Care Home Deputy Manager
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £50,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Lound, Anglia, MK46 5GP |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59402907 |
Summary
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Reports to: Home Manager
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Deputy Manager to support the Home Manager in delivering safe, effective, and high-quality nursing care. You will provide clinical leadership to the nursing and care teams, ensuring residents receive person-centred care that promotes dignity, choice, and wellbeing while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Home Manager in the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the home.
- Take responsibility for clinical governance and oversee the service in the absence of the Home Manager.
- Ensure care delivery meets CQC requirements and aligns with company policies and procedures.
- Provide mentoring, supervision, and leadership to nurses and care staff.
- Conduct clinical audits and ensure continuous improvement in care standards.
- Review and update care plans to reflect residents’ individual needs.
- Oversee medication management and ensure accurate documentation and record keeping.
- Support pre-admission assessments, risk assessments, and ongoing evaluation of residents’ needs.
- Liaise with healthcare professionals, residents’ families, and external agencies to ensure continuity of care.
Skills & Attributes:
- Previous Deputy Home Manager experience.
- Ability to engage with service users to understand their needs and deliver excellent care.
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and referral pathways for adult protection.
- Good working knowledge of CQC standards.
- Strong relationship-building skills with healthcare professionals, families, visitors, and staff teams.
- Ability to involve residents and families in developing, agreeing, and evaluating care programmes.
Education & Qualifications:
- NMC Registered Nurse with relevant experience – essential.
Reports to: Home Manager
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Deputy Manager to support the Home Manager in delivering safe, effective, and high-quality nursing care. You will provide clinical leadership to the nursing and care teams, ensuring residents receive person-centred care that promotes dignity, choice, and wellbeing while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Home Manager in the day-to-day clinical and operational management of the home.
- Take responsibility for clinical governance and oversee the service in the absence of the Home Manager.
- Ensure care delivery meets CQC requirements and aligns with company policies and procedures.
- Provide mentoring, supervision, and leadership to nurses and care staff.
- Conduct clinical audits and ensure continuous improvement in care standards.
- Review and update care plans to reflect residents’ individual needs.
- Oversee medication management and ensure accurate documentation and record keeping.
- Support pre-admission assessments, risk assessments, and ongoing evaluation of residents’ needs.
- Liaise with healthcare professionals, residents’ families, and external agencies to ensure continuity of care.
Skills & Attributes:
- Previous Deputy Home Manager experience.
- Ability to engage with service users to understand their needs and deliver excellent care.
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and referral pathways for adult protection.
- Good working knowledge of CQC standards.
- Strong relationship-building skills with healthcare professionals, families, visitors, and staff teams.
- Ability to involve residents and families in developing, agreeing, and evaluating care programmes.
Education & Qualifications:
- NMC Registered Nurse with relevant experience – essential.
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