# Staff Nurse - Staff Bank > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-staff-bank/09e6a832-d4d6-428a-a3a4-7614997c59d1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-staff-bank/09e6a832-d4d6-428a-a3a4-7614997c59d1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust - **Town:** Maidstone - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £17.68 per hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Variable 0 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T14:52:23.117Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Maidstone_Tunbridge_Wells_NHS_Trust/Bank/Bank-v8043639 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8043639?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mtw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is pleased to offer opportunities for Registered Nurses to join our Temporary Staffing Service, working flexibly across the wards Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals.   As a Registered Nurse, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality patient care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring the well-being of our patients. This is a bank-only role, with shifts offered on an as and when required basis. Whether you are returning to practice, seeking to reduce commuting, or looking to adjust your hours, our bank positions provide flexibility to suit a wide range of personal circumstances. The Trust is consistently recognised for its positive workplace culture, having been ranked in the Top 10 NHS Employers in the UK, based on the 2023 and 2024 NHS National Staff Survey. We are proud of our commitment to staff wellbeing, professional development, and flexible working. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our nursing team. In return, you’ll be supported to develop your clinical skills and will have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally within our ‘high challenge, high support’ environment. You’ll be part of a workplace that values continuous learning. From the fast paced demands of the emergency department to the compassionate care delivered in our maternal health unit, you’ll find a variety of specialties to match your interests and help you build a rewarding career. Benefits of joining our bank include: - Trust funded DBS and uniform - Priority access to shifts over agency staff - Weekly payroll - Support with development and revalidation - Easy to use online shift booking system - Dedicated support team available 7 days a week - Excellent transport links - Access to the NHS Pension Scheme ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list. All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed. Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email \[email protected\] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning. Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship in accordance with UK VISA’s and immigration legislation. ## Job Details Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is pleased to offer opportunities for Registered Nurses to join our Temporary Staffing Service, working flexibly across the wards Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals. As a Registered Nurse, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality patient care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and ensuring the well-being of our patients. This is a bank-only role, with shifts offered on an as and when required basis. Whether you are returning to practice, seeking to reduce commuting, or looking to adjust your hours, our bank positions provide flexibility to suit a wide range of personal circumstances. The Trust is consistently recognised for its positive workplace culture, having been ranked in the Top 10 NHS Employers in the UK, based on the 2023 and 2024 NHS National Staff Survey. We are proud of our commitment to staff wellbeing, professional development, and flexible working. ## Job Description We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our nursing team. In return, you’ll be supported to develop your clinical skills and will have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally within our ‘high challenge, high support’ environment. You’ll be part of a workplace that values continuous learning. From the fast paced demands of the emergency department to the compassionate care delivered in our maternal health unit, you’ll find a variety of specialties to match your interests and help you build a rewarding career. Benefits of joining our bank include: - Trust funded DBS and uniform - Priority access to shifts over agency staff - Weekly payroll - Support with development and revalidation - Easy to use online shift booking system - Dedicated support team available 7 days a week - Excellent transport links - Access to the NHS Pension Scheme ## Responsibilities We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission. Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list. All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed. Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email \[email protected\] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning. Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship in accordance with UK VISA’s and immigration legislation. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills. - Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with staff, patients and relatives, ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed. - Robust nursing assessment skills. - Care planning and evaluation skills. - Effective time mangement, prioritisation and organisational skills. **Desirable** - Solid delegation skills. - Able to teach and supervise others. - Able to use digital technology. ### Experience **Essential** - To have at least 6 months experience post registration - Up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse. - Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the NHS. - Able to demonstrate adherence to The Code (NMC, 2018). - Can define equality, diversity and inclusivity. **Desirable** - Able to describe audit and quality issues. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered with Nursing & Midwifery Council - Practice Supervisor preparation (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing - Evidence of continuous professional development - IV Therapy, Venepuncture and Cannulation Training. - Practice Assessor (or equivalent) - Intermediate Life Support Training - Central Venous Access Device Training ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 63.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2762) - [nursing and midwifery - job pack (pdf, 923.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2003) - [tips when completing your application (pdf, 50.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2920) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332314) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.