Barchester Healthcare

Care Home Deputy Nurse Manager

The closing date is 12 October 2025

Job summary

As the Deputy Nurse Manager of a Barchester care home, you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to residents. You will work closely with the General Manager, taking on leadership duties in their absence, and leading a multidisciplinary team to help every resident enjoy the best possible quality of life. You will be responsible for maintaining care standards, monitoring compliance, and developing and implementing strategies to achieve your goals.

Main duties of the job

As Deputy Nurse Manager, you will support the delivery of the quality care that Barchester Healthcare is known for. You will work closely with the General Manager, taking on leadership duties in their absence. This will involve ensuring care standards are met, motivating your team, and leading by example. You will be responsible for conducting regular audits, overseeing supervised clinical practice, and checking regulatory compliance. You will also draw on your skills to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals. To be successful in this role, you will need experience in caring for residents with diverse health needs, a track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, and some HR experience. You will also need a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, as well as an understanding of budget management. Additionally, you will need to be compassionate, resilient, and determined to deliver quality care in an engaging and energetic environment.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of residential care and nursing homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and supporting their staff to provide the best possible service to their residents. Barchester Healthcare offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including opportunities for professional development and the chance to work in a rewarding and fulfilling environment.

Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£48,960 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1361853571

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Shrewsbury

SY3 8PP


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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 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 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. #3231

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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 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 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. #3231

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join Barchester Healthcare as a Deputy Nurse Manager, you will need to have experience in helping residents with different health needs and a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. You will also need some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. Additionally, you will need to be compassionate, resilient, and determined to deliver quality care in an engaging and energetic environment.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join Barchester Healthcare as a Deputy Nurse Manager, you will need to have experience in helping residents with different health needs and a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. You will also need some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. Additionally, you will need to be compassionate, resilient, and determined to deliver quality care in an engaging and energetic environment.

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).

Additional information

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

Barchester Healthcare

Shrewsbury

SY3 8PP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Shrewsbury

SY3 8PP


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£48,960 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1361853571

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Shrewsbury

SY3 8PP


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