Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Lincoln / Boston / Grantham / Louth
Salary £15.33 - £18.66 paid hourly for bank shifts
Salary period Hourly
Closing 09/03/2025 23:59
Bank Cohort Staff Nurse - Lincoln Boston Grantham
Band 5
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred: Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety: Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence: Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion: Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect: Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
So, what is in it for you?
* Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it.
Types of flexibility could include:
* Part-time: less than 37.5 hours per week.
* Off-site/remote working: working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
* Compressed hours: usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
* Staggered hours: having different start and finish times.
* Set shift patterns: to allow for predictability.
* NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer.
* Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays.
* Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates.
In addition, there is more.
* Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston.
* Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
* Learning & Development: including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education.
* Financial support and benefits: including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics.
* Rewards & Recognition: including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.
Job overview
Bank Shifts available at all our main sites:
* Lincoln County Hospital
* Grantham & District Hospital
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is actively seeking to recruit Registered Nurses to join their bank team with shifts across all areas, including Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, A&E, Theatres, Elderly Care, Critical Care, Emergency Admissions and Paediatrics.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for the delivery of a consistently high standard of nursing care that meets the individual needs of our patients and those of the Trust.
The postholder will demonstrate clinical expertise in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care that puts patients at the centre of this approach.
The postholder will be expected to have the required management and facilitation skills that allows them to supervise the activity of other staff in the clinical setting.
The postholder may, on occasions, be required to assume responsibility for the ward / department in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.
As a Registered Nurse the post holder is expected to consistently act in accordance with the NMC Code.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Currently live on the NMC Register
* Degree level nursing or equivalent
* Nursing mentor live on NMC register
Experience
* Demonstrates the ability to implement and sustain high levels of individualised, evidence based, clinically effective care
* Evidence of recent CPD
* Successful Completion of preceptorship
Skills
* Excellent written and communication skills
* Ability to manage difficult or complex situations and to work under pressure
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload
* Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
* A willingness to act as a mentor for students
Specific Requirements
* Flexible approach to work
* Ability to work using own initiative
* Team player
* Ability to travel to other healthcare settings
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare.
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
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