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Job summary

Main area
General Health Inpatient and Palliative Care
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Bank
Hours
Flexible working - 0 hours per week
Job ref
186-061-24-BR-G
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Various
Town
Nottinghamshire
Salary
£17.69 per hour
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
13/10/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank Registered General Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

Did you know we pay top of Agenda for Change for our bank workers? Joining our bank also gets you access to Wagestream for free financial support, savings, and the ability to stream your wages ahead of payday!

Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Community Health Services are currently recruiting bank workers.

This is an exciting opportunity to access shifts in general health settings throughout Notts Healthcare. You will be able to book shifts at  Lings Bar Hospital (NG2 6PR), John Eastwood Hospice (NG17 4HJ) and Bassetlaw Hospice (DN22 7XF) and may be contacted about other opportunities for registered adult nurses elsewhere in the Trust.

Candidates require recent nursing experience in general health care settings and be able to demonstrate continuous professional development. Existing experience and/or passion for working with older adults is ideal.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking for enthusiastic, reliable and adaptable Registered Adult Nurses to join the Trust Bank providing support to our hospices in Mansfield and Bassetlaw.

In return for your hard work and your professional, patient-focused service we can offer you:

Opportunities to gain experience within a variety of specialist teams
Access to the NHS pension scheme
An NHS badge entitling you to many NHS benefits
Induction and mandatory training
Mental, physical and financial wellbeing support
First pick of shifts across up to 6 different sites
Access to placement opportunities and specialist local training
Competitive pay rates

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates require recent nursing experience in general health care settings and be able to demonstrate continuous professional development. 

As a bank worker, you will be eligible to work across a number of wards and sites.

Please see job description attached for full details.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Good written/oral communication skills
  • Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
  • Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
  • Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
  • IT skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
  • Maintains current registration with the NMC
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist and area specific experience.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nadine Comrie
Job title
Nurse Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9691300

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
Telephone
0115 671 4610 - Bank Team
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