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Barchester Healthcare

Care Home Deputy Manager

The closing date is 03 May 2026

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Job summary

The Care Home Deputy Manager role at Barchester Healthcare is an opportunity to take on a leadership position in a well-established care home, supporting the General Manager in delivering high-quality care to residents. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a multidisciplinary team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing strategies to enhance the residents' quality of life.

Main duties of the job

As the Care Home Deputy Manager, you will work closely with the General Manager, taking on leadership duties in their absence. This involves a wide range of responsibilities, such as ensuring care standards, motivating your team, and conducting regular audits and clinical practice reviews. You will be expected to set the highest standards and develop strategies to achieve your goals. The role requires experience in managing different health needs, safeguarding investigations, and clinical risk assessments. Strong HR, sales, marketing, and budget management skills are also essential.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a reputation for delivering high-quality care to residents. The organisation is committed to creating a caring and engaging environment for both residents and staff, and offers a competitive rewards package, including professional development opportunities and employee benefits.

Details

Date posted

04 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£43,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1469546182

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Croydon

CR0 5PH


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 this role, you will need experience in managing a care home setting and a successful track record of leading a team. You should also have a strong understanding of safeguarding, clinical risk assessments, and budget management. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential, as is a compassionate and resilient approach to care.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be considered for this role, you will need experience in managing a care home setting and a successful track record of leading a team. You should also have a strong understanding of safeguarding, clinical risk assessments, and budget management. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential, as is a compassionate and resilient approach to care.

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

Croydon

CR0 5PH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Croydon

CR0 5PH


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

04 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£43,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1469546182

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Croydon

CR0 5PH


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