# Peripatetic Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barchester Healthcare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peripatetic-deputy-manager-and-clinical-lead/de5a10b5-1773-4623-84c5-c0778a8c8775 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/peripatetic-deputy-manager-and-clinical-lead/de5a10b5-1773-4623-84c5-c0778a8c8775.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barchester Healthcare - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £24 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T07:02:32.815Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-7845?employerCode=E0177 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1528866359&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE As a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical) at Barchester, you'll travel across your region to manage and develop the teams in various care homes, to help us deliver the high quality care and service we're known for. Working closely with the General Manager or hiring manager, you'll help implement action plans that make sure our resident's needs are met. Taking on leadership duties in the absence of the General Manager, you can expect to help with everything from 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 Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical), you'll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching, mentoring or supervision qualification. Previous experience of working within a nursing home setting is essential and evidence of continual professional development is also required. 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 experie ### Main duties of the job As a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical) at Barchester, you'll travel across your region to manage and develop the teams in various care homes, ensuring high quality care and service. You will collaborate with the General Manager to implement action plans for meeting residents' needs. Your responsibilities include leadership duties in the absence of the General Manager, from care standards to team motivation. You will lead a multidisciplinary team to enhance residents' quality of life by setting the highest standards and developing strategies to achieve goals. You must be a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with current NMC registration, having prior experience in a nursing home. Your role requires evidence of continual professional development and expertise in managing safeguarding investigations and risk assessments. The position demands HR experience, sales and marketing knowledge, budget management expertise, and the ability to support newly qualified nurses through preceptorship. Flexibility and willingness to travel are essential. Barchester offers a rewarding environment with benefits including free learning, development opportunities, profit share scheme, and discounts. ### About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of elder care in the UK, known for its commitment to delivering high quality care in over 200 care homes and seven registered hospitals across the country. Their approach combines compassion with expertise, offering residents a supportive and stimulating environment that is tailored to individual needs. Barchester places a strong emphasis on continual professional development, ensuring that its staff are well-trained and up-to-date with the latest practices in healthcare. This is supported by their extensive learning and development programs, which are available to all employees. The organisation values leadership and encourages team members to take on roles that challenge them and help them grow professionally. As a company, they value flexibility, teamwork, and a commitment to providing care that they would want for their own family members. These principles are reflected in their rewards package, which includes competitive salaries, profit-sharing opportunities, and access to a suite of discounts and incentive schemes. ### Details - Date posted: 22 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £24 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 1528866359 - Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, York, YO10 3SJ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical) at Barchester, you'll travel across your region to manage and develop the teams in various care homes, to help us deliver the high quality care and service we're known for. Working closely with the General Manager or hiring manager, you'll help implement action plans that make sure our resident's needs are met. Taking on leadership duties in the absence of the General Manager, you can expect to help with everything from 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 Peripatetic Deputy General Manager (Clinical), you'll need to be a Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching, mentoring or supervision qualification. Previous experience of working within a nursing home setting is essential and evidence of continual professional development is also required. 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. You'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment. Finally, due to the nature of this role, you must be flexible and willing to travel. 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with current NMC registration, teaching or mentoring or supervision qualification, previous nursing home experience, continual professional development evidence, safeguarding investigation management, clinical risk assessment experience, HR skills, sales and marketing knowledge, budget management, preceptorship support experience. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.