Job Description

Deputy Manager (Peripatetic)

Location: DGMHA East - Dumfries Outreach, Craigshields, Castle Douglas (peripatetic across sites)
Hours: Full-Time, 35hrs , Mon - Fri with on call duties
Reporting To: Registered Manager (DGMHA East)

Company Overview

"Dumfries and Galloway Mental Health Association is dedicated to supporting mental health and providing compassionate care for individuals with mental health conditions. Our organization values dignity, respect, and excellence in service delivery, striving to improve the quality of life for our community members."

About the Role

We are recruiting a dedicated and confident Deputy Manager (Peripatetic) to support our services across DGMHA East (Dumfries Outreach, Craigshields, Castle Douglas). You will work closely with the Registered Manager to ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care, operational compliance, and positive outcomes for the people we support. In the Registered Manager's absence, you will take on shared managerial responsibility, providing continuity of leadership and safe, effective service delivery.

What You'll Do

As Deputy Manager, you will:

Support the day-to-day operational delivery of our services, ensuring care and support plans, risk assessments and records (e.g. medication records, MAR charts and access notes) are accurate and up-to-date. Contribute to care planning and review meetings, and support regular service user reviews. Act as a first responder for safeguarding concerns, incidents and complaints when on shift or in the absence of the Registered Manager, ensuring appropriate recording, investigation and escalation. Support medication administration oversight and related audits where applicable. Participate in quality assurance activities, audits and compliance checks, helping to implement and monitor action plans. Provide leadership and supervision to staff, including coaching, mentoring, induction, training and performance support. Assist with staff scheduling and rota planning to maintain safe staffing levels. Act as a key contact for service users, families, partner agencies and external professionals, maintaining positive working relationships. Deputise for the Registered Manager as required, ensuring continuity of leadership and responsive support across services.

About You

You will ideally have:

Proven experience in a care or support setting, with experience in supervision, leadership or team-leading roles. A strong understanding of person-centred support, care planning, risk assessment, safeguarding, and regulatory compliance. A recognised qualification in Health & Social Care (e.g. SVQ Level 3 or equivalent), with management/leadership qualifications (Level 4/5) desirable. Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively. Confidence in record-keeping, digital documentation and administrative tasks. A compassionate, person-centred approach with a commitment to dignity, rights and wellbeing.

Why Join Us?

This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a lasting difference within our community services, supporting growth and improvement while progressing your leadership career. You will work within a values-driven organisation that prioritises high-quality care and staff development.

For an application form and full job description please email resourcing@dgmha.org.

For more information or to apply, please send your CV, covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and fully completed application form to resourcing@dgmha.org by Monday 5th January

2026

. Applications will be reviewed on receipt, and interviews may be scheduled before the closing date.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 28,760.55 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 05/01/2026
Reference ID: PDM2026