Medical Staffing jobs in Waterlooville

Deputy Manager

Location: Hunters Lodge Care Home, 39 Kiln Road, Fareham, PO16 7UQ
Salary: £40,670 per year
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Deputy Manager to support the Registered Manager in the effective leadership and day-to-day management of our care home. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced care professional looking to progress into a senior management role within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Registered Manager in the effective day-to-day management of the care home, leading all departments including administration, care, catering, housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance.
• Deputise for the Registered Manager when required, ensuring continuity of leadership, safe care delivery, and high-quality service provision.
• Support the implementation of the home's vision, values, strategic objectives, and continuous improvement plans.
• Ensure compliance with CQC regulations and standards, relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, and company policies and procedures.
• Participate in internal and external audits, inspections, quality assurance processes, and action planning.
• Monitor and follow up actions arising from CQC inspections, audits, incidents, complaints, and other quality reviews, ensuring improvements are implemented and sustained.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date records and documentation in accordance with regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of safety, dignity, wellbeing, choice, and person-centred care for residents.
• Promote a strong safeguarding culture throughout the home, ensuring staff understand their responsibilities for recognising, reporting, and responding to safeguarding concerns.
• Manage, report, and investigate incidents, accidents, safeguarding concerns, and near misses, ensuring appropriate actions are taken and lessons learned are shared.
• Ensure risk assessments are completed, reviewed regularly, and updated following changes in residents' needs or circumstances.
• Balance effective risk management with residents' rights, choices, dignity, independence, and positive risk-taking.
• Oversee care planning, health monitoring, accurate documentation, and regular reviews to ensure residents' changing needs are identified and appropriately addressed.
• Monitor safe medication administration, storage, recording, and disposal practices in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Carry out medication audits and ensure any identified actions are addressed promptly.
• Ensure medication errors are reported and investigated appropriately, with learning shared and improvements implemented to reduce the risk of recurrence.
• Ensure staff responsible for administering medication receive appropriate training and are assessed as competent to undertake their responsibilities safely.
• Lead, motivate, supervise, and support staff to maintain high standards of care, professionalism, and performance.
• Conduct staff supervisions, appraisals, return-to-work meetings, and other management meetings as required.
• Support the recruitment, induction, training, development, and retention of staff.
• Manage staff performance and address capability, conduct, attendance, or other concerns in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Promote effective communication, teamwork, accountability, and a positive working culture across all departments.
• Assist with rota planning and monitor staffing levels and skill mix to ensure safe and effective care delivery.
• Support financial accountability, budget control, and effective resource management in line with agreed plans.
• Contribute to emergency planning and business continuity arrangements to support safe and uninterrupted service delivery.
• Support occupancy, prospective resident enquiries, assessments, admissions, and transitions into the home.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the service, identifying opportunities to improve quality, resident experience, operational effectiveness, and occupancy.

What we’re looking for:

• NVQ/QCF Level 4 (or above) in Health & Social Care or Leadership & Management
• Previous experience working within a care environment
• Experience in a supervisory or leadership role
• Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills
• Financial awareness with a willingness to develop management and budgeting skills
• A genuine passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred care

What we offer:

• Salary of £40,670 per year
• Ongoing training and development
• Support with further NVQs and relevant professional qualifications
• Substantial performance-related bonus opportunities
• 6 weeks paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to private medical care
• Complimentary meals while on shift
• Monthly entry into our staff lottery

Working Pattern:

• 40 hours per week (5 days over 7, as agreed)
• Participation in the on-call rota for emergencies

If you are looking to take the next step in your care career and make a meaningful impact within a well-supported leadership team, we would love to hear from you.

Please refer to the Job Description for full details. This will be sent on application.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £40,670.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Application question(s):

• Do you require a certificate of sponsorship to work in the UK?
• Have you completed a NVQ/QCF Level 4 (or above) in Health & Social Care or Leadership & Management?

Education:

• Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Dementia Care: 1 year (required)
• Residential Care Home Management: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person