Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead (RMN/RNLD) 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 (RMN/RNLD) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in helping residents with different health needs is important too, as is a success

Main duties of the job

As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead (RMN/RNLD) 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. To join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you'll need be a Registered Nurse (RMN/RNLD) 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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a provider of care services that focuses on delivering high-quality care in its care homes across the UK. The company is known for supporting its residents' quality of life through comprehensive and compassionate care solutions. Barchester Healthcare works closely with its General Managers to ensure care standards are maintained, and staff are motivated and inspired to deliver exceptional care. The care homes operate in various locations, including Darlington, and offer permanent job opportunities for healthcare professionals. Barchester includes a competitive rewards package, with benefits such as free learning and development, a profit share scheme, and discounts in holiday, retail, and leisure sectors. It's an organisation committed to empowering its staff and providing the quality care one would expect for their loved ones, making it a desirable place to work in the care sector.

Details

• Date posted: 07 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £49,857.60 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1524439531
• Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Darlington, DL1 1JF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead (RMN/RNLD) 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 (RMN/RNLD) 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

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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