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Deputy Care Manager - Elderly and Dementia Care

Location - St Albans
Salary - £36,000 - £37,000
Job Type - Permanent

Are you an experienced senior carer or deputy manager looking for your next step in dementia care? A well-regarded residential care home in St Albans is looking for a Deputy Care Manager to support the Registered Manager in delivering person-centred care to older people, including those living with dementia.

The role

You will work alongside the Registered Manager to lead the care team day to day, making sure every resident receives safe, compassionate and dignified care. You will step up to run the home in the manager's absence, and you will play a key part in maintaining high standards and CQC compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in the day-to-day running of the home, and deputise when needed
• Lead, supervise and motivate care staff, including rotas, supervisions, appraisals and training
• Oversee care planning, risk assessments and reviews, making sure they're person-centred and up to date
• Promote best practice in dementia care, including meaningful activities and positive behaviour support
• Monitor medication management, audits and record-keeping
• Make sure the home meets CQC standards and supports inspection readiness
• Build strong relationships with residents, families, GPs, social workers and other professionals
• Handle safeguarding concerns, incidents and complaints in line with policy
• Carry out pre-admission assessments and help new residents settle in
• Work hands-on shifts when needed, leading by example

• Experience in a senior carer, team leader or deputy manager role within elderly or dementia care
• NVQ / RQF Level 3 in Health and Social Care (essential), with Level 5 either held or in progress (desirable)
• Solid knowledge of CQC regulations, safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act, including DoLS
• Confident with care planning, audits and medication management
• A warm, supportive leader who can motivate a team and hold them to high standards
• Calm under pressure, well organised and a clear communicator
• A genuine passion for improving the lives of older people and those living with dementia

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. 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, 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.

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. 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, 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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Deputy Manager - Home Care

32,000 - 36,000 + Bonus Scheme + 25 Days Holiday + Blue Light Card + Employee Assistance Programme
Wandsworth, London
Permanent Full-Time

Are you an experienced Deputy Care Manager with a strong background in training, assessing and developing care staff?

Would you enjoy a role where training and staff development are a major part of your day-to-day responsibilities, alongside supporting the management and growth of a busy home care branch?

We're looking for a passionate and people-focused Deputy Care Manager to support the leadership and growth of a busy branch in Wandsworth. A key part of the role will be assessing carers' training needs, delivering training and supporting competency assessments, particularly around medication and practical care skills such as Moving & Handling, catheter and stoma care.

You'll also play a key role in leading and motivating the care team, supporting the Registered Manager and helping to maintain high standards of quality, compliance and person-centred care.

• Up to 33,000 basic salary
• Bonus scheme
• Permanent leadership role with autonomy
• A significant training and development focus within the role
• Opportunity to support and shape a growing branch
• Ongoing support from a senior leadership team
• Career progression into senior roles as the branch grows
• 25 days' holiday, rising to 27 with service
• Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee recognition rewards
• Industry-leading in-house training

• Growing home care branch in Wandsworth
• Supporting adults of all ages to live independently at home
• Backed by a nationally respected care provider
• Fully regulated by the Care Quality Commission
• Local team culture focused on person-centred care, quality and operational excellence
• Supported by an experienced senior leadership team

Training & Development will be a major part of this position, including:

• Assess carers' training and development needs and identify areas for improvement
• Deliver and coordinate training to care professionals
• Support competency assessments, particularly around medication
• Deliver practical care training, ideally including Moving & Handling, catheter care, stoma care and other relevant areas
• Ideally use Train the Trainer qualifications to support the ongoing development of the care team
• Ensure carers remain competent, confident and up to date with required training

Alongside the training element, you will also:

• Support the ongoing development and growth of the Wandsworth branch
• Support the Registered Manager and assume Registered Manager responsibilities during periods of absence
• Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing care team
• Recruit and support the development of care professionals
• Build strong relationships with customers, families and local stakeholders
• Drive growth in care hours and establish a strong local reputation
• Support the planning and management of staff rotas
• Ideally use ACP / People Planner or a similar scheduling system
• Take responsibility for quality, compliance and operational performance

• Experience in a management or senior role within the domiciliary care sector
• Strong experience in training, coaching and developing care staff
• Experience assessing carers' training needs and delivering appropriate training
• Strong medication knowledge and experience supporting medication competency
• Ideally hold Train the Trainer qualifications in Moving & Handling, catheter care, stoma care or similar
• Experience leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams
• Experience creating and managing care staff rotas
• Ideally experienced using ACP / People Planner or a similar rota and scheduling system
• Strong knowledge of CQC requirements and regulatory standards
• Level 5 in Leadership for Health & Social Care, or working towards this
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Proactive mindset with a genuine passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred care
• Confident leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and develop others

If you're an experienced home care professional who enjoys training, developing and getting the best out of care teams, this could be an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your management career.

Apply now or send your CV referencing the job title and location to:

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ABOUT THE ROLE

A 2000 Golden Hello is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester in this 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. Finally, you'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.

REWARDS PACKAGE

A 2000 Golden Hello is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester in this role.

As 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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ABOUT THE ROLE

MATERNITY COVER

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. 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, 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.

Job Role - Deputy Care Manager
Location - Uxbridge
Salary - £35,000 - £36,000 DOE
Job Type - Permanent

About the Role

Our client is looking for an experienced and compassionate Deputy Manager to join their leadership team at one of their care homes in Uxbridge supporting both their dementia and residential residents. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven, hands-on care professional who is ready to take the next step into a senior leadership role, working closely with the Home Manager to deliver outstanding, person-centred care.

You'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the home leading by example on the floor, supporting and developing your care team, and ensuring every resident receives the highest standard of care, dignity and quality of life.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Home Manager in the overall leadership and operational management of the home, deputising in their absence.
• Lead, supervise and motivate care staff, ensuring rotas, staffing levels and skill mix meet residents' needs at all times.
• Champion person-centred dementia care, ensuring care plans are regularly reviewed and tailored to individual residents.
• Support the recruitment, induction, training and ongoing development of care staff.
• Conduct supervisions, appraisals and performance management discussions with team members.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with CQC standards, safeguarding procedures and all relevant regulations.
• Support audits, inspections and quality assurance processes, helping drive continuous improvement.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with residents and their families, handling concerns and feedback with empathy and professionalism.
• Manage incidents, accidents and safeguarding concerns in line with policy, escalating appropriately.
• Support effective management of the home's budget, including agency usage and staffing costs.

• Proven experience in a senior care role (Senior Carer, Team Leader, Deputy Manager or similar), ideally within dementia and/or residential care.
• NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care as a minimum; Level 5 (or working towards) is desirable.
• Strong working knowledge of CQC standards, safeguarding procedures and current care legislation.
• A genuine passion for dementia care and improving residents' quality of life.
• Confident leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with residents, families and external professionals.
• Flexibility to support on-call duties and provide hands-on cover when needed.
• A positive, can-do attitude and a genuine commitment to delivering outstanding care.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As Care Home Deputy Manager at Cadbury Hall Care home in Yatton, with up to 34 residents, 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 or recruitment, 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 PACKAGE
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your benefits would include:

Free learning and development such as L5 Leadership course
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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Additional payment provided for sleep ins and overtime hours worked

Location - Bridgend

Hours - This is an exciting opportunity as we have adapted the flexibility of this role to develop a healthy work/life balance for the successful candidate.The role will be Monday - Friday with some flexibility based on the individual click apply for full job details

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. 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, 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.

2 days supernumerary, and 2 days working on the floor

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