Care Home Deputy Manager


Company:	Meridian Business Support
Salary:	£52,500 - £52,500
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4ES
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Jul 2026
Closing date:	20 Aug 2026

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Summary

Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing)

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

£52,500 per annum

Permanent | Days

Are you an NMC Registered Nurse ready to take the next step in your leadership career? This Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing) position offers the opportunity to join a well-established, award-winning care provider with a strong reputation for clinical excellence, staff wellbeing and resident-centred care.

Working closely with the Home Manager, the Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing) will play a key role in maintaining high standards of care, compliance and clinical governance within a modern nursing home environment.

The Role As Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing), you will support the day-to-day management of the service while providing visible clinical leadership to nursing and care teams. Responsibilities include:

- Supporting the Home Manager with the operational and clinical management of the home.

- Leading, mentoring and developing nurses and care staff to deliver outstanding resident care.

- Ensuring care plans are accurate, person-centred and regularly reviewed.

- Overseeing medication management, audits, documentation and clinical compliance.

- Conducting assessments, risk reviews and pre-admission evaluations.

- Promoting a positive culture focused on dignity, choice, wellbeing and quality outcomes.

- Building strong relationships with families, healthcare professionals and external agencies.

- Taking responsibility for the service in the absence of the Home Manager and ensuring ongoing compliance with CQC standards.

Skills and Experience To be successful in this Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing) role, you will have:

- Current NMC registration and relevant nursing experience.

- Previous experience as a Deputy Manager, Clinical Lead, Unit Manager or similar leadership role within elderly care or nursing home settings.

- Strong knowledge of CQC regulations, clinical governance and safeguarding procedures.

- Experience leading teams and driving high standards of care delivery.

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with residents, families and healthcare professionals.

- A compassionate, resident-focused approach to leadership and care.

Benefits and Culture The successful Care Home Deputy Manager (Nursing) will join an organisation recognised for its commitment to quality care, employee wellbeing and professional development.

Benefits include:

- Comprehensive induction and training programme.

- Ongoing learning and career development opportunities.

- Clear progression pathways within a growing healthcare organisation.

- Employee Assistance Programme.

- Blue Light Card reimbursement and access to extensive retail and leisure discounts.

- Loyalty holiday scheme with the opportunity to earn additional annual leave.

- Paid DBS disclosure.

- Annual NMC PIN renewal paid.

- Supportive management team and positive working culture.

- Opportunity to work for an organisation recognised for delivering high-quality elderly and nursing care.

If you are an experienced Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding leadership position where you can make a genuine difference to residents' lives while developing your career, we would love to hear from you.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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