Bank Staff Nurse - Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole

Job overview

Exciting opportunities are available for Staff Nurses to join our Bank supply at Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. 

Our Registered Nurses work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide innovative and patient-centred care for all of our patients. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care to achieve the very best in patient outcomes. 

We can offer you the chance to develop and maintain your knowledge and skills whilst working on a supportive unit. The Trust offers a comprehensive training and support package for staff joining our local hospitals. It's a good place to learn and gain experience working alongside a good team that welcomes new staff members. 

Please only apply for this position if you are a registered nurse with NMC PIN. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications from Red List Countries as per NHS Employers and WHO guidance. 

A successful appointment to this position will also allow you to work via our collaborative bank at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and York and Scarborough NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

Registered Nurse working as part of a ward/department team, responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care

Responsible for allocating and checking work of junior staff and health care assistance
Regularly takes charge of the ward/department.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. 

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at 

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse – in appropriate branch

Desirable criteria

Diploma in Nursing

Qualified mentor (ENB 998 or mentorship award or equivalent) or working towards
Evidence of Post Registration development in the relevant specialty
Qualified NVQ Assessor (A1 or equivalent) or working towards
Management qualification

Occupational Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum six months post registration experience in relevant specialty

Desirable criteria

Experience of being ‘in charge’ of a shift

Employer certification / accreditation badges