Ward Manager Older Adult Mental Health

Applications are invited from experienced Mental Health Nurses to lead the Assessment Ward team within the Older AdultMental Health service as Ward Manager on the beautifulIsland 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 individuals 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 rangeis £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 Britains finest and best-keptbeaches, an especially mild and sunnyclimate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peters Port, the islands 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 levelin 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 anadditional £3,000 at completion of 2 & 4 years (ongoingannual 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

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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.