Barchester Healthcare

Care Home Deputy Nurse Manager

The closing date is 27 March 2026

Job summary

As the Deputy Nurse Manager of a Barchester care home, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality care. Working closely with the General Manager and taking on leadership duties in their absence, you will be responsible for ensuring care standards, motivating your team, and helping residents to enjoy the best possible quality of life. You will set the highest standards and develop strategies to achieve your goals, drawing on your skills and experience in managing safeguarding investigations, clinical risk assessments, and HR.

Main duties of the job

As the Deputy Nurse Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the quality care that Barchester Healthcare is known for. You will work closely with the General Manager and take on leadership duties in their absence, which includes ensuring care standards, motivating your team, and helping every resident to enjoy the best possible quality of life. You will lead by example, monitor standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice, and compliance checks. You will also be required to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care services in the UK, operating a network of care homes and healthcare facilities. The company is committed to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents, with a focus on creating a comfortable and engaging environment that promotes the well-being of its clients.

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£55,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1456786620

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chinnor

OX39 4EB


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

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

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

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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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 to have some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. Additionally, you should 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 to have some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, and an understanding of budget management. Additionally, you should 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

Chinnor

OX39 4EB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chinnor

OX39 4EB


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 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£55,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1456786620

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chinnor

OX39 4EB


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