We are seeking a capable and experienced Band 7 Manager within Adult Learning Disabilites on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.
This comprehensive Island-wide Service supports Adult Service Users with learning disabilities and autism in a variety of settings. These include residential homes, a short-break service, supported living and outreach. There is also a brand new purpose-built autism hub recently opened.
Depending on your skills and knowledge there may be an opportunity for you in any one of these teams.
Reporting to the Band 8A Service Manager you will:
– Be responsible for the day to day management of a caseload of service users and staff team/s within the adult disability service
– Be accountable for the ongoing review, monitoring and updating of care programmes
– Be responsible and manage the allocated budget as delegated by the service manager, Adult Disability Services.
– Manage a staff team supporting service users with their own tenancies. Support is provided to service users to meet their physical, social, intellectual and emotional needs. This may include mental health issues, behaviours that challenge services and/or physical disability necessitating the use of hoists etc.
Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale. The current Guernsey Band 7 salary range is £50,030 to £65,789 plus an annual bonus of £1,517 higher penalty rates; 36% evening/Saturday and 72% Sunday/BH.
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 harbor town in St. Peter’s Port, the island’s capital.
This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of services including diagnosing and treating patients in the island’s acute hospital complex, and supporting people with in the wider community.
Providing an excellent Learning Disabilities Service, supported by modern equipment and reliant on Healthcare professionals recruited to a high standard.
Person requirements:
Registered Learning Disabilities or Mental Health Registered Nurse
Significant post-graduate Adult Disabilites experience at senior level.
Completion of a recognised Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship qualification.
The benefits of working in Guernsey include:
– A higher-than-UK salary.
– An annual bonus of £1,517
– Registered Nurse applicants will recieve an additional £3,000 bonus on completion of two, then four years service.
– 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.
