Staff Nurse

Job summary

Health and Community Services is a Government of Jersey department and is not part of the NHS.

Our Island takes the time to care, enabling more time for our patients and more time for our nurses.

Jersey is a unique place to live and work and being a nurse in Jersey is different. As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own Health Care Service. And it is a service on the move. With our patients and health professionals at the centre of all we do, as a nurse you have more time to care and we give more time to you, for your development and wellbeing.

With one general hospital, an average patient ratio of 1:6, ward managers that are 100% supervisory and instant access to a host of qualifications and courses, we work to ensure that our nurses can provide the best patient care possible. We have the time to make a difference to our patients, giving consideration to their wellbeing in its entirety and going further than just medical needs. People are not just a number, they are a patient here in Jersey.

We have attached a suite of documents that we hope will give you a flavour of Island life, our Health Care system, being an Island nurse and the support we will give to you should you decide to join us.

We have a number of roles across various care groups and clinical areas both within the acute and community services. If you are keen to understand what a life on Jersey could look like get in contact with us for a chat.

Main duties of the job

Our role of staff nurse exists in all care groups both within the acute and community services with each area having its own specialist knowledge. However, planning and delivering passionate and patient centered care is at the heart of all of our health roles.

Our nurses supervise the care given by our Healthcare Assistants and provide guidance and coaching across the team.

Demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the guidelines of the NMC Code (2015), our nurses contribute to the development of a philosophy of care which encourages the creation of a therapeutic environment for patients.

And with a focus on safeguarding for all within our care, our nurses have thorough policy and procedural knowledge and understand its application.

About us

Jersey is a small and unique Island of 9 by 5 miles nestled between England and France with a population of over 100,000.

As a nurse working within our hospital or in the community, you will feel a real sense of fulfilment. Knowing that youre an integral part of a smaller communitys healthcare system means you can see the direct connection between your efforts and the communitys overall health and quality of life.

The public healthcare services incorporate everything from acute hospital care to maternity services, community and acute mental health care provision, to adult social care, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

Jersey General Hospital is the cornerstone of healthcare on the Island, providing essential medical care to over 100,000 Islanders and visitors. The central healthcare hub is home to a team of over 2,000 medical professionals working across 30 departments. It operates as a centre for healthcare, playing a pivotal role in providing exceptional patient- centred medical services to the Islands community.

The Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre, a brand-new, cutting-edge outpatient facility which consolidates a diverse array of outpatient services in a single, well-equipped location.

Health and Community Services has committed to investing in new health care facilities and this centre is one part of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme which includes a brand new acute hospital which will be built over the coming years.