Deputy Nurse Manager

Heritage Care has a fantastic opportunity available for a Deputy Nurse Manager to join the team at Hazlemere Lodge in High Wycombe. Joining us on a full time permanent basis, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,103 per annum.

Heritage Care is a charitable organisation that provides a range of flexible individualised care and support services for people with learning disabilities, mental health support needs and older people.

We look to recruit people who both embody and share our values: People that always behave with integrity and that seek to inspire everyone they come in contact with. People that respect diversity and value inclusiveness. People that constantly innovate to meet the needs of those we serve and impact lives in a positive way.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you will lead and inspire the professional development of nursing and care staff within the service. As the Deputy Nurse Manager, you will provide a highly visible and authoritative presence whilst ensuring the delivery of high quality care and support also ensuring that the service offers a warm, caring, stimulating and homely environment to all the people we support.

You will need to be a registered Nurse with experience of supervising, training and mentoring nurses and care staff.  Also you will need to demonstrate good knowledge of the CQC Fundamental Standards whilst having up to date knowledge of clinical practices.  Good communication skills is a must including verbal, literacy and numeracy.  A need to have a good understanding of supporting older people living in a nursing or residential care environment.

The Deputy Nurse Manager role is based at Hazlemere Lodge in Buckinghamshire. Hazlemere Lodge is a purpose built care home for 64 older people. The home has large, beautifully furnished bedrooms, each with their own en-suite facilities and equipped with the latest technology. At Hazlemere we offer personalised care tailored to an individual’s specific needs.  We provide nursing care for 32 residents and care for up to 16 residents with dementia.

The benefits we offer our Deputy Nurse Manager include:

- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

- Pension scheme

- Child Care Vouchers

- Bike to work scheme

- Discount scheme with a wide range of retailers

- Refer a friend scheme

- Interest free season ticket loan for travel

We also offer an excellent career progression, extensive training and support will be provided. We offer QCF training (recognised by the City & Guilds) which can lead to formal nationally recognised care qualifications.

All successful candidates are subject to full pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you feel you have the skills and knowledge to become our Deputy Nurse Manager, please apply now to send your CV. We’d love to hear from you.