Peripatetic Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead

NHS; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Peripatetic Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead to oversee teams across care homes, ensuring high-quality care and compliance. This role demands strong clinical and leadership skills, as you will motivate multidisciplinary teams and implement action plans tailored to residents' needs. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse with a proven track record in nursing home settings, equipped with excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering compassionate care. Join a rewarding environment that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday and leisure discounts

Nurse Mentor bonus scheme

Tier 2 visa application fee coverage

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with NMC registration required.
• Experience in nursing home settings and managing health needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop teams in various care homes.
• Ensure high care standards and compliance through audits.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Nursing (RGN/RMN)

HR Experience

Sales and Marketing Knowledge

Budget Management

Education

Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN)

Teaching/Mentoring Qualification

Job description

Peripatetic Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead

This is a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical) role at Barchester Healthcare, which involves managing and developing teams across various care homes to deliver high-quality care and service. The role requires strong clinical, leadership, and interpersonal skills to inspire a multidisciplinary team and ensure the best possible quality of life for residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical), you'll travel across your region to manage and develop the teams in various care homes, helping to implement action plans that meet the residents' needs. You'll take on leadership duties in the absence of the General Manager, ensuring care standards are met, motivating your team, and monitoring compliance through audits and supervised clinical practice. You'll set high standards and develop strategies to achieve your goals.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services in the UK, operating a network of care homes and hospitals. The organization is committed to delivering person-centered care and supporting its employees to provide the best possible experience for residents and patients.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

ABOUT YOUTo 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 PACKAGEAs 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 Tier 2 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To join 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 in a nursing home setting, evidence of continuous professional development, and expertise in managing various health needs and safeguarding investigations are also required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.