Applications are invited for a committed and experienced Band 6 Mental Health, LD or General/Adult Registered Nurse to join the Prison Healthcare team on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.
Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfCbanding system, but have applied their own salary scale.
The current Guernsey Band 6 salary is up to £49,449 plus an annual bonus of £1,350 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
Being the only prison on the Island, the facility is equipped to hold remand and sentenced prisoners, males, females, young offenders, children and vulnerable prisoners with varying security categories, offences and sentence lengths.
The prison has accommodation to house a maximum of 134 prisoners.
The Health centre comprises a team of Nurses led by a Band 7 Healthcare Manager.
The service operates between 07:00 – 19:15, with no night duty. Shifts are three long shifts and one short shift per week. Currently rostered one weekend in four; the weekend shifts are 07:00 – 18:00 split-shift with a three hour break.
The Prison provides primary care services for prisoners, which includes initial health screens and assessments on arrival at the Prison, other healthcare services are provided in conjunction with external agencies as required.
As Senior Staff Nurse you will support the Prison Healthcare Manager in managing the Healthcare Department, including line management of junior staff.
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.
Person requirements:
Registered Nurse with full Adult, Learning Disabilities or Mental Health registration with the NMC
Two years post-registration appropriate experience in Primary Care including transferable skills into a Prison setting.
The benefits of working in Guernsey include:
– A higher-than-UK salary.
– A generous bonus scheme; £1,350 annually
– A flat rate 20% income tax.
– No Council tax or VAT
– A relocation payment of £5,000*
– Three months initial free accommodation*
– 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.
