Deputy Manager / Clinical Lead

Active Care Group; York; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

25 days + bank holidays

Nest Personal Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Benefits Hub training & e-learning

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Active Care Group is seeking a Deputy Manager / Clinical Lead for Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre in York. This full-time role (37.5 hours weekly, Monday–Friday) focuses on senior clinical leadership to ensure outstanding neuro and spinal nursing care with compassionate, patient-centered delivery.

The post holder will oversee clinical effectiveness, safety, infection prevention, and staff performance, with opportunities for professional development within a supportive leadership

Qualifications

• RN1: Registered Adult Nurse, Level 1 on the NMC register.
• Master’s level 7 qualification in nursing or a postgraduate qualification desirable but not essential.
• Proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment.
• Experience in private healthcare is desirable but not essential.
• Strong skills in tracheostomy care and spinal care; teaching qualification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior operational and clinical leadership to ensure delivery of outstanding neuro and spinal nursing care across the unit.
• Lead the delivery of nursing performance outputs and maintain high standards.
• Use data-driven approaches to evaluate workforce efficiency and staffing.
• Identify performance risks and address gaps in quality, safety, or delivery.
• Develop business cases for staffing changes or resource investment.
• Embed Active Care Group nursing priorities to improve patient, staff, and service outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing

Tracheostomy care

Spinal care

Change management

ITU/A&E exposure

Education

NMC registered nurse (RN1)

Postgraduate qualification (Master’s level 7)

Job description

We'd like you to join us as a Deputy Manager / Clinical Lead at Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre in York. This position is full time, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Active Neuro service Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre provides award-winning rehabilitation services for adults with neurological conditions resulting from injury, illness or disease. Through strong clinical leadership, the Clinical Lead Deputy Manager will promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond. They will advocate for best practices in infection prevention by ensuring a clean and safe environment. The Clinical Lead Deputy Manager key responsibility is to ensure that patient care is clinically effective, safe, and delivered to the highest standard. The Service Director holds overarching responsibility for the operational management and strategic direction of nursing services. The role may include responsibilities as a Key Worker, in line with organizational requirements What you'll be doing:

• Provide senior operational and clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of outstanding, evidence-based neuro and spinal nursing care across the unit.
• Lead the delivery of all nursing performance outputs, holding teams accountable for meeting their objectives and maintaining consistently high standards.
• Use data-driven approaches: including time-and-motion studies, acuity and dependency tools, workflow analysis, and skill-mix reviews to evaluate workforce efficiency and ensure safe, effective staffing.
• Identify performance risks early and implement robust, timely actions to address gaps in quality, safety, or delivery.
• Develop and present business cases for staffing changes, service enhancements, or resource investment where evidence indicates need.
• Embed Active Care Group (ACG) nursing priorities locally, ensuring they translate into measurable improvements for patients, staff, and service outcomes.
  RN1: Registered Adult Nurse, Level 1, part of the NMC register.
• A master's level 7 qualification in nursing or a postgraduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management, and change management.
• Experience in private healthcare is desirable but not essential.
• Proficiency and strong experience in tracheostomy care ideally train the trainer or teaching qualification
• Proficiency and strong experience in spinal care ideally train the trainer or teaching qualification on bowl management for example
• Significant clinical experience in neuro nursing, neurorehabilitation, or complex neurological care.
• Backgrounds such as ITU, A&E, acute medicine, or other high-acuity settings are welcome where there has been meaningful exposure to neuro and spinal patients.
• Strong skills in tracheostomy and respiratory management within a complex-care environment.
  25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Benefits Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials - like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group, £70,000 per annum