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Care Home Deputy ManagerNHS

Lewes, BN8 6DR Permanent Negotiable
Posted 12 August 2026 Closing date 11 October 2026
Uckfield Rail Station (4.2 miles away) Uckfield Bus Station (4.3 miles away)

Job summary

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 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 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.

Main duties of the job

As Care Home Deputy Manager at a Barchester care home, you will support the delivery of quality care. You will work closely with the General Manager, assuming leadership duties in their absence. Responsibilities include ensuring care standards and motivating your team. You will lead a multidisciplinary team to help each resident enjoy the best possible quality of life. Monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised practice, and regulatory compliance checks is essential. You will set the highest standards and develop strategies to achieve your goals. You need experience with residents of varying health needs, managing safeguarding investigations, risk assessments, HR experience, sales, marketing, and budget management. You should be compassionate, resilient, and determined to deliver quality care.

Job description

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 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 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

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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About us

Barchester Healthcare is an organization committed to offering quality care. Known for its compassionate approach, Barchester Healthcare operates numerous care homes focused on improving residents' quality of life. With a multidisciplinary team, they strive to make sure residents live as comfortably and happily as possible. They are committed to maintaining the highest standards of care and compliance with regulatory guidelines. The organization places a strong emphasis on continuous development, offering free learning and development opportunities to its staff. By valuing both residents and staff, Barchester Healthcare creates a positive and supportive environment aimed at delivering exemplary care services.

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