Bank NICU Registered Nurse - Band 5

Job overview

So, you’re eager to learn more about working within our Bank Team as a Registered Nurse in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at North Bristol NHS Trust? 

As a Bank Registered NICU Nurse,  you will be responsible for the day to day care of babies and their families.

NICU is a well established Level 3 Unit providing a centre of excellence for babies requiring medical and neurological assessment and treatment, and a tertiary referral centre for the South west neonatal network.  The unit has 34 cots, comprising of 8 ITU, 8 HDU and 18 SC, with an additional 10 cots on their Transitional Care Ward.

Want to know more about Nursing roles within our NBT eXtra team? 

Here are a few reasons to apply:

• NBTeXtra bank workers are valued members of our team and have access to exceptional benefits, including access to the NHS Pension scheme, and full training and induction support 
• NBTeXtra offer flexible working patterns to meet your needs, offering earlies, lates, long days and nights with competitive rates. 
          
• 19.81* per hour – Week Days 
• £25.75* per hour  - Nights and Saturdays 
• £31.70* per hour – Sundays and Bank Holidays 

              *All rates are inclusive of annual leave allowance 

• State of the art facilities - you will have access to our award-winning Brunel building, which has won Best Acute Hospital Development at the 2017 Building Better Healthcare Awards
• All NBTeXtra nurses receive free uniform. 
• Paid mandatory and statutory training on going

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As a Bank Nurse, your responsibilities will include :  

• Supporting all clinical areas of the Trust as and when required.  
• Taking personal responsibility and accountability for ensuring that Trust and local policies and procedures are known and followed and ensuring duties are carried out in accordance with the advisory guidelines and practice set out in the NMC code.
• Being responsible for assessment, planning, Implementation and Evaluation of patient care.
• Taking responsibility for the supervision and guidance of other staff including health care assistants and students as required.

Applicants must:  

• Hold RN (Adult or Paediatric) registration with current NMC license to practice 
• Have relevant experience within the last 18-24 months - newly qualified staff require 15 months post qualification experience (3 months preceptorship and 12 months appropriate experience
• Have a drive to work hard, enthusiasm and the ability to commit to a 4-day induction programme if successful 
• Have right to work in UK (with relevant Adaptation/ONP if applicable) 
• Have the ability to commence work within 3 months from offer 

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.  We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. 

 We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services. 

 North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.