Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning & development

Profit share scheme

Holiday/retail/leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus

Visa fee covered for Skilled Worker

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead in a UK care home. You will support the General Manager, lead a multidisciplinary team and ensure the highest standards of care while guiding audits and supervising clinical practice.

You'll develop strategies to improve resident quality of life, manage safeguarding processes, and ensure regulatory compliance. A compassionate, resilient leader with NMC registration and mentoring experience will thrive in this engaging

Qualifications

• A current NMC registration and nursing qualification are essential.
• Experience in care home leadership and safeguarding investigations.
• Ability to mentor nurses and support preceptorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical care delivery and monitor standards through regular audits.
• Coordinate with General Manager and support in their absence.
• Inspire multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality life for residents.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve goals and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Registered Nurse (RN/RMN)

Leadership

Mentoring/Teaching

HR experience

Budget management

Sales & marketing knowledge

Safeguarding investigations

Clinical risk assessment

Auditing & quality monitoring

Regulatory compliance

Education

NMC registration

Teaching/mentoring qualification

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Care Home DeputyManager & 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 DeputyManager & 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

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 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.