Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing)

About the role As our Deputy Manager (Clinical), you will play a key role in supporting the Home Manager to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care in line with regulatory standards and best practice. You will provide clinical leadership to the care and nursing teams, ensuring that residents receive person-centred care that promotes dignity, choice, and wellbeing. You will take responsibility for the clinical governance and the running of the service of the home in the absence of the Home Manager, ensuring care delivery meets CQC requirements and aligns with company policies and procedures. Your role will include mentoring and supervising nurses and care staff, conducting clinical audits, reviewing and updating care plans, overseeing medication management, and ensuring accurate documentation and record keeping. You will also support with pre-admission assessments, risk assessments, and ongoing evaluations of residents needs, maintaining close liaison with healthcare professionals, residents families, and external agencies to ensure continuity and quality of care and other aspects of running the home. Reports to: Home Manager Skills and attributes • Previous Deputy Home Manager experience.• The ability to engage with the service users to understand their needs in order to provide excellent services of care.• Ability to identify referral pathway for safeguarding adult/abuse.• Good working knowledge of CQC standards.• The ability to build and ..... full job details .....