Applications are invited from committed and experienced Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, or Social Workers to lead the Supported Living team as Band 6 Deputy Manager within the Adult Learning Disabilities Service on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.
The Supported Living Team provides independent living accommodation at two sites where resident Service Users live in rented or partial ownership flats and have a range of care and support services delivered to their door from an on-site care and support team. Service Users have access to communal on-site facilities including hairdressers, restaurants, lounges and assisted bathing facilities.
Responsibilities
* 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, supporting staff with performance issues and developing plans 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.
Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but applies its own salary scale. The Guernsey Band 6 salary range is £46,152 to £62,310, plus an annual bonus of £1,605 and higher unsocial hours enhancements: 36% evening/Saturday and 72% Sunday/BH (2026 salary review in process). Annual leave starts at 36 days up to 42 days with full credit for NHS service for annual leave and sick leave.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, AHP or Social Worker with appropriate UK statutory professional registration as applicable.
* Post-graduate Learning Disabilities experience at senior Band 5 or Band 6-equivalent level.
* Completion of a recognised Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship qualification.
* Current clean driving licence.
* Personal qualities: Reliability, Honesty, Patience, Resilience, Motivation and Leadership skills.
Benefits
* A higher-than-UK salary.
* An annual bonus of £1,605.
* Registered Nurse applicants will receive 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.
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