Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Barchester Healthcare; Portlethen; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus

Skilled Worker visa application fee (他

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare in Scotland invites applications for a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead role. You will support the General Manager, take on leadership duties, motivate a multidisciplinary team, and ensure high standards of care and quality of life for residents.

You'll audit practice, ensure regulatory compliance, and develop strategies to meet goals, while mentoring staff and guiding clinical governance.

Qualifications

• RN/RMN with current NMC registration required.
• Teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification required.
• Experience with safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality resident care.
• Conduct audits and monitor regulatory compliance.
• Develop and implement care strategies and improvement plans.
• Support safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments.
• Mentor and support newly qualified nurses through preceptorship.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical leadership

Mentoring

Safeguarding

HR experience

Budget management

Sales and marketing knowledge

Preceptorship

Communication

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (RN/RMN)

Teaching/Mentoring/Supervision qualification

Job description

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.

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Benefits

• 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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