Care Home Deputy Manager

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  • Wells, Somerset
  • £38,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
As the Care Home Deputy Manager at a Barchester care home, you'll play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of high-quality care for residents. Working closely with the General Manager, you'll take on leadership responsibilities in their absence, ensuring care standards are maintained, motivating the team, and helping residents enjoy the best possible quality of life. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in an engaging and energetic environment.Main duties of the jobAs the Care Home Deputy Manager, you'll be responsible for a range of duties, including ensuring care standards, leading and motivating a multidisciplinary team, conducting regular audits and risk assessments, and maintaining regulatory compliance. You'll be expected to have experience in managing residents with different health needs, a track record of handling safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, as well as some HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. Compassion, resilience, and a determination to deliver quality care are essential for this role.About usBarchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, known for its commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centered care. The organization operates over 200 care homes across the country, employing thousands of dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of the residents they serve.DetailsDate posted26 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£38,000 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference number1369686510Job locationsBarchester HealthcareWellsBA5 1WEJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home Deputy Manager 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 YOUTo join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager you'll need experience in helping residents with different health needs and 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 and an understanding of budget management. Finally, you'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.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 nursesIf 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.8765 Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home Deputy Manager 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 YOUTo join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager you'll need experience in helping residents with different health needs and 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 and an understanding of budget management. Finally, you'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.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 nursesIf 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.8765Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • To be considered for this role, you'll need to have relevant experience in a care home setting, as well as the necessary qualifications and registration to work as a Deputy Manager in a care home. This may include a nursing qualification, such as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), and experience in a similar leadership or management role.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • To be considered for this role, you'll need to have relevant experience in a care home setting, as well as the necessary qualifications and registration to work as a Deputy Manager in a care home. This may include a nursing qualification, such as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), and experience in a similar leadership or management role.

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