Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note this is an Acting Deputy General Manager position with the possibility for the successful candidate to be made permanent following 6 months successful probation period.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home DeputyManager & Clinical Lead of a Barchester care home, youll support the delivery of the quality care were 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. Youll 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. Youll 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 DeputyManager & Clinical Lead, youll need be a qualified Registered Mental Health Nursewith current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in a similar role is essential. 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. Well 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, youll 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 youd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care youd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Candidate must be registered with NMC and have an active NMC Pin number

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

Hundens Park

Hundens Lane

Darlington

County Durham

DL11JF

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)