Deputy Home Manager

Royal British Legion; Taunton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 14%

Life assurance 3x salary

25 days leave + bank holidays

Carers and dependents leave

DBS checks covered

Free parking

Learning and development

Rewards hub

Job summary

The Royal British Legion is seeking an experienced Deputy Manager to lead care teams at Dunkirk Memorial House in Taunton. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, working 22.5 hours per week, with a strong clinical background required.

The role involves deputising for the Registered Manager across residential, dementia and nursing services, driving performance, and ensuring safe staffing and high-quality person-centred care in line with CQC standards.

Qualifications

• Senior management experience in a care home, with complex elderly care.
• Proven leadership and team development skills.
• Formal Leadership qualification (or commitment to Level 4 L&M).

Responsibilities

• Lead Nurses and allied health professionals, manage performance and supervision.
• Drive quality oversight, care pathways, risk assessments and service plans.
• Deputise for the Registered Manager and ensure safe, high-quality care.
• Lead safeguarding and maintain compliance with health and social care legislation.

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Adult Nursing)

Tools

Clinical leadership

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and proven Deputy Manager to lead and inspire our care teams at Dunkirk Memorial House. The successful candidate will ensure the highest standards of person-centred care for veterans and their families, upholding the esteemed reputation of The Royal British Legion.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract working 22.5 hour per week.

While a strong clinical background is mandatory, this senior role demands candidates who can provide substantive, quantifiable evidence of successful leadership and team management, preferable within nursing settings. We are seeking demonstrable experience in driving performance, strategic oversight and people development.

Key responsibilities will include:

As a Deputy Manager, you will be integral to the Home Management Team, contributing to strategic planning and day-to-day operations across residential, dementia, and nursing services.

• People Leadership and Performance: This is the primary focus. You will be responsible for leading, developing, and managing performance of Nurses and allied health professionals. This includes conducting clinical and management supervision, ensuring safe staffing levels, and actively driving team quality and service outcomes. Candidates must evidence the ability to lead and mentor senior staff.
• Quality and Strategic Oversight: Drive the review and development of care pathways, risk assessments, and service development plans. Your work must be supported by clear outcomes and quantifiable impact on service improvement and efficiency.
• Clinical and Operational Oversight: Deputise fully for the Registered Manager, ensuring safe, high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care, and maintaining full compliance with CQC Fundamental Standards.
• Statutory Compliance and Safeguarding: Take a leading role in maintaining strict adherence to all health & social care legislation (e.g., CQC, MCA/DoLS, Health & Safety). You will lead high-level investigations of safeguarding concerns, ensuring prompt and accurate documentation.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult Nursing).
• A Proven Track Record of Senior Management/Leadership Experience within a Care Home setting, specifically working with complex elderly care (residential, dementia, and nursing).
• Formal Leadership qualification (or commitment to achieve Level 4 L&M).
• Proven skills in clinical leadership, quality assurance, and incident investigation, evidenced at a management and strategic level.

What we offer:

Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.

• Generous pension with employer contributions up to 14%
• Life assurance of 3 times your salary
• 25 days of paid annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Paid carers and dependents leave
• DBS checks covered by us
• Free parking
• Access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
• Rewards hub with exclusive discounts

About Dunkirk Memorial House:

Dunkirk Memorial House is a CQC rated Outstanding care home. We are proud to offer expert care, including a specialised Dementia Mews providing compassionate support for up to 30 residents. At Dunkirk Memorial House, we prioritise creating a warm and supportive community where veterans feel valued and respected.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Job Description attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.