Deputy Manager

Bridgehouseabingdon; Erith; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

£50 gift card

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive Training and Career Dev

Friendly working environment

Mental health champions

Job summary

Bridgehouseabingdon is seeking a Deputy Care Manager at Heathfield Court Care Home. The role involves overseeing administration, staff training, inductions, and client enquiries while supporting the Home Manager with recruitment and staff development.

You will ensure the home meets high standards, adheres to legislative requirements, and maintains quality of care in cooperation with CQC inspectors. Building strong relationships with residents and staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Oversee administration tasks including staff training, inductions, and enquiry management.
• Support the Home Manager with recruitment, induction, and staff training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration tasks and enquiry management.
• Manage staff training and inductions.
• Support recruitment, trial visits and staff appraisals.
• Ensure premises are maintained to high standards and meet legislative requirements.
• Liaise with CQC inspectors to monitor quality of care.

Job description

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Permanent Full time contract, 40 hours per week, Days, Weekdays and alternate weekends

£42,000 per annum

Working Hours:

40 hours per week, Days, Weekdays and alternate weekends

Location:

147 Colyers Lane

Closing Date:

17/10/2026

Home:

Heathfield Court

Benefits of joining our team

• £42,000 per annum
• Full time - 40 hours per week
• Weekdays and alternate weekend shifts
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statuary bank holidays)
• Pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• I have an idea £50 gift card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated mental health champions

Becoming a Superhero

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

About the role

As our Deputy Care Manager, you’lloversee administration tasks such as managing staff training, inductions, dealing with customer service and enquiry management,supporting the home manager for the selection, recruitment, induction and training and regular appraisal of all staff in the home,arrange trial visits and conduct assessments,ensure that the premises are at a high physical standard, fit for purpose and meet all legislative requirements at all times and also to work inconjunction with the Home Manager to monitor CQC standards and ensure effective delivery of quality of care within the home and to liaise effectively with CQC inspectors

Your warm, supportive, and caring nature will help you build meaningful relationships with our residents and staffand you will get to know everything about our residentslikes and dislikes as well as their needs.

Here’s some other important things you need to know:

• You’ll follow daily routines to ensure our care home meets CQC standards
• You must be able to develop and keep up to date care plans which deliver a satisfactory quality of life for all Residents.
• You will help maintain our high standards at all times

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about people’s comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.

About us and our home

Caring for Our Mental Health – Together

At Heathfield Court Care Home, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. That’s why we’ve signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment – developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.

From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need – because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better