Rapid Response Community Nurse - Band 6

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment consultancy is seeking experienced Community Nurses for the Rapid Response team on the beautiful Island of Guernsey. The role involves overseeing patient care, mentoring junior nurses, and managing a primarily unplanned caseload. Candidates must have NMC registration and at least two years of experience. The position offers a higher-than-UK salary, annual bonus, and relocation payment, along with a desirable lifestyle on the island.

Benefits

Higher-than-UK salary

Annual bonus of £1,605

Flat rate 20% income tax

Relocation payment of £5,000

Subsidised Staff Accommodation

Generous allowance for private rental

Qualifications

• Registered General/Adult Nurse with full registration with the NMC.
• A minimum of two years experience in a Community or District Nursing Primary Care setting.
• A current driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee standards of assessment and planning for patient care.
• Act as leader, deputising for Team Leader and mentoring less experienced nurses.
• Manage unplanned caseload from GPs and A&E.

Skills

Community nursing experience

Leadership skills

NMC registration

Driving licence

Job description

Applications are invited from suitably committed and experienced Community Nurses to join the Rapid Response Primary Care Community Nursing team on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

The service operates runs 07:30 - 20:30 all year round.

Reporting to the Band 7 Team Manager, you will join as one of five Band 6 Nurses, supported by two Band 5 Nurses and seven Band 3 and 4 Healthcare Assistants (all qualified to NVQ3).

• The caseload is largely unplanned, taking referrals from GPs and A&E and primarily focuses on admission and re‑admission avoidance.
• You will be responsible for overseeing appropriate standards of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation programmes of care delivered to a group of patients/clients on the Rapid Response and Reablement caseload.
• You will also act as a leader, deputising for the Team Leader in their absence, advisor and role model to less experienced nurses, ensuring appropriate care is implemented and maintained.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale. The current Band 6 salary range is £46,152 to £62,310 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 off‑beat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital.

This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of services including diagnosing and treating patients in the island's acute hospital complex, and supporting people with in the wider community. Providing excellent care, supported by modern equipment and reliant on Healthcare professionals recruited to a high standard.

Person requirements

• Registered General/Adult Nurse with full registration with the NMC
• A minimum of two years experience in a Community or District Nursing Primary Care setting
• A current driving licence

Benefits

• A higher‑than‑UK salary.
• An annual bonus of £1,605
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT
• A relocation payment of £5,000*
• Subsidised (single) Staff Accommodation or a generous allowance for private rental accommodation*
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.

*Full T&C in relocation directive

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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.