Deputy Dementia Home Manager

About the Role

Applications are invited from suitably experienced Registered Nurses to join the senior team at our client’s 50‑bed Care Home on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. The salary range for this role is £60,000‑£65,000 which aligns with the mid‑point of the local AfC Band 7 salary and is based on experience.

Reporting to the Home Manager and as part of the home’s management team, this role is based predominantly in the newly‑opened 37‑bed Residential EMI Unit. You will be instrumental in supporting the home’s staff to ensure they continue to deliver high‑quality care to residents. Previous experience of working in Dementia and Mental Health Care is essential.

The home is a charitable organisation, Guernsey’s oldest Care Home established for 110 years providing care for adults many of whom are living with Dementia. The home enjoys sea views and provides a pleasant, homely and caring environment in which residents can relax and feel confident that they are safe. Facilities include dining rooms, lounge rooms, a chapel, a kitchen with a professional chef providing a range of nutritious meals and a garden allowing residents to relax in the sunshine.

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 off‑beat, historic harbour town in St. Peter’s Port, the island’s capital.

• A Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• At least five years current or recent experience in a Dementia/Older Adult Mental Health setting.
• Solid leadership experience; able to deputise for the Home Manager in their absence, mentoring, leading and promoting best practice to non‑registered staff.
• Passionate and committed to applying and delivering true person‑centred care.

• Provision of a long‑term States of Guernsey housing permit for local market private rented accommodation, leading to permanent residency.
• A £5,000 relocation package with potential provision of initial temporary accommodation.
• Private health cover.
• Pension.
• Funded training and ongoing professional development.
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No council tax or VAT.
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.

We are a leading healthcare recruitment partner with particular expertise in the placement of the full range of healthcare staff. As a nurse‑led consultancy our detailed understanding of the complexity of senior care home roles places us in an excellent position to match your skills with the specific requirements of our recruiting managers.

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