Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Barchester Healthcare; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Automatic enrolment into our profit分享

A range of holiday, retail and leisure

Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus

Visa application fee for eligible NHS

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare's Lethen Park Care Home in Portlethen seeks a Deputy General Manager & Clinical Lead. You will support the General Manager, oversee day-to-day nursing care, and maintain the highest standards of care and resident wellbeing.

You will inspire a multidisciplinary team, conduct audits, and monitor regulatory compliance to ensure exceptional service. The role requires an active NMC-registered nurse, leadership experience, and capability to mentor staff, manage safeguarding and

Qualifications

• RN/RMN with current NMC registration and a nursing qualification.
• Experience leading safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments.
• HR exposure, budget management and staff development are essential.
• Experience supporting residents with diverse health needs.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of high-quality care as Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead.
• Lead audits, supervise clinical practice and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Work with General Manager to drive service improvement and team motivation.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve care quality goals.

Skills

Leadership & team management

Clinical governance

Staff development / mentoring

Budget management

HR experience

Sales & marketing knowledge

Safeguarding investigations

Clinical risk assessments

Education

Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with NMC registration

Job description

Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Lethen Park Care Home Berrymuir Road, Portlethen, Grampian, AB12 4UF

Pay: Competitive

Hours: 40.00

Type: Permanent

Shift: Days

Posted: 6 October 2026

Expires: 24 October 2026

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead 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 Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you’ll need be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in helping residents with different health needs is important too, as is 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, an understanding of budget management, and a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship. Finally, you’ll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.

REWARDS PACKAGE

• 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 Skilled Worker 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.

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