Deputy Manager / Clinical Lead - York

Active Care Group; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days + bank holidays

Birthday off

Nest Pension

Medicash Health Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Active Care Group in York is seeking a Deputy Manager / Clinical Lead to provide senior operational and clinical leadership at Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, focusing on delivering outstanding neuro and spinal care.

You will drive performance, manage staffing and budgets, and embed the group’s nursing priorities to ensure compassionate, safe patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse with NMC (RN1) registration.
• Master's level 7 qualification in nursing is desirable.
• Senior-level operational service management experience in acute settings.
• Experience in neuro and spinal care is preferred.
• Proficiency in tracheostomy and respiratory management.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior operational and clinical leadership to ensure delivery of high-quality neuro and spinal nursing care.
• Lead nursing performance outputs and hold teams accountable for objectives and safety.
• Use data-driven approaches to evaluate staffing and workflow.
• Develop business cases for staffing changes or resource investment.
• Embed Active Care Group nursing priorities locally to improve outcomes.

Skills

Operational leadership

Staff management

Financial management

Change management

Tracheostomy care

Spinal care

Neuro nursing

Education

RN1: Registered Adult Nurse

Master's level 7 qualification in nursing

Job description

# Deputy Manager / Clinical LeadYorkFull TimeCloses 7 December 2026Apply nowYou'll be taken to our application system to complete your application.## About this role**Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care.**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.**What we would like from you:*** 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.**What to look forward to:*** 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| || --- || **Take a look around the company** https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ |Salary£70,000 per annum## Job detailsReference: REQ002736Contract type: Full TimeDivision: NorthPosted: 9 November 2026Closing date: 7 December 2026+−Leaflet | OpenStreetMap contributorsYO10 3HU