Community Psychiatric Nurse (Children & Adolescent)
St Helena Island, South Atlantic
2 years FTC available immediately
£40k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement
Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid. The 28-bed General Hospital in the capital, Jamestown, covers all areas of acute medical and surgical care.
You will collaborate to create a comprehensive approach to child and adolescent mental health care planning and delivery on the island.
With evidence-based therapeutic interventions you will take the clinical lead in assessing young people for neurodiverse conditions and in advising professionals and family on their care. You must also help manage the ADHD clinic and take the mental health lead for the 0-19 Service.
Producing Child and Adolescent Mental Health reports as required you will chair and attend meetings and conferences and, as part of the Mental Health Team, manage psychiatric inpatient admissions.
You must mentor student nurses and other health and social care students. Providing a mental health consultation and assessment service to other sectors, you must give professional evidence and reports in court if called.
A UK Registered Level 1 Mental Health Nurse or equivalent, you have substantial post registration experience. With the ability to identify improvement opportunities, you should be able to undertake independent clinical decision making. You will need a valid Driver’s Licence Class A.
In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena. As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.
Our Benefits Package Includes:
- An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
- Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
- Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary
- Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays
How to Apply:
An application form is available at below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.
Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 18 Nov 2025.
Interviews will be held week commencing 1 December 2025
To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form. Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered. Please do not submit your CV.
The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.
The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh to discuss how we can support you.
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