Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead (RN)

Barchester Healthcare; Royston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus

Refer a Friend bonus schemes

Skilled Worker visa application fee...

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare in Royston, United Kingdom, is seeking a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead to work with the General Manager, stepping in during their absence and leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, high‑quality care and ensure regulatory compliance.

You must be a Registered Nurse with NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring qualification; HR experience, budget management and safeguarding/preceptorship experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification.
• Experience in helping residents with different health needs is important.
• HR experience, sales/marketing knowledge, and budget management are valued.
• Support for newly qualified nurses through preceptorship is expected.
• Compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care.

Responsibilities

• Lead care delivery as Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead.
• Motivate and supervise a multidisciplinary team to ensure best life quality for residents.
• Monitor standards through audits, clinical supervision and regulatory checks.
• Develop and deliver strategies to achieve goals and maintain high-care standards.

Skills

RN/RMN

Teaching & Mentoring

HR Experience

Budget Management

Preceptorship Support

Sales & Marketing Knowledge

Regulatory Compliance Audits

Education

NMC Registration (RN/RMN)

Teaching/Mentoring/Supervision Qualification

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.