Job summary
Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impactshaping a service that residents are proud to call home. As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £45,000 per annum, refer a friend scheme up to £1000, outstanding career development, fully funded training up to QCF Level 5, Blue Light care discount package, and company pension scheme. What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, active NMC Pin with no restrictions, prior experience of leading a team of care assistants and Registered Nurses, QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care, good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks, must be flexible to work 40 hours per week. As Deputy Manager you will be responsible for leading the care team to ensure that the care delivered to our resi

Main duties of the job
The Clinical Deputy Manager at Agincare Homes Holdings in Cirencester holds a permanent position with a salary of £45,000 per annum. The role is crucial in delivering exceptional care and inspiring the care team to perform at their best. The manager ensures that residents find pride in their home by contributing to shaping the service. Employees enjoy benefits such as a refer a friend scheme, funded training, and discounts. Essential requirements include a right to work in the UK, an active NMC Pin, experience leading a care team, a QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care, and knowledge of CQC key lines of enquiry and regulatory frameworks. The Deputy Manager oversees the care team, conducts care audits, liaises with families and professionals, manages risks, and maintains administrative records. The position demands flexibility to work 40 hours per week.

About us
Agincare Homes Holdings is a renowned care provider offering services across the UK. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Agincare is a family-owned business with over 5,500 team members. The organisation is committed to providing excellent care services, including care and nursing homes, extra care, supported living, and live-in care in more than 170 locations. The company promotes equal opportunities and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, Agincare actively supports care leavers by offering interviews or informal career conversations. Additionally, Agincare supports the Armed Forces community by guaranteeing interviews for service leavers and military members. The company ensures its services are regulated by the CQC and is constantly expanding its reach and services, offering dynamic and rewarding career opportunities in the care sector.

Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Ready to take the next step and make your mark? Join Agincare as a Deputy Manager and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care while bringing out the very best in your team. This is your chance to turn your experience into real impactshaping a service that residents are proud to call home.

Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Paternoster House | Agincare

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy

• £45,000 per annum
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF Level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Active NMC Pin with no restrictions
• Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants and Registered Nurses.
• QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care
• Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks
• Must be flexible to work 40 hours per week.

A day in the life of a Deputy Manager
As Deputy Manager you will be responsible for leading the care team to ensure that the care delivered to our resident is safe, supportive and person-centred.

You will ensure that these needs are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet their current requirements, and ensurethe general standards of hygiene and cleanliness and equipment are maintained for their safety and wellbeing.

You will support to the Registered Manager in the day to day running of the home, assuming full capacity in their absence.

A typical day could include:

• Induction of new team members and the supervision and support to existing team members
• The completion of care audits to ensure good practice and trigger reviews in care provision for residents as needs change. Your care plans would be person-centred, with focus on dignity and individuality
• Liaising with family members, care professionals, social workers and the residents themselves to ensure a holistic and transparent care provision.
• Monitor, report and investigate risks and events of safeguarding concern or harm and ensure processes are in place to mitigate and/or avoid these risks
• Ensuring administrative records such as daily care notes, medication charts and meeting notes are up to date.

About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK. Active NMC Pin with no restrictions. Prior experience of leading a team of care assistants and Registered Nurses. QCF level 3 diploma or above in Health and Social Care. Good knowledge of the CQC key lines of enquiry and other regulatory frameworks. Must be flexible to work 40 hours per week.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Agincare

Address
Agincare Homes Holdings
Cirencester
GL7 1JR
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Team
Agincare Homes Holdings
Recruitment@agincare.com

Details
Date posted
14 September 2026

Pay scheme
Other

Salary
£45,000 a year

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
1551302016

Job locations
Agincare Homes Holdings
Cirencester
GL7 1JR
United Kingdom

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