Job summary
The States of Guernsey follows evidence based models of care
and promotes close team working in partnership with other mental health
services and agencies.
Successful applicants will be invited to Guernsey to attend
an expenses paid panel interview. We offer a competitive salary and you will be
entitled to an annual bonus of £1,167 and an additional bonus of £3,000 payable
after two and four years of continuous service*.
Successful candidates will be provided with a Long Term
Employment Permit.
We offer an attractive relocation package** and, if you rent
private accommodation, you will be entitled to a £5,000 lump sum, a rent
allowance payable over 2 years and a house purchase grant where applicable. As
an alternative, we also offer single subsidised staff accommodation and a £500
lump sum to support your relocation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for Nurses, who are passionate about what they do, to work as part of our mental health teams.
They will work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team and autonomously to our patients in a modern purpose built facility. Our recent improvements to the hospital enable nurses to provide the best care to our patients in a purpose built facility.
You will benefit from having your professional subscriptions paid, support with your NMC revalidation, excellent training opportunities up to masters level and free parking across the Island, including all of our Health and Social Care sites. We will also honour your NHS service for the provision of annual leave and sick leave and we offer our staff a generous annual leave quota with 9 bank holidays. There is also the possibility of transferring your NHS pension into our compulsory pension scheme.
About us
The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast.
Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in a relatively small Health and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community.
We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries with great career opportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance.
As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- To autonomously initiate emergency interventions as patient/client condition dictates
- To provide prescribed nursing care without supervision, within the level of the post-holder’s experience, referring to a more senior nurse when necessary.
- To participate as team member, including supporting relatives and friends of patients/clients together with providing support for other patients/clients.
- To maintain accurate records, both electronic and paper, of the care given in accordance with agreed standards.
- To act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Independently liaise and communicate effectively with members of the nursing staff, multidisciplinary team and other associated agencies.
- Demonstrate evidence-based practice.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
- Participate in contributing to the continuing development of our philosophy, training/education.
- To undertake in-house annual mandatory training in Manual Handling, Basic Life Support, Fire Safety and AED training.
- To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/clients and their families/significant others.
- To maintain and develop own skills to promote evidence-based practice, within the role of emergency care.
- To participate in clinical supervision.
- To assist in the learning, development and assessment of unqualified staff, junior staff and adaptation nurses
- To undertake a formal mentorship role if an appropriate qualification is held.
LEADERSHIP/MANAGERIAL
- In liaison with team leader, gain experience in providing leadership to junior staff.
COMMUNICATION
- To co-ordinate complex discharge arrangements through communication with multidisciplinary team members and associated agencies.
- To give due consideration to language and cultural differences of both patients/clients/relatives/significant others and colleagues.
- To communicate effectively with patients/clients and significant others. This could include patients/clients with reduced consciousness levels (including intoxication and trauma), violent and aggressive behaviour and support the bereaved.
AUDIT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- To participate in clinical audit as required.
- With training, access organisational electronic information systems relevant to the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- To autonomously initiate emergency interventions as patient/client condition dictates
- To provide prescribed nursing care without supervision, within the level of the post-holder’s experience, referring to a more senior nurse when necessary.
- To participate as team member, including supporting relatives and friends of patients/clients together with providing support for other patients/clients.
- To maintain accurate records, both electronic and paper, of the care given in accordance with agreed standards.
- To act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- Independently liaise and communicate effectively with members of the nursing staff, multidisciplinary team and other associated agencies.
- Demonstrate evidence-based practice.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
- Participate in contributing to the continuing development of our philosophy, training/education.
- To undertake in-house annual mandatory training in Manual Handling, Basic Life Support, Fire Safety and AED training.
- To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/clients and their families/significant others.
- To maintain and develop own skills to promote evidence-based practice, within the role of emergency care.
- To participate in clinical supervision.
- To assist in the learning, development and assessment of unqualified staff, junior staff and adaptation nurses
- To undertake a formal mentorship role if an appropriate qualification is held.
LEADERSHIP/MANAGERIAL
- In liaison with team leader, gain experience in providing leadership to junior staff.
COMMUNICATION
- To co-ordinate complex discharge arrangements through communication with multidisciplinary team members and associated agencies.
- To give due consideration to language and cultural differences of both patients/clients/relatives/significant others and colleagues.
- To communicate effectively with patients/clients and significant others. This could include patients/clients with reduced consciousness levels (including intoxication and trauma), violent and aggressive behaviour and support the bereaved.
AUDIT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- To participate in clinical audit as required.
- With training, access organisational electronic information systems relevant to the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Evidence of effective Communication/ Interpersonal skills.
Experience
Essential
- Motivation to work towards the continued improvement and development of the service being delivered.
- Willingness to engage in projects to enhance the delivery of care inclusive of regular audits.
- Autonomously undertake the role of Nurse Lead in the coordination of service user care within a multi-disciplinary team approach.
- Evidence of Enthusiasm / Motivation for this role and use of initiative.
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, offering 24 hours service delivery.
- Be able to demonstrate good time keeping and time management skills.
- Demonstrate the importance of accurate record keeping and ability to audit such records for acceptable minimum standards.
- Demonstrate willingness and the ability to undertake training in the physical management of violence and aggression.
- Be able to provide support and VQ evidence for team members undertaking further qualifications within the workplace.
- Demonstrate a caring and empathic approach to individuals treating service users with dignity and respect.
- In the absence of more senior team members demonstrate the ability to lead the team within the remit of the organisations policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Demonstrate high levels of motivation and drive, using initiative, innovation and working towards the wider organisations vision.
- Good level of general fitness.
- To be an effective team worker.
- Demonstrate the capacity to treat service users with equality and diversity respecting their individual rights and contributing to good practice standards and guidelines.
- For the post holder to work within the remit of the Recovery Model.
Desirable
- Driving Licence, current and valid.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Evidence of effective Communication/ Interpersonal skills.
Experience
Essential
- Motivation to work towards the continued improvement and development of the service being delivered.
- Willingness to engage in projects to enhance the delivery of care inclusive of regular audits.
- Autonomously undertake the role of Nurse Lead in the coordination of service user care within a multi-disciplinary team approach.
- Evidence of Enthusiasm / Motivation for this role and use of initiative.
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, offering 24 hours service delivery.
- Be able to demonstrate good time keeping and time management skills.
- Demonstrate the importance of accurate record keeping and ability to audit such records for acceptable minimum standards.
- Demonstrate willingness and the ability to undertake training in the physical management of violence and aggression.
- Be able to provide support and VQ evidence for team members undertaking further qualifications within the workplace.
- Demonstrate a caring and empathic approach to individuals treating service users with dignity and respect.
- In the absence of more senior team members demonstrate the ability to lead the team within the remit of the organisations policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Demonstrate high levels of motivation and drive, using initiative, innovation and working towards the wider organisations vision.
- Good level of general fitness.
- To be an effective team worker.
- Demonstrate the capacity to treat service users with equality and diversity respecting their individual rights and contributing to good practice standards and guidelines.
- For the post holder to work within the remit of the Recovery Model.
Desirable
- Driving Licence, current and valid.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
