(2025 Advert) Bank Staff Nurse

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We recognise you are invaluable to us and in return for your hard work and professionalism to help us deliver high levels of care we can offer you the following:

• Weekly Pay
• Self booking in place via app or pc which allows you to book shifts at your own leisure 24/7. Choose the shifts you want that fit with your work life balance.
• Flexible working opportunities which allows you to work shifts around your availability in a variety of areas to develop your knowledge and experience.

Main duties of the job

If you need a better work/life balance, want to keep up your professional skills, or would like to gain experience in new areas, then we would really like you to apply for our Bank Staff Nurse role.

There are a number of shifts for Band 5 Bank Staff Nurses across varying divisions at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. This Trust was the first in the country to be awarded 'teaching hospitals' status and we provide award winning educational programs for nursing staff. We are committed to staff development and provide encouragement and support to staff to continue their lifelong learning. You will work as an integral member of the team, providing a high standard of nursing care. You must be highly motivated and able to demonstrate good communication skills. We welcome newly qualified or experienced nurses to apply who have completed their 12 month preceptorship, where you can be assured of working in an environment that values you as an individual and holds 'care and compassion' at the heart of everything we do.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely makes a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

The Trust is committed to personal and professional development and to providing opportunities for education and training for all our staff. Our clinical divisions are regularly holding free CPD events throughout the year which would be accessible to you. We constantly strive for excellence, delivering high quality patient focused care. Our nursing teams are compassionate and empathetic who take pride in the high quality care they provide to all of our patients.

Other incentives we offer to our bank workers are:

• Paid induction, mandatory updates and ongoing training/CPD. Mandatory Training available as elearning content allowing you to complete from home and at your own leisure.
• The Trust can support NMC revalidation with opportunities for CPD both through blended learning and other events which are held throughout the year. A Trust manager can act as your confirmer.
• Paid annual leave.
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to Counselling and support via our occupation health services which includes access to our Mindfulness Sessions to support your health & well-being.
• Opportunities to apply for permanent full or part-time positions.
• Access to on-site restaurants which on production of your ID badge entitles you to discounts.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• RN1, RN2 General Nursing Posts
• RN8 or RNC Children's Nursing Posts
• Diploma in Nursing
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards following 18 months commencement in post
• Evidence of continuing education or development for more experienced Band 5 nurses
• Degree

Knowledge

• Recent & relevant health care experience in an acute hospital setting (at least 150hrs in last 3 months)
• Evidence of clinical competence in area of speciality eg surgery

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.