Job details

• Date posted: 07 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £45,000 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 1500197263
• Job locations: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Wokingham, RG41 2TA

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead of a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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 & 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 PACKAGE

As well as a competitive salary, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration, teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification, experience in managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, understanding of budget management, 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).

Employer details

• Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
• Address: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Wokingham, RG41 2TA
• Employer's website: https://www.barchester.com/

Employer contact details

• For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Team, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
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