Deputy manager - severe & profound adult learning disabilities residential

Applications are invited from commited and experienced Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals or Social Workers tojoin theSevere & Profound Adult Learning Disabilities Residential Home team as Band 6 Deputy Manager within the Adult Learning Disabilites Service on the beautifulIsland of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. This Home provides supportto service users with severe and profound learning disabilities, complex physical and sensory disabilities, and behaviour that challenge within a community setting,including those who require 24 hour care.

As Deputy Manager, in supporting the Service Manager you will:

• undertake the assessment of service users with complex needs.
• guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care received by service users.
• contribute to the recruitment and retention of team members
• undertake the professional development review process with identified team members. Support staff with performance issues developing plan to address developmental needs.
• act as a professional role model for junior staff, promoting high standards of practice and strong professional values.
• act up as necessary in the absence of the manager.

please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfCbanding system, but have applied their own salary scale. The Guernsey Band 6 salary rangeis£47,860 to £64,615 plus an annual bonus of £1,747 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 or Local Authority 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 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.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Allied Health Profesional with full UK professional registration.
• Post-graduate experience leading a Learning Disabilites service at senior Band 5 or Band 6-equivalent level.
• Completion of a recognised Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship qualification.
• To hold a UK driving licence.

Benefits

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• An annual bonus of £1,747.
• 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.