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Care Home Deputy Manager

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Job summary

**Please note: This position is a 6-month maternity cover contract** ABOUT THE ROLE As 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 YOU To 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.

Main duties of the job

As the Care Home Deputy Manager at Barchester, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining the high standards of care that the company is known for. You'll work closely with the General Manager, taking on leadership duties in their absence. Your responsibilities will include ensuring care standards, motivating your team, and inspiring a multidisciplinary team to help every resident enjoy the best possible quality of life. This role requires you to lead by example, conduct regular audits, supervise clinical practice, and ensure regulatory compliance. You'll also be involved in developing and delivering strategies to achieve your goals.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care and support services in the UK. The organisation operates a network of care homes and hospitals, delivering quality care and support to a wide range of individuals with varying needs. Barchester Healthcare prides itself on offering a diverse range of services, including residential, nursing, dementia, and respite care. The company is committed to ensuring that every resident and patient receives care tailored to their unique needs and preferences. With a strong focus on quality, Barchester Healthcare invests in staff training and development to continually enhance service delivery.

Details

Date posted

07 July 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£46,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1524439592

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Falmouth

TR11 2EW

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please note: This position is a 6-month maternity cover contract**

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

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

**Please note: This position is a 6-month maternity cover contract**

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

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

  • Experience in helping residents with different health needs, successful track record in managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, and understanding of budget management.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in helping residents with different health needs, successful track record in managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, and understanding of budget management.

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

Falmouth

TR11 2EW

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Falmouth

TR11 2EW

United Kingdom


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

07 July 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£46,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1524439592

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Falmouth

TR11 2EW

United Kingdom


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