Deputy Manager

Salary: GBP
45882.7 - GBP
45882.7 per annum + Additional benefits

Registered Nurse – Clinical Deputy Manager
Nursing Home | West Yorkshire (Leeds/Bradford)
£45,882.72
· 36 hours
· Permanent

The last person to sit in this chair is about to be handed the keys to the home. She started as a nurse here, earned her stripes, and is now stepping up to Registered Manager. That tells you two things: this is a company that backs its own, and there s a Deputy s seat open for the right reason.

You d be her clinical right hand in a small, close-knit nursing home caring for older people, mostly general nursing with some dementia. It s all on the ground floor, everyone knows every resident by name, and the day actually feels manageable.

Here s the honest bit, because you d rather hear it now than in week three. This service has had a wobble and it s on an improvement journey. That s not a warning, it s the opportunity. There s a genuine chance to help steady the ship, put your fingerprints on the turnaround, and walk away with something on your CV that says "I made this better."

And you won t be doing it alone. There s a hands-on regional team and senior leadership who are clearly invested in getting this one right.

What you d actually be doing

• Acting as clinical number two to a brand-new manager, sharing the clinical and leadership load
• Owning care planning, medication management, and clinical standards on the floor
• Coaching and mentoring the nursing and care team, and leading by example
• Supporting audits, compliance and the improvement plan, plus a hand in budgeting and planning
• Splitting your week between supernumerary management time and hands-on nursing shifts, with some weekend cover and on-call on the rota

What s in it for you

• Private healthcare scheme and annual pay reviews that actually recognise your effort
• Long-service and recognition awards
• A promote-from-within culture, and the person you d be supporting is living proof of it
• A visible, winnable challenge with real backing behind you

The non-negotiables

• A live NMC pin (RGN)
• Previous Deputy Manager or Clinical Lead experience. This isn t a first step into management
• Level 4 or Level 5 in Adult Social Care, held or a genuine willingness to work towards it
• The appetite to walk into a service that needs steadying and treat it as a project worth owning
• The right to work in the UK. Sponsorship isn t available for this role

If you ve led in a good-rated home and fancy proving you can get another one there, or you re a seasoned manager happy to step back into a strong number-two role, this one s worth a conversation.