Clinical Deputy ManagerNHS

Job summary

Are you an experienced care professional looking to take the next step in your career?

As Clinical Deputy Home Manager, you will work alongside the Home Manager to provide strong clinical and operational leadership across the service. You will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care whilst maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will be part of a compassionate and skilled team dedicated to helping residents achieve positive outcomes and lead fulfilling lives.

Why Join Us?

You will be joining a team that genuinely cares about the people we support and each other. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day while helping to shape and develop a high-quality specialist service.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a compassionate and skilled team dedicated to helping residents achieve positive outcomes and lead fulfilling lives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Home Manager to ensure the service operates effectively and consistently meets CQC regulatory standards.
• Providing leadership, guidance, and support to nursing and care teams to deliver exceptional person-centred care.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including Nurses, Care colleagues, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Psychologists.
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, colleagues, commissioners, and external professionals.
• Leading regular team meetings and promoting open, transparent communication.
• Supporting the recruitment, induction, development, and retention of staff.
• Overseeing risk assessments, care planning, and clinical governance processes.
• Conducting audits and quality assurance activities, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Supporting service development initiatives and implementing best practice.
• Creating a positive working environment where staff feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.

Job description

Cleveland House

£48,000

Full Time 37.5 Hours

Cleveland House is seeking an experienced Clinical Deputy Home Manager to join our dedicated team.

Located in Banks, Southport, West Lancashire, Cleveland House provides residential support for up to 32 adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Progressive Neurological Conditions (PNC), and associated complex physical health needs. Situated within a residential community, our service offers a safe, supportive, and homely environment where residents can maximise their independence and quality of life.

Our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering outstanding person-centred care. From personal care and slow-stream rehabilitation to meaningful social and therapeutic activities, we provide a range of services that promote physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing.

We support individuals with:

• Epilepsy
• Communication difficulties
• Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)
• Tracheostomy and long-term ventilation needs
• Complex physical disabilities

About us

Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.