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Ward Manager - Older Adult Mental Health Assessment

Jarrodean Healthcare

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 74,000

Full time

20 days ago

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider invites applications for a Ward Manager to lead the Assessment Ward team for older adults in Guernsey. The role requires a Registered Mental Health Nurse with significant experience and a passion for innovative care. Competitive salary, generous bonuses, and relocation support are offered. Experience and strong leadership skills are essential.

Benefits

Higher-than-UK salary
Generous bonus scheme up to £3,000
Flat rate 20% income tax
Relocation payment of £5,000
On-site Staff Accommodation

Qualifications

  • Five years post-registration experience with at least three years at Band 6 level in a relevant Older Adult setting.
  • Experience in leading, motivating and developing a team.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Assessment Ward team within the Older Adult Mental Health service.
  • Strive to make the island Dementia Friendly.

Skills

Leadership and team development
Innovative service improvements

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse with valid NMC Registration

Job description

Applications are invited from experienced Mental Health Nurses to lead the Assessment Ward team within the Older Adult Mental Health service as Ward Manager on the beautiful Island of Guernsey , in the Channel Islands.
The Unit is a 8-bedded ward, dedicated to assessment of patients over 65 presenting with a full range of mental health conditions.
The Older Adult Mental Health Service has four in-patient centres; from the initial assessment ward through to the later stages of an individual's experience of dementia, as well as Community Day Services.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale.
The current Band 7 salary range is �55,578 to �73,085 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, and supporting people in the wider community.
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 Nurse Managers recruited to a very high standard.

Person requirements:
Registered Mental Health Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
Five years post-registration experience with at least three years at Band 6 level in a relevant Older Adult setting.
Experience in leading, motivating and developing a team.
Passionate about leading a service that is robust while being innovative and open to considering new ways of working.

The benefits of working for The States of 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*
- 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.
*Full T&C in relocation directive

For an insight into Jarrodean as a Consultancy and for a summary of all current roles visit jarrodean.com

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

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