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