Job Description
Job Description:
Deputy Manager - Care Home
Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, South Street, Wantage, OX12 9RG
Salary £52,000 plus £1,000 Welcome Bonus
CQC Rating Good
Carehome.co.uk Score 9.6
Permanent - 40 hours per week - occasional night visits or weekend work may be required
We make health happen
Rated 'Good' in all areas by the CQC (February 2026), Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis is an award-winning retirement village. At the heart of the village is our Care Home offering a range of facilities rarely found in a care home, providing a safe and welcoming environment for residents.
The 53-bed care home provides nursing and residential-dementia care. We are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You'll help us make health happen by:
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:
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by
Deputy Manager - Care Home
Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, South Street, Wantage, OX12 9RG
Salary £52,000 plus £1,000 Welcome Bonus
CQC Rating Good
Carehome.co.uk Score 9.6
Permanent - 40 hours per week - occasional night visits or weekend work may be required
We make health happen
Rated 'Good' in all areas by the CQC (February 2026), Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis is an award-winning retirement village. At the heart of the village is our Care Home offering a range of facilities rarely found in a care home, providing a safe and welcoming environment for residents.
The 53-bed care home provides nursing and residential-dementia care. We are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You'll help us make health happen by:
- You'll oversee and assist all aspects of nursing and care provision within the home
- With the help of your team, you'll create and update individual care plans for our residents, maintaining clear, accurate and up-to-date medication records
- It's imperative that the correct staffing levels are maintained through efficient management of rotas, you'll ensure adequate staffing is always maintained within the home
- Drawing on your clinical experience, you'll provide day to day support and guidance to the team - promoting our residents' independence, choice and dignity
- You'll build lasting relationships with the residents and their families, as well as caring about the home itself - fostering a sense of community
- Creating and developing strong relationships with local partners, you will liaise with these partners, playing an important role in raising the care home's profile in the local area and beyond
- A Registered Nurse with a valid NMC pin is highly desirable but not essential for this role
- Previous experience working as a Deputy Manager within a care home environment is essential
- With a real understanding of the benefits that the right nursing care can bring to resident's lives, you'll champion independence, choice and dignity by delivering the highest quality care to our residents
- You'll possess up-to-date knowledge of tissue viability, infection control and care planning
- An effective communicator who's able to build strong and honest relationships with residents and their families
- You're a natural leader, someone who's ready to share their experience - leading and mentoring a team, able to delegate effectively and promote excellent customer service and relationships
- Someone with excellent time management who can effectively prioritise their workload
- A respectful and compassionate team player with the belief in giving your personal best
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 - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
- Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
- 33 days annual leave including bank holiday's
- We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
- Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
- Free meal on every shift
- Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
- We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
- Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
- 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
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by