Surgical Manager

Clinical Deputy Manager

CQC rating: GOOD
Location: Richmond Villages Painswick, Stroud Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6UL
Salary: £42,265.8 pa, plus £1000 Welcome Bonus!!
Contracted Hours: 36 hrs
Shifts: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 8 pm with occasional weekends

The shift pattern means the Clinical Deputy Manager (CDM) is on the floor for 12 hours, leaving 24 hours supernumerary to support the Care Home Manager (CHM) with clinical audits, medication ordering, supervisions and appraisals, and to stand in for the CHM when they are on leave.

We make health happen.
Here at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider, delivering person-centred care, supporting independence, and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

We are looking for a Clinical Deputy Manager to join the team. The successful applicant will have experience working as a Deputy Manager or Lead Nurse, ideally within a care home setting, and will have experience of working within a dementia care setting.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role, followed by ongoing training and development, including access to apprenticeships. This also includes access to our online portal, which has a variety of resources to aid personal development and free access to LinkedIn's online learning platform.

You'll help us make health happen by:

• Reporting to the Home Manager, guiding and supporting our nursing team to continuously improve the quality of care for the residents, ensuring compliance with our clinical governance framework.
• Writing and reviewing care plans, assessing residents' individual physical, mental, and social needs.
• Mentoring and motivating a team of nurses, championing residents' safety and dignity, driving continuous improvement.
• Maintaining and promoting relationships with GPs and medical contacts in the community and local professional bodies.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Currently working as a manager or senior nurse in a care home setting with people living with dementia and holding a valid NMC pin number.
• Experience managing a team of nurses, understanding the benefits that the right clinical care can bring to people's lives; previous experience in elderly and dementia care is advantageous.
• Approachable and open, a natural leader ready to share their clinical experience, leading and mentoring a team of nurses.
• Enthusiastic and compassionate with a genuine commitment to adhering to the NMC Codes of Conduct and expanding professional development.

Benefits:
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role, you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare: Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for various health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance redeemable against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, approximately valued at £350.
• A sick pay scheme for frontline teams, in addition to statutory sick pay, providing reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Free meal with every shift.
• Holidays: 33 days including Bank Holidays.
• Long Service Recognition: For every milestone at Bupa, rewards include ecards, extra holidays, and money!
• Interest-free annual travel loan for purchasing public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream: Early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• A range of Bupa pension plans.
• Parental Leave: Schemes for adoption, birth parents, and co-parents.
• Menopause Plan: Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment, and take control of their health.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.

Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa." We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, aiming to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We ensure that you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Care Home - Clinical Management
Locations: Richmond Painswick Village
Referral programme, Health & wellbeing programme, Gym membership, Employee mentoring programme, Free flu jabs, Company pension, Financial planning services, Cycle to work scheme.