Staff Nurse (Band 5) - St John's Residential Home
States of Guernsey
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Job summary
The States of Guernsey is looking to recruit a Staff Nurse to join St John's Residential Care Home.The role of the Staff Nurse is to co-ordinate the management of the Ward in the absence of another Registered Nurse and will have responsibility for ensuring that best practice is adopted to maintain high standard of care. Assisting service users with all activities of daily living is a core component of this role. Care will be individualised to each service users needs and will be delivered in a dignified and compassionate manner at all time.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will co-ordinate the management of the Ward in the absence of another Registered Nurse and will have responsibility for ensuring that best practice is adopted to maintain high standard of care. Assisting service users with all activities of daily living is a core component of this role. Care will be individualised to each service users needs and will be delivered in a dignified and compassionate manner at all time.
Service users views will be respected and where possible they will be included in any decisions around their care. Service user safety is of the highest priority and the post holder will ensure that all States of Guernsey policies and procedures are always adhered to. The post holder will be expected to act as a practice assessor/supervisor to more junior members of staff and may be required to take on additional responsibility within the area of work to support the Senior Staff within the team.
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.
Date posted
25 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£34,876 to £44,981 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
K0005-23-0116
Job locations
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Le Vauquiedor
St. Martin
Guernsey
GY4 6UU
Employer details
Employer name
States of Guernsey
Address
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Le Vauquiedor
St. Martin
Guernsey
GY4 6UU