Bank Registered Nurse

Wales Medicines Strategy Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job description

Main area Temporary Staffing Grade Band 5 Contract Bank Hours

• Flexible working
• Other

0 hours per week (Flexible - Various hours available) Job ref 001-CVBank-RGN-Apr25

Employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Employer type: NHS

Site: Various

Town: Cardiff

Salary: £30,420 - £37,030 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59

Bank Registered Nurse

Band 5

If you are shortlisted for interview for this post you will receive notification via email. Therefore, please ensure that you check your email account regularly as all information/messages regarding this post including interview dates and times will only be sent to your account. If you are not shortlisted for interview you will also be notified.

The following applies to General Recruitment only (excludes Medical and Dental applicants)

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email, this will come from the Recruitment team.

By submitting your application, you are giving your permission to the following:

• Receiving your conditional appointment letter via email, which will contain personal information, e.g. your name, address, job details, salary scale
• Some elements of your Electronic Staff Record transferring to other workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within the Organisation
• Recruitment checking your Professional Registration online, where applicable

Please provide an e-mail address for each referee to avoid delays with the Appointment Process.

Job overview

Would you like to work flexible shifts that fit around your life?

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are looking to recruit Registered Nurses to join our Nurse Bank.

The post holder will be required to work closely with the ward and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe and effective care for our patients.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care under indirect supervision from senior staff.

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without direction and supervision.

Supervise practice and procedures to unregistered nursing staff to secure effective nursing practice.

Main duties of the job

To work in our team, you’ll need to demonstrate the core values as set out by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Kind and caring; Respectful; Trust and integrity; Personal responsibility.

By joining our team working bank shifts, you could achieve the perfect work/life balance.

Whether you’re looking to gain more experience, improve upon your current skills set or to simply earn more money each month – apply to work bank shifts and look forward to a range of exciting career opportunities based at the University Hospital of Wales, University Hospital Llandough including Hafan Y Coed Mental Health Hospital, St. David’s Hospital or within the local community.

There are many benefits to working bank shifts, which include:

• Working flexible hours to suit you.
• Priority over agency workers.
• A choice of weekly or monthly pay.
• Treated as an internal applicant should you wish to apply for any permanent roles within the University Health Board.
• Access to a range of benefits, such as the NHS Pension Scheme and Staff Discounts.
• Acquire experience in supporting and providing services within a large University Health Board.
• Access to our staff support services, such as our Employee Wellbeing Service.
• Diverse opportunities to build upon your current knowledge and skills set.

If you share our values and would like to join us as a bank nurse we would love to hear from you!

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Current NMC Registration
• Nursing Degree/Diploma
• Good basic level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a nursing environment
• Depending on previous experience the candidate may be expected to supervise junior staff

MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status. We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.

Posts may be subject to a DBS (formerly CRB) check.

Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board. Smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.

When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and use the “supporting information” space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. PLEASE NOTE: Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

In submitting an application form, should you subsequently be appointed to the post applied for, you authorise Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.