Assistant Unit Manager

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC624250

Salary Range: £33,178 - £36,369 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £21,519 - £23,589 per annum)

Work Location: Marlfield, Alton

Hours per week: 24

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 18 June 2026

The Role:

At Marlfield, we're looking for a passionate and motivated Assistant Unit Manager to join our vibrant team. You'll be at the heart of our home, leading shifts, and ensuring everything runs smoothly in the absence of our Deputy and Registered Manager. Your dedication will help us provide high quality care and ensure our services promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of our residents.

What you’ll do:

• Lead with confidence: Use your expertise to inspire and guide our team, monitor performance and identify training opportunities.


• Manage daily operations: Deputise for senior leaders, manage staff and resources, handle admission assessments and CQC notifications.


• Deliver exceptional care: Work closely with residents to create and implement care plans and Mental Capacity assessments, ensuring seamless handovers.


• Drive improvement: Conduct quality assurance audits and coach team members to maintain our high standards.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant experience: Successful track record of working with older adults in health or social care.


• Good IT skills: MO365 experience (including Word, Outlook and Excel) and a willingness to expand your knowledge.


• Strong leader: Lead by example, using best practice to role model high standards of work.


• Great communication and interpersonal skills: Adapt your style to meet the diverse needs of our residents.


• Compassionate: Show patience, empathy, and respect in every interaction, always putting our residents first.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Assistant Unit Manager role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Why join us?

• Make a difference: Help ensure our residents can participate in meaningful activities, communicate effectively and manage daily living tasks. The role can be emotionally challenging at times, but your commitment will have a lasting impact on the lives of others. Watch this short video to find out more about the important work our Older Adults Residential Teams do. 


• Supportive environment: Work in a friendly and collaborative team who feel proud of the work they do to support people in our community.


• Professional growth: We invest in your future. With ongoing development opportunities, you’ll have the chance to enhance your skills and advance your career in the care sector.


• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.


• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.   

This role involves some nights, weekend and bank holidays working, for which enhancements are paid in line with the HCC salary policy. 

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date. 

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Deputy Manager, Department Manager, Team Leader, Unit Manager, Assistant Manager, Team Supervisor.

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Assistant Unit Manager Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact [email protected]
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Sonia Morley, Registered Manager on [email protected]