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Our staff bank

Want to work flexible hours or top up your income? Then our staff bank is for you!

Why is Staff Bank so important to us?

Our staff bank provides a comprehensive temporary staffing service for NHFT, covering up to 8,500 shifts each month.

What does Staff Bank do?

Staff bank supports Bank Workers with a friendly dedicated on-site team who take care of services like bookings, recruitment and payroll. Through our extensive experience, we are able to recruit and book Bank Workers into appropriate shifts quickly and efficiently. We also support training and development of new and existing Bank Workers, to ensure that staff keep up-to-date with new initiatives and changes within the Trust.

Why do people work for the Staff Bank?

People join the Staff Bank for a wide range of reasons, which include:

  • Excellent pay rates
  • Flexible work opportunities
  • Access to NHS pensions
  • Access to training opportunities
  • To widen their interests and learn new skills
  • To gain confidence in themselves and their abilities
  • To be part of a team
  • To help develop their career
  • To improve the patient and service user experience 

What should I expect if I join Staff Bank?

All Staff Bank Workers have an induction, which covers all of the Trust's mandatory training, as well as a range of other training packages that support and further your career.

All new Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) and Qualified Bank Staff will be entered into the 'Passport Process'. This is a competency-based record that will help to improve skills and knowledge, in order to become an effective member of the Staff Bank Team.

We are now able to provide all newly qualified Bank Workers with a preceptorship. A preceptorship is a time of practical learning that supports all new clinical Staff Bank staff at band 5 or above. This includes those who have done a return to practice course.

There are a number of clear benefits to preceptorship which include:

  • Improved quality care
  • Staff develop knowledge and confidence in their role
  • Supporting life long learning
  • Developing management skills
  • Supporting staff to make the jump from student to qualified practitioner.

What sort of people make good Staff Bank members?

People who are:

  • Flexible
  • Honest
  • Able to listen
  • Compassionate
  • Empathetic
  • Good communicators
  • Team players
  • Open-minded and not judgmental
  • Patient
  • Reliable
  • Able to work within boundaries
  • Aware of their own limits
  • Respectful of confidentiality.

How do I join the Staff Bank?

Find out what Staff Bank vacancies are available at NHFT by viewing the Current Vacancies section.

People who apply will be shortlisted by Staff Bank. Interviews will be with members of the Staff Bank who are joined by members of the Recruitment team or relevant qualified clinical staff.

We will be open for Staff Bank applications during the following dates:

 

 

 Advert Open (w/c)

Advert Close (w/c)

Short-listing complete

Interviews (provisional) (w/c)

HCA

27/02/2023

06/03/2023

08/03/2023

w/c 13/03/2023

RMN

06/03/2023

13/03/2023

15/03/2023

w/c 20/03/2023

RGN

06/03/2023

13/03/2023

15/03/2023

w/c 20/03/2023

A & C

13/03/2023

20/03/2023

22/03/2023

w/c 27/03/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

20/03/2023

27/03/2023

29/03/2023

w/c 03/04/2023

RMN

27/03/2023

03/04/2023

05/04/2023

w/c 17/04/2023

RGN

27/03/2023

03/04/2023

05/04/2023

w/c 17/04/2023

A & C

17/04/2023

24/04/2023

26/04/2023

w/c 02/05/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

24/04/2022

02/05/2023

04/05/2023

w/c 08/05/2023

RMN

02/05/2023

08/05/2023

10/05/2023

w/c 15/05/2023

RGN

02/05/2023

08/05/2023

10/05/2023

w/c 15/05/2023

A & C

08/05/2023

15/05/2023

17/05/2023

w/c 22/05/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

15/05/2023

22/05/2023

24/05/2023

w/c29/05/2023

RMN

22/05/2023

29/05/2023

31/05/2023

w/c 05/06/2023

RGN

22/05/2023

29/05/2023

31/05/2023

w/c 05/06/2023

A & C

29/05/2023

05/06/2023

07/06/2023

w/c 12/06/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

05/06/2023

12/06/2023

14/06/2023

w/c 19/06/2023

RMN

12/06/2023

19/06/2023

21/06/2023

w/c 26/06/2023

RGN

12/06/2023

19/06/2023

21/06/2023

w/c 26/06/2023

A & C

19/06/2023

26/06/2023

28/06/2023

w/c 03/07/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

26/06/2023

03/07/2023

05/07/2023

w/c 10/07/2023

RMN

03/07/2023

10/07/2023

12/07/2023

w/c 17/07/2023

RGN

03/07/2023

10/07/2023

12/07/2023

w/c 17/07/2023

A & C

10/07/2023

17/07/2023

19/07/2023

w/c 24/07/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

14/08/2023

21/08/2023

23/08/2023

w/c04/09/2023

RMN

21/08/2023

28/08/2023

30/08/2023

w/c 04/09/2023

RGN

21/08/2023

28/08/2023

30/08/2023

w/c 04/09/2023

A & C

28/08/2023

04/09/2023

06/09/2023

w/c 11/09/2023

 

 

 

 

 

HCA

04/09/2023

11/09/2023

13/09/2023

w/c 18/09/2023

RMN

11/09/2023

18/09/2023

20/09/2023

w/c 25/09/2023

RGN

11/09/2023

18/09/2023

20/09/2023

w/c 25/09/2023

A & C

18/09/2023

25/09/2023

27/09/2023

w/c 02/10/2023