Deputy Manager - Birkenhead Court
42 Hours per Week | 3 on, 3 off Rolling Rota | 8:00am – 8:00pm
Rated Good by CQC | Rated 9.7/10 on carehome.co.uk
Are you an experienced Team Leader ready to take the next step, or an existing Deputy Manager looking for a fresh opportunity with a highly rated care home?
Join Birkenhead Court, where you'll have the opportunity to lead a dedicated team, influence high-quality care, and make a genuine difference to the lives of older people every single day. This is your chance to develop your leadership career with Anchor, England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people.
Working a 3 on, 3 off rolling rota, you'll benefit from an excellent work-life balance while leading a passionate team committed to delivering exceptional, person-centred care.
Why Join Birkenhead Court?
- Rated Good by CQC
- 9.7/10 rating on carehome.co.uk
- Excellent work-life balance with a 3 on, 3 off shift pattern
- Modern, supportive environment with an experienced leadership team
- Genuine opportunities for career development within Anchor
- Make a lasting impact by leading a team that puts residents at the heart of everything they do
Easy to Commute
Birkenhead Court is conveniently located with excellent transport links, making it easily accessible by both car and public transport. Whether you're travelling from Birkenhead, Liverpool, Wallasey, Bebington, Ellesmere Port or the surrounding areas, the home offers a straightforward commute with nearby road networks and public transport connections.
About the Role
As Deputy Manager, you'll work alongside the Home Manager to ensure the highest standards of care, compliance and leadership are consistently achieved. You'll inspire and develop your team, oversee the day-to-day running of the home, support safeguarding, manage audits, and ensure residents receive outstanding, person-centred care that exceeds expectations.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys leading by example, coaching others, and creating a positive culture where both colleagues and residents can thrive.
We're Looking For Someone Who:
- Is an experienced Team Leader ready for the next step, or an existing Deputy Manager.
- Has experience working within a care setting and understands the needs of older people.
- Is passionate about delivering exceptional, person-centred care.
- Has strong leadership and people management skills.
- Has knowledge of safeguarding, CQC standards and quality assurance.
- Is organised, customer-focused and has excellent attention to detail.
- Can motivate, coach and inspire teams to achieve outstanding outcomes.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supporting the Home Manager with the day-to-day leadership of the home.
- Leading, coaching and developing the care team.
- Ensuring safe, effective and high-quality care is delivered at all times.
- Managing staffing, audits, medication compliance and safeguarding.
- Driving continuous improvement and maintaining excellent standards across the home.
- Building positive relationships with residents, families and healthcare professionals.
Right to Work
Please note that applicants must already hold the unrestricted legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this position.
If you're passionate about leading exceptional care, developing people and making every day meaningful for residents and colleagues alike, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your leadership career with Birkenhead Court.
Birkenhead Court in Birkenhead is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 60 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.
- We have been rated overall outstanding by CQC. We were rated outstanding in responsive, well led and effective
- The team were finalists in the Great British Care Awards 2018. We are very proud of this award in recognition of our excellent team work
- We are very proud of our dementia friendly environment, which includes a pub, cinema, spa, library, sweet shop, indoor garden etc
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
- Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
- Mental health support
- Flexible working options
Finance
- Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
- Quick and easy pension transfer service
- Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
- Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
- Ongoing personal and professional development programme
- Leadership Pathways online learning resources
- Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.
