Barchester Healthcare

Care Home Deputy Manager

The closing date is 24 March 2026

Job summary

As the Care Home Deputy Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of high-quality care in a Barchester care home. You will work closely with the General Manager, taking on leadership responsibilities in their absence. Your responsibilities will include ensuring care standards, motivating the team, and leading by example to develop and implement strategies that will help achieve your goals.

Main duties of the job

The Care Home Deputy Manager will be responsible for supporting the General Manager in the day-to-day operations of the care home. This includes leading a multidisciplinary team, conducting regular audits, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The successful candidate will need experience in managing residents with diverse healthcare needs, handling safeguarding investigations, and conducting clinical risk assessments. Strong HR, sales, and marketing skills, as well as budget management expertise, are also required.

About us

Barchester is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. With a focus on delivering exceptional care and support to residents, Barchester offers a rewarding and empowering work environment. The organisation is committed to providing its employees with competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits packages, and opportunities for professional development.

Details

Date posted

24 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1456429036

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Odiham

RG29 1GJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home Deputy 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 Care Home Deputy 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Care Home Deputy 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 Care Home Deputy 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for the Care Home Deputy Manager role, you will need experience in managing residents with various healthcare needs and a successful track record of handling safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. Additionally, you should have some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. The successful candidate will also need to be compassionate, resilient, and dedicated to delivering quality care in an engaging and energetic environment.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for the Care Home Deputy Manager role, you will need experience in managing residents with various healthcare needs and a successful track record of handling safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. Additionally, you should have some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. The successful candidate will also need to be compassionate, resilient, and dedicated to delivering 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

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Odiham

RG29 1GJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Odiham

RG29 1GJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

24 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1456429036

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Odiham

RG29 1GJ


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