Job summary
- Main area
- Bank
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Variable 0 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 359-7816278-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £17.68 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 05/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse - Staff Bank
Band 5
Job overview
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is pleased to offer opportunities for Registered Nurses to join our Temporary Staffing Service, working flexibly across the wards Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals.
As a Registered Nurse, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality patient care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring the well-being of our patients.
This is a bank-only role, with shifts offered on an as and when required basis. Whether you are returning to practice, seeking to reduce commuting, or looking to adjust your hours, our bank positions provide flexibility to suit a wide range of personal circumstances.
The Trust is consistently recognised for its positive workplace culture, having been ranked in the Top 10 NHS Employers in the UK, based on the 2023 and 2024 NHS National Staff Survey. We are proud of our commitment to staff wellbeing, professional development, and flexible working.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our nursing team. In return, you’ll be supported to develop your clinical skills and will have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally within our ‘high challenge, high support’ environment.
You’ll be part of a workplace that values continuous learning. From the fast paced demands of the emergency department to the compassionate care delivered in our maternal health unit, you’ll find a variety of specialties to match your interests and help you build a rewarding career.
Benefits of joining our bank include:
• Trust funded DBS and uniform
• Priority access to shifts over agency staff
• Weekly payroll
• Support with development and revalidation
• Easy to use online shift booking system
• Dedicated support team available 7 days a week
• Excellent transport links
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is proud to be ranked among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide, and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in both the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Surveys.
We are a large acute hospital trust based in South East England, providing high-quality general and specialist hospital services to around 600,000 residents across West Kent and East Sussex. Our dedicated and diverse workforce of over 8,000 staff also delivers specialist cancer services through the Kent Oncology Centre.
In October 2024, Fordcombe Hospital near Tunbridge Wells joined the Trust. This planned care facility offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, a full range of diagnostic services, and consultation and treatment suites.
Our Staff Bank plays a vital role in supporting our services by providing flexible, skilled cover for temporary staffing needs across all specialties. It offers a rewarding and adaptable way to work, giving you the opportunity to broaden your experience, explore different specialties, and potentially move into a permanent role within the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship in accordance with UK VISA’s and immigration legislation.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Practice Supervisor preparation (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- IV Therapy, Venepuncture and Cannulation Training.
- Practice Assessor (or equivalent)
- Intermediate Life Support Training
- Central Venous Access Device Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- To have at least 6 months experience post registration
- Up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse.
- Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS.
- Able to demonstrate adherence to The Code (NMC, 2018).
- Can define equality, diversity and inclusivity.
Desirable criteria
- Able to describe audit and quality issues.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with staff, patients and relatives, ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed.
- Robust nursing assessment skills.
- Care planning and evaluation skills.
- Effective time mangement, prioritisation and organisational skills.
Desirable criteria
- Solid delegation skills.
- Able to teach and supervise others.
- Able to use digital technology.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Renny Heald
- Job title
- Matron for Workforce
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