Job Summary
As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead of a Barchester care home, you'll support the delivery of the quality care the organisation is known for. You'll work closely with the General Manager and take on leadership duties in their absence, helping to ensure care standards and motivating your team. You'll inspire a multidisciplinary team to make sure they help every resident enjoy the best possible quality of life.
Main Duties of the Job
The role involves leading by example and monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and checking regulatory compliance. You'll set the highest standards and draw on your skills to develop and deliver strategies to achieve your goals.
About Us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality care and support to residents. The organisation has a reputation for providing an engaging and energetic environment for its staff.
Details
Date Posted: 12 January 2026
Pay Scheme: Other
Salary: £49,266 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference Number: 1453820777
Job Locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ludlow, SY8 1LS
Job Description
About the 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 You
To join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you'll need to 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 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
* 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
* Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification.
* Experience in helping residents with different health needs.
* Successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments.
* Some HR experience.
* Knowledge of sales and marketing.
* Understanding of budget management.
* Track record of supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship.
* Compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care.
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, Ludlow, SY8 1LS
Website: https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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