Bank Staff Nurse | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking reliable and enthusiastic Staff Nurses for various assignments across acute medical, surgical, and community settings. The role allows for flexible working hours and requires accountability in nursing care. Ideal candidates should demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to high standards of clinical care. Applications close on September 29, 2025.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Competitive pay rates

Paid annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Free uniform

Qualifications

• Must be responsible for nursing care standards and maintain high clinical standards.
• Accountability as per the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care as part of the ward team.
• Demonstrate compassionate and inclusive leadership in nursing practice.

Skills

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Motivated

Job description

Overview

We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Staff Nurses to join our bank. To work in our acute medical wards, surgical wards, mental health wards, Special Care Baby Unit, Paediatrics and community nursing.

Benefits

• Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work.
• Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours.
• Paid annual leave.
• NHS pension scheme.
• A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role.
• Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services.
• Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team.
• Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal.
• Option to block-book shifts in a set period.
• SMS notifications of shift availability.
• Access to staff newsletters and bulletins.
• Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff.
• Free uniform, where applicable.

Locations and assignments

There are bank assignments all around the Trust, including our community settings in Haltwhistle, Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Rothbury, Blyth as well as our main hospitals in Hexham, Ashington, North Tyneside and Cramlington. We require bank adult and children's nurses to work in medical and surgical wards and also require bank mental health and community nurses. This post is for Bank Nurses able to pick up shifts in Berwick however shifts elsewhere will also be available. There are bank shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, early shifts, late shifts, twilight, nights and weekends. With bank you can pick and choose shifts which suit you.

Role and responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025