Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead to oversee quality care delivery at their Preston location. This role involves working closely with the General Manager, leading a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring compliance and high standards of care. Ideal candidates will be Registered Nurses with necessary qualifications and experience in clinical risk assessments and safeguarding. The position offers a competitive salary and an extensive rewards package, including development opportunities and discounts.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Nurse mentor bonus scheme

Skilled Worker visa application fee coverage

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in managing safeguarding investigations.
• Strong understanding of budget management.
• Compassionate and resilient personality.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team delivering quality care.
• Monitor standards through regular audits.
• Develop and deliver strategies to achieve care goals.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical risk assessment

Safeguarding investigations

Sales and marketing knowledge

HR experience

Education

Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration

Teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification

Job description

As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead of a Barchester care home, you'll support the delivery of the quality care the organisation is known for. You'll work closely with the General Manager and take on leadership duties in their absence, helping 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.

Main duties of the job

You'll be responsible for leading by example and monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and checking 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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a range of high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care services. They are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment for their employees.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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 PACKAGEAs 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To join as a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you'll need to 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, as is a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. You'll also need 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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.