Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Job summary

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 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.

Main duties of the job

As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead at Barchester Healthcare, you will help ensure quality care in the absence of the General Manager by taking on leadership duties. Motivating and inspiring a multidisciplinary team to provide the best possible quality of life for residents is key. You will be responsible for setting high standards and establishing strategies to achieve goals, along with monitoring standards through regular audits and clinical practice supervision. The role requires a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration, a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification, and experience in managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. HR experience and knowledge of sales, marketing, and budget management are also required, along with a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is known for delivering high-quality care and support services. As an organization, Barchester emphasizes the importance of leadership and high standards in their operations. They are committed to ensuring every resident enjoys the best possible quality of life, and this is achieved through a dedicated and motivated team led by experienced managers. Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector, including free learning and development, profit share schemes, and discounts. They also offer support for Skilled Worker visa application fees for eligible nurses, showcasing their commitment to their staff's growth and well-being.

Details

• Date posted: 17 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £51,625 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1527760007
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Stoke on Trent, ST6 5QS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.