Deputy Care Home Manager – £43,661 per annum – Pembroke Dock, Wales

Real Recruitment Solutions; Pembroke Dock; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care organisation is seeking a Deputy Care Home Manager in Pembroke Dock. Your role will involve delivering high-quality care, overseeing staff, and ensuring the wellbeing of residents with mental health conditions. Ideal candidates should possess nurse qualifications and have experience in care home management.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Employee Ownership Trust

Company maternity pay

Professional development programmes

24/7 GP online access

Refer a Friend Scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Deputy Manager or Senior Nurse in a care home setting.
• Strong knowledge of CIW/CQC standards and Health and Social Care Act 2008.
• Ability to develop and implement personalised care plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise support and nursing teams to ensure high standards of care.
• Develop and implement evidence-based individualised care packages.
• Manage health and safety to maintain a safe environment.

Skills

Communication

Team Leadership

Sickness Management

Nursing

Person-Centred Care

Education

Nurse qualification with valid NMC Pin

Job description

Role:Deputy Care Home Manager

Salary: £43,661 per annum

Location: Pembroke Dock, Wales

Hours: 37.5 per week, including 18 hours as a nurse on shift

We are looking for a Deputy Care Home Manager for a Care Home in Pembroke Dock to deliver high-quality care and support to service users in line with the principles of wellness, happiness, and kindness. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the physical, social, psychological, and emotional needs of service users are met.

The home is a 24-bedded residential care home providing care for individuals with mental health conditions.

This provider is one of the UK’s leading health and social care organisations, delivering a wide spectrum of care across various purpose-built care environments, including care homes for the elderly, specialist dementia units, mental health units, and low-secure psychiatric hospitals. Employees play a key role in decision-making, with a focus on putting people first.

Main Responsibilities

• Strong working knowledge of CIW/CQC standards and the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
• Developing and implementing evidence-based individualised care packages, therapeutic interventions, and activity programmes.
• Leading and supervising the support and nursing teams to ensure high standards of person-centred care, using clinical governance and personal development.
• Experience in sickness management, staff training and development, coaching, and mentoring.
• Strong communication skills to engage effectively with service users, their families, and colleagues.
• Understanding the disabilities, health, and social care needs of service users and supporting those with mobility or continence needs using appropriate aids and equipment.
• Providing personal care and support, ensuring hygiene needs are met (washing, dressing, bathing, toileting).
• Awareness of health and safety to maintain a safe environment for service users and colleagues.

The Ideal Candidate

• Must be Nurse qualified with valid NMC Pin
• Previous experience as a Deputy Manager, Clinical Lead or Senior Nurse in Care home setting
• Experience supporting the elderly
• Strong knowledge of person-centred care
• Ability to develop and implement personalised care plans to support residents in living fulfilling lives
• Commitment to high standards of care and wellbeing for every resident

Benefits:

• Employee Ownership Trust – 76% employee-owned, with tax-free bonuses distributed to staff.
• 30 days annual leave
• Company maternity pay (after a qualifying period)
• Individualised professional development programmes
• GP online – providing around-the-clock GP consultation via an interactive app
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £1,000)
• Retail, leisure, holiday, and travel discounts