Birch Hall Care Centre is situated in a residential area of Darwen and offers a high standard of personalised care, enabling our residents to live a full and satisfying life. We are currently recruiting for a Clinical Deputy Care Home Manager to work alongside the Home Manager
We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and clinically strong Clinical Deputy Manager to work closely with the Registered Manager and help maintain consistently high standards across the home.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in a week-on/week-off on-call rota with the Registered Manager.
- Take the management and clinical lead for the Sunnyhurst unit.
- Work jointly with the Registered Manager to oversee the Willow unit.
- Provide visible leadership and ensure consistent standards across day and night teams.
- Oversee nurses, care staff, admissions, clinical standards, documentation, and the day-to-day running of the units.
- Support the development of stable, well-organised units that provide safe, effective, and person-centred care.
Clinical Audits
- Complete monthly care plan audits for a minimum of two residents per unit.
- Complete four care plan audits each month on Belgrave until resident numbers change.
- Complete individual medication audits for a minimum of three residents per unit each month.
- Complete a monthly tissue viability audit for every unit.
- Produce clear action plans for all issues identified.
- Ensure audits and related action plans are completed and submitted to the Registered Manager by the 28th of every month.
- Follow up actions and provide evidence that improvements have been sustained.
Clinical Governance
- Support and oversee monthly Clinical Risk Strategy Meetings alongside the Registered Manager.
- Monitor identified clinical risks and ensured agreed actions are completed.
- Hold a monthly Nurse Meeting covering:
- Clinical standards
- Medication management
- Care plans and documentation
- Incidents and falls
- Wounds and tissue viability
- Safeguarding
- Learning and development
- Audit findings
- MHRA alerts
- Recurring themes or concerns
Nurse Supervisions
- Ensure all nurses receive meaningful and regular supervision.
- Complete supervisions at least every 12 weeks, aiming for every eight weeks where possible.
- Cover areas including:
- Clinical practice
- Medication management
- Care planning and documentation
- Safeguarding
- Incidents and learning
- Professional accountability
- Training and competencies
- Individual performance concerns
MHRA and Clinical Safety Alerts
- Review MHRA and other relevant clinical safety alerts promptly.
- Identify whether alerts affect any residents, medication or equipment within the home.
- Take and record any required action.
- Communicate relevant alerts to the nursing team.
- Follow actions through to completion and maintain clear evidence that each alert has been reviewed and closed.
Nurse and Clinical Inductions
- Oversee the clinical induction of new nurses and relevant clinical staff.
- Ensure new staff understand the home’s expectations regarding:
- Care Vision and clinical documentation
- Care plans and risk assessments
- Medication procedures
- Falls and post-falls procedures
- Wound care and tissue viability
- Safeguarding
- Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
- Clinical deterioration and escalation
- Hospital admission and return processes
- Emergency procedures
- Incident reporting
- Notifications and clinical governance
- Role-specific competencies
- Ensure inductions are properly documented, assessed, and signed off.
Probation Reviews and Sign-Off
- Support and complete probation reviews for nurses and relevant clinical staff.
- Monitor performance throughout the probation period.
- Assess staff against required standards, including:
- Clinical competence
- Medication management
- Care plans and risk assessments
- Documentation
- Safeguarding knowledge
- MCA and DoLS
- Clinical escalation
- Professional conduct
- Communication
- Teamwork and leadership
- Attendance and reliability
- Required training and competencies
- Identify concerns early and implement clear, documented improvement plans.
- Only complete final probation sign-off when the required standards and competencies have been achieved.
Notifications and Investigations
- Ensure clinical and regulatory notification requirements are identified and escalated promptly.
- Bring notifiable incidents to the Registered Manager’s attention without delay.
- Take an active role in clinical investigations relating to:
- Medication errors
- Falls and injuries
- Wounds and pressure damage
- Clinical deterioration
- Nursing practice
- Care plan or risk assessment failures
- Documentation concerns
- Gather evidence, review records, and complete root-cause analysis.
- Identify recurring themes and areas for improvement.
- Ensure learning is shared and action plans are completed and reviewed.
What We Are Looking For
- A Registered Nurse with an active NMC registration.
- Strong clinical knowledge and leadership skills.
- Experience working within a nursing or care-home environment.
- Knowledge of CQC requirements and clinical governance.
- Experience with auditing, care planning, medication management, and investigations.
- A confident, approachable, and visible leader.
- Good organisational and communication skills.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and meet monthly deadlines.
- A commitment to safe, effective, and person-centred care.
- A strong focus on accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Registered Manager to provide strong clinical oversight, maintain good documentation, complete effective audits and action plans, support robust induction and probation processes and promote consistent standards throughout the home.
36 hours per week
What’s on Offer:
Competitive salary
Ongoing training, development, and career progression opportunities
Supportive management and peer network
Free DBS check
Paid NMC membership
Access to professional learning platforms
Free ParkingOverview
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
