Deputy Manager Clinical in Southampton

Are you an organised, methodical nurse who is passionate about delivering positive change? At Care UK you can build a fast-moving nursing career whilst helping our residents fulfil their lives. This is a great opportunity for a passionate and hands-on nurse to join the home as a clinical deputy manager.

The ideal colleague will be a personable and hands-on nurse who is passionate about delivering best practice and be someone who is looking to join a hardworking and friendly team. At Care UK, you can expect the best quality care combined with a warm welcome from the team.

What you’ll do:

• Supporting and deputising for the Home Manager, you will provide inspiring leadership to nursing and care colleagues and oversee the delivery of high-quality clinical and pastoral care.
• You will be the home's nurse expert and your role will be a combination of utilising your nursing skills as well as your managerial and leadership skills.
• You will focus on residents with complex needs, so it’s vital that you can conform with the latest guidelines, take far-reaching decisions and maintain the highest levels of clinical governance, whilst regularly auditing practices and procedures.
• Care plan development and assessments.
• Walk rounds.
• Look after all our residents alongside the team and offer personalised centred care.

Where you’ll work:

We aim to be innovative in everything we do and are always looking for new ideas to bring into the home. Our home provides residential, respite and nursing care for older people, including individuals with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Our friendly, dedicated team makes sure that each resident feels settled and that their loved ones feel welcome at all times. We support everyone to carry on doing the things that are important to them, so that they can stay as active and independent as possible. We offer residents lots of choices and always involve them in decisions about their care. All of our activities are based around residents’ own interests and abilities.

Who you are:

An NMC Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN or RNLD), you will be well versed in care planning processes and fully familiar with clinical assessment tools. You will be keen to develop your leadership skills and clinical knowledge, capable of building close relationships with residents and their families, and determined to drive continuous improvement.

Who we are:

Care UK are a multi-award winning company who have recently been voted the UK’s Best Residential Care Provider of the year. People are our passion and are at the heart of what we do. We are an honest and caring company who look for passionate individuals who care as deeply as we do. Due to our highly personal and patient-centred approach we have seen rapid growth. We are one of the UK’s leading independent healthcare providers who have a progressive new build project where we will see over 15 new build homes open across the country to add to our current portfolio of over 150 homes across the UK in offering expert residential, nursing, dementia and end-of-life care for older people.

What we offer:

You can expect competitive pay, access to a company paid web-based system for your PIN revalidation, bank holiday enhancements, paid DBS check, child care vouchers, cycle to work scheme, thousands of online and in-store discounts and free uniform, further training and qualifications, development and progression, support, guidance and a caring working environment.