Barchester Healthcare

Deputy General Manager (Clinical)

The closing date is 25 October 2025

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Deputy General Manager (Clinical) to join their team at Oulton Park Care Home. The role involves supporting the General Manager in delivering high-quality care, leading a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will receive a £2,000 Golden Hello as a welcome bonus.

Main duties of the job

As the Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you will work closely with the General Manager to support the delivery of excellent care. You will take on leadership duties in the manager's absence, ensuring care standards are met and motivating your team. You will lead by example, monitor standards through audits and supervised clinical practice, and ensure regulatory compliance. You will develop and deliver strategies to achieve your goals, drawing on your skills and experience.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and retirement communities across the UK. They are committed to delivering the highest quality of care and support to their residents, with a focus on creating a positive and engaging environment.

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1369686464

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Join Barchester Healthcare as a Clinical Deputy Manager at Oulton Park Care Home and receive a £2000 Golden Hello as a welcome bonus!

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.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Join Barchester Healthcare as a Clinical Deputy Manager at Oulton Park Care Home and receive a £2000 Golden Hello as a welcome bonus!

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.

8765

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for this role, you must be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in managing residents with different health needs, supporting safeguarding investigations, and clinical risk assessments is also required. Additionally, you should have 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.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for this role, you must be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in managing residents with different health needs, supporting safeguarding investigations, and clinical risk assessments is also required. Additionally, you should have 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.

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

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


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

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1369686464

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


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