Peripatetic Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead

Barchester Healthcare; Ashford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Daily meal allowance

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical) to travel across the region, supporting several care homes. You will lead nursing teams, drive clinical governance, and ensure high standards of care and regulatory compliance.

You will be an experienced RN with NMC registration and a teaching or supervision qualification, with HR, budgeting and sales/marketing knowledge, and a track record in preceptorship and safeguarding. Travel is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (RGN/RMN).
• Teaching, mentoring or supervision qualification preferred.
• Experience in nursing home settings essential with CPD evidence.
• Experience in safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the absence of the General Manager and travel across the region to support multiple care homes.
• Drive care standards, motivate multidisciplinary teams and ensure resident quality of life.
• Audit standards, oversee clinical practice and monitor regulatory compliance.
• Develop and deliver strategies, budgets, and drive HR, sales and marketing activities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Regulatory compliance

People management

Clinical risk assessment

Teaching / mentoring

HR experience

Budgeting

Sales & marketing knowledge

Travel flexibility

Education

NMC registered nurse (RGN/RMN)

Teaching/mentoring or supervision qualification

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical) at Barchester, you’ll travel across your region to manage and develop the teams in various care homes, to help us deliver the high quality care and service we’re known for. Working closely with the General Manager or hiring manager, you’ll help implement action plans that make sure our resident’s needs are met.

Taking on leadership duties in the absence of the General Manager, you can expect to help with everything from 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.

To join us as a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical), you’ll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching, mentoring or supervision qualification. Previous experience of working within a nursing home setting is essential and evidence of continual professional development is also required. 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. You’ll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment. Finally, due to the nature of this role, you must be flexible and willing to travel.

REWARDS PACKAGE

As well as a competitive salary, you will also receive a car allowance, an annual bonus and a daily meal allowance when you are required to stay away from home.

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.