We are seeking an appropriately-skilled and qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join the Adult Community Rapid Response team on the beautiful Island of Guernsey , in the Channel Islands.
This multi-disciplinary service is a crisis intervention service which aims to prevent avoidable emergency admissions to hospital or care homes.
The service operates 7 days a week.
You will;
- safely maintain the service user in their own home during a period of crisis which can be resolved with additional short-term support.
- bring advanced knowledge and skills appropriate to community care and be recognised as a clinically autonomous practitioner.
- practice alongside the above service to provide patient centred clinical care. This will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within your scope of practice
- work in partnership with GPs, St John Ambulance service and ED staff to assist in the safe referral and discharge of patients with un-differentiated and undiagnosed presentations within the community.
Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale.
The Guernsey Band 8A salary range �67,355 to �80,716 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 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.
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 Adult Community Complex care, supported by modern equipment and reliant on Healthcare professionals recruited to a high standard.
Person requirements:
NMC-Registered Nurse
Current or recent Band 7 or higher experience in Primary Care
Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice/ANP qualification
Non-medical Prescribing qualification
Evidence of excellent communication skills with particular reference to Multidisciplinary team working, service users, carers and managers liaising with external agencies
The benefits of working for the States of Guernsey include:
- A higher-than-UK salary.
- A �1,605 annual bonus
- A flat rate 20% income tax.
- No Council tax or VAT
- 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.
