Job summary 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. You'll work closely with the General Manager, taking on leadership responsibilities in their absence. Your focus will be on ensuring care standards are met, motivating the team, and helping every resident enjoy the best possible quality of life. Main duties of the job In this role, you'll be responsible for a range of tasks, from ensuring care standards to leading a multidisciplinary team. You'll draw on your experience in managing safeguarding investigations, clinical risk assessments, and HR to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals. You'll be a compassionate, resilient, and determined individual who is committed to delivering quality care in an engaging and energetic environment. About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a wide range of services including residential, nursing, and dementia care. The company is known for its commitment to delivering high-quality care and providing a supportive and rewarding work environment for its employees. Date posted 28 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £14.48 an hour Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 1249874314 Job locations Barchester Healthcare Gateshead NE9 7AD Job description Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLE As 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 YOU To 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 PACKAGE As 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 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. Job description Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLE As 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 YOU To 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 PACKAGE As 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 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 Essential To join Barchester 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. You'll also need some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. Person Specification Qualifications Essential To join Barchester 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. You'll also need some HR experience, a strong 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare Address Barchester Healthcare Gateshead NE9 7AD Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)