Bank Posts for Student MH & LD Nurses on placement within TEWV

TN United Kingdom; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated Mental Health and Learning Disabilities student nurses for a unique bank opportunity. This role allows you to gain valuable experience while supporting nursing teams in delivering high-quality care. You will be part of a compassionate and dedicated team, helping to promote recovery and independence for service users. With flexible working patterns and a supportive environment, this is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and make a meaningful impact in the community. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to continuous improvement and person-centered care.

Qualifications

• Must be a current Mental Health or Learning Disabilities student nurse.
• Key skills in literacy and numeracy at level 1 are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing teams to promote recovery for service users.
• Work flexibly as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Basic Computer Skills

Education

Current Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Student Nurse

NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care

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Bank Posts for Student MH & LD Nurses on placement within TEWV, Middlesbrough

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Client:

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job summary

Are you a current Mental Health or Learning Disabilities student nurse?

We are currently recruiting to the Temporary Staffing Service and our existing students can now join the bank as a HCA internally. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust has an established Temporary Staffing Service which helps to ensure that we meet the needs of our service users.

This vacancy is only open to current Mental Health or Learning Disability Student Nurses who are currently on/have recently been on placement within our services.

Student nurses must be on placement within the Trust or have recently completed a placement within the Trust as we will need to obtain a satisfactory reference from your TEWV practice placement mentor(s).

Please ensure that the placement is listed on your application form and your TEWV placement mentor is on the application as one of your referees (we need references to cover the past 3 years of employment/education/activity).

Please also make sure that you list the month and year of your student nurse cohort, expected year of completion of your nursing qualification and when your training was last updated. Failure to do this may result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

Supporting our Nursing teams within our inpatient services, to help promote recovery for our service users, you will have excellent communication skills and will work directly with patients, as part of a wider MDT and will need to demonstrate empathy, compassion, understanding and patience, whilst demonstrating that you can work flexibly as and when the need arises.

About us

The Trust is a strongly value based, person-centred organisation which has taken a strategic approach to continued service improvement, the modernisation of clinical roles and the introduction of care pathways embedded within a functioning system of governance.

The most important way we will get there is by living our values all of the time. These are:

Respect - listening, inclusive, working in partnership

Compassion - kind, supporting, recognising and celebrating

Responsibility - honest, learning, ambitious

Date posted

12 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£11.50 to £11.95 an hour £11.50 per hour, rising to £11.95 upon completion of training

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

346-BANK-SN-24/25

Job locations

Trustwide

Middlesbrough

TS4 3AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a unique opportunity to fast track onto the bank available only to existing students within TEWV which will enable you to work and gain valuable experience within Forensic Services, Learning Disability and Mental Health Services for Adult and Older People, Trust wide. You will be responsible for supporting nursing staff in meeting the needs of services users, working alongside our established workforce delivering all aspects of care to promote choice and client independence.

Successful applicants will be required to complete a mandatory training programme within the first 8 weeks of commencement which will provide all recruits with the necessary skills to work effectively and safely within our unique services. This is approximately 8 days of training for HCAs, this includes 5 consecutive days of face to face training in Positive and Safe Care. It is therefore essential that applicants ensure that they can commit to this prior to applying.

Bank workers are not regular employees and have no entitlement to guaranteed or continuous employment. Please be aware that hours worked on the bank are not transferable to placement hours. You will also not be able to undertake bank work in the same location as your current placement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Key skills in literacy (level 1) and numeracy (level 1)

Desirable

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Experience

Desirable

Previous experience of working with people with mental/social health needs.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Basic computer skills