Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Barchester Healthcare; Portlethen; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Discounts (holiday, retail, leisure)

Nurse Mentor bonus scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Barchester is seeking a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead to support the General Manager, lead a multidisciplinary team, and maintain high care standards while ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will be an RN/RMN with current NMC registration and a mentoring/supervision qualification, with HR, budget management, and preceptorship experience. This role rewards compassionate leadership in a vibrant care-home environment.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments.
• HR experience and knowledge of sales & marketing.
• Experience supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship.
• Compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example and monitor standards through regular audits and supervised clinical practice.
• Support the General Manager and take on leadership duties in their absence.
• Develop and deliver strategies to improve resident quality of life.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and inspire a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

Leadership

Mentorship

HR experience

Budget management

Preceptorship support

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.

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.

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