Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care for older people in the UK. As a Deputy General Manager (Clinical), you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional care and leading a multidisciplinary team within a Barchester care home. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive organisation that is committed to providing the best possible quality of life for its residents.

Main duties of the job

As the Deputy General Manager (Clinical) at a Barchester care home, you will support the General Manager in ensuring the delivery of high-quality care. You will take on leadership duties in the General Manager's absence, including overseeing care standards, motivating the team, and leading by example. You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to achieve your goals, conducting regular audits, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Your strong clinical expertise and people management skills will be essential in driving continuous improvement and fostering a positive, engaging, and energetic environment for both residents and staff.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care for older people in the UK. With a focus on delivering exceptional care and supporting their residents to live fulfilling lives, Barchester is committed to creating an engaging and empowering work environment for their dedicated staff.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE-

A £2000 Golden Hello is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester in this 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 YOUTo 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 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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To join Barchester as a Deputy General Manager (Clinical), you will need to be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in managing residents with diverse healthcare needs, as well as a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses, is also required. Additionally, you should have some HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management.

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.