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Essential
1 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
To join us as a Deputy Nurse 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.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
A £2,000 'Golden Hello' Welcome Bonus is just one of the ways we’ll reward you when you join Barchester in this role.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Deputy Nurse 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 Deputy Nurse 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
- 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.
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This advert is for Care Home Deputy Nurse Manager with Barchester Healthcare in Ruchill, Scotland. It is listed as a Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £61,800.00 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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