Staff Nurse

Job summary

Join our dedicated team at St John's Residential & Nursing Home, a 39-bed home providing high-quality, person-centred residential and nursing care. We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse who is committed to delivering exceptional care and enhancing the lives of our residents.

In this rewarding role, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised care, supporting residents with their daily living needs while promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing. You will work closely with families, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of care are maintained.

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will have the opportunity to take responsibility for shift coordination when required, support and mentor junior staff and students, and contribute to continuous service improvement. We are seeking a nurse who can work both independently and collaboratively, demonstrates excellent communication skills, and embodies our CARE values in everything they do.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will co-ordinate the management of the ward in the absenceof a senior nurse, taking responsibility, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintainedfollowing the CARE values.

Assisting service users with all activities of daily living is a corecomponent of this role. The post holder will be responsible for assessing, planning,implementing, delivering, and evaluating personalised care for a group of individuals,ensuring service users and family are included in decision making, preserving privacy anddignity.

They are responsible for their own personal development, ensuringmandatory/statutory training is completed in a timely manner. Adhering to all HSC policiesand procedures. The post holder is expected to act as a mentor, practice assessor/supervisorto junior staff and students.

About us

The Island of Guernsey is in the English Channel in the Bay of St Malo, 50km off the north-west coast of France and 120km from the English coast.

Guernsey has a population of around 63,000 and in Alderney just under 2,000. Working in a relatively small Health and Social Care Service like ours means you can effectively work with colleagues across the services, health and social care professionals can collaborate not only with each other but also other agencies, the third sector and the community.

We offer an attractive relocation policy and competitive salaries with great career opportunities, modern facilities, excellent training, revalidation and registration support and a healthy work-life balance.

As a health or social care professional who chooses to join our team, you can look forward to working in an environment that gives you the time to care that you hoped for when choosing this career.

Details

• Date posted: 08 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £40,178 to £51,819 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: K0005-26-0107
• Job locations: Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Le Vauquiedor, St martins, Guernsey, GY4 6UU, Guernsey

Job responsibilities

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate care plans demonstrating high standards of evidence-based care.

To work autonomously, recognising changes in patients'/service users' presentation which require intervention, knowing when to escalate to senior staff.

To guide, advise and direct other staff in the delivery of programmes of care.

To support patients/service users in undertaking activities of daily living within care plans

To undertake the role of health promoter and educator for patients/service users and their support networks.

To report all accidents and incidents as per policy and participate in risk management and Quality and Safety processes e.g. SWARM.

To be accountable for ensuring that safeguards are in place for patients/service users and escalate any safety, safeguarding or risk concerns following the appropriate.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).