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Band 5
Full-time

Staff Nurse - Tautenay Ward - Band 5

States of GuernseyPrincess Elizabeth Hospital, Le Vauquiedor, ST. MARTIN, GY4 6UU, Guernsey£40,178 - £51,819Closes 24/09/2026

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Band
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
10/09/2026
Closes
24/09/2026

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Role summary

This Staff Nurse role on Tautenay Ward, an 8-bedded Older Adult Acute assessment ward, involves coordinating ward management in the absence of another Registered Nurse and ensuring high standards of evidence-based care. The post holder will assist service users with daily living activities, act as a mentor to junior staff, and maintain service user safety by adhering to policies. The role requires working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on dignified and compassionate care.

Essential criteria

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of HSCs CARE Values
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload and that of other
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to deal with complex and challenging situations in a calm and diplomatic manner
  • The ability to work autonomously and also as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • The ability to supervise and support junior staff
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Experience supporting student nurses in the role of practice assessor or practice supervisor
  • [contact details removed] Nurse
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of HSCs CARE Values
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload and that of other
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to deal with complex and challenging situations in a calm and diplomatic manner
  • The ability to work autonomously and also as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • The ability to supervise and support junior staff
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Experience supporting student nurses in the role of practice assessor or practice supervisor

Useful to know

Band 5 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.

This advert: £40,178 – £51,819 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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States of Guernsey

Staff Nurse - Tautenay Ward - Band 5

The closing date is 24 September 2026

Job summary

The States of Guernsey are looking for a Staff Nurse to join

the team in Tautenay Ward within Mental Health Services.

Tautenay Ward is an 8 bedded Older Adult Acute assessment ward, based within

the Oberlands Centre and forms part of Guernseys Specialist Mental Health

service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will co-ordinate the management of the Ward

in the absence of another Registered Nurse and will have responsibility for

ensuring that best practice is adopted to maintain high standard of care.

Assisting service users with all activities of daily living is a core component

of this role. Care will be individualised to each service users needs and will

be always delivered in a dignified and compassionate manner. Service users views

will be respected and where possible they will be included in any decisions

around their care. Service user safety is of the highest priority and the post

holder will ensure that all States of Guernsey policies and procedures are

always adhered to.

The post holder will be expected to act as a mentor to more junior members of

staff and may be required to take on additional responsibility within the area

of work to support the Senior Staff within the team.

About us

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