Band 5 Staff Nurse - Older Adult / EMI

Applications are invited from Registered Nurses with a genuine commitment to working with older people to join the comprehensive Older Adult Mental Health service on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

The Unit is a 20-bedded ward, including two respite beds, dedicated to care for patients with enduring mental health (EMI) conditions. This opportunity is open to Mental Health or General/Adult Nurses.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale. The current Band 5 salary range is £38,744 to £49,970 plus an annual bonus of £1,605 and higher unsocial hours enhancements; 36% evening/Saturday and 72% Sunday/BH. Annual leave starts at 36 days up to 42 days with full credit for NHS service for annual leave and sick leave.

The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital.

This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of healthcare services within the hospital, supporting people in the wider community. The Older Adult Mental Health Service has four inpatient centres; including an assessment ward through to the later stages of an individual’s experience of dementia, as well as Community Day Services. They have recently launched their Island-wide Dementia Framework; striving to make the island Dementia Friendly so that their older population feel valued and are treated with the dignity and respect that they so rightly deserve. All of this is reliant on the excellent calibre of Nurses recruited to a very high standard.

Person requirements:

1. Registered Nurse with valid NMC (Mental Health or Adult/General) registration.
2. Passionate about working with older people.
3. The desire to work in a team and organisation committed to person-centred care and giving you time to care.
4. This post is also open to enthusiastic graduate Nurses who are able to demonstrate specific interest and placement experience in Older Adult services and a genuine interest in developing into this sector further.

The benefits of working in Guernsey include:

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• A generous bonus scheme; £1,605 annually and an additional £3,000 at completion of 2 & 4 years (ongoing annual bonus thereafter).
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT.
• A relocation payment of £5,000.
• Three months initial free accommodation.
• On-site Staff Accommodation or a generous allowance for private rental accommodation.
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.

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If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.