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Deputy Manager

Up to £43,000 per annum

Tonbridge, Kent

Rapport Housing and Care

Located just a mile from Tonbridge Town Centre, Barnes Lodge is a stunning care home that opened in 2016, set in established trees on the outskirts of Tonbridge.

Barnes Lodge offers person centred care on a respite or permanent basis within our retirement community, and sits alongside Rosewell House Extra Care Housing Scheme, a scheme comprising 59 apartments and promoting independent living for over 55s.

Barnes Lodge highly trained staff are committed to caring for the residents as though they are an extended family member, getting to know them and supporting them to live life to the fullest.

Applications from people who would like to join the dedicated teams of staff working hard to ensure the care delivered is always of the highest quality are always welcome.

Barnes Lodge is rated "Good" by CQC.

Rapport Housing and Care has an exciting new opportunity at our Tonbridge Care Home for a full time, permanent Deputy Manager (RN) to join the team as we diversify our services to include Nursing Care.

About the role

Working as part of a highly committed team, the Deputy Care Home Manager is one of the key roles within our homes and the successful postholder will put our residents care and wellbeing at the heart of everything you do.

At Rapport Housing and Care we pride ourselves on the warmth and support we provide to our residents and their families. We promote independence, dignity and quality of life at all times in a person centred caring and supportive environment.

As Deputy Care Home Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that through clinical governance and leadership the care, health and safety of all residents is effectively assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated.

About you

The Deputy Care Home Manager is a motivational and inspirational leader, who has the ability to motivate, engage, and exercise leadership throughout the team with an open communication style. The Deputy Care Home Manager Is able achieve a high standard of clinical care by auditing, analysing trends and directing the nursing and care team to deliver results.

A key to success in this role is the ability to communicate with ease to the Care Quality Commission, Social Services and the Safeguarding teams. The ability to implement action plans for improvement and build a reputation of high quality care delivery for the home.

Key things about you;

Valid RGN or RMN NMC Pin Code

Proven experience of post-qualification Practice in a health and social care setting with older people

Previous experience of leading a team

Great written and verbal skills for communication and understanding

Good IT skills and confidence in computer based work

We continue to reward our staff with competitive salaries. If you are interested in joining and contributing to the success of our proud Rapport Housing and Care Team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Benefits of working for us include:

o We pay the National Living Wage to all of our employees, regardless of their age
o Comprehensive Induction and Training Packages Continual professional development including our Academy and National Diploma courses
o Stakeholder Pension Scheme Opportunities to progress.


Confirmation of all appointments is subject to proof of Eligibility to Work in the UK, satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references, satisfactory numeracy and literacy assessments and medical clearance.

If you have any questions about the role or about Rapport Housing and Care, please feel free to contact the Home Manager on 01227 769774.

Otherwise and to apply, please click on the apply now button and complete the online form.

Rapport Housing and Care offers Supported and Residential Care to older people with physical frailty and Dementia across Kent.

Rapport Housing and Care values the diversity that exists in all our communities and works towards this being reflected in our workforce.

Charity No: 254140.

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