Job summary
- Main area
- Bank
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Variable 0 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 359-7747913-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £17.68 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 03/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric ED Staff Nurse - Staff Bank
Band 5
Job overview
Join one of the top-performing Emergency Departments in the country.
Are you currently looking for work to fit around commitments such as the school run?
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust currently have a number of opportunities for registered nurses who wish to work flexibly.
The position will cover Paediatric ED at both the Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Maidstone Hospital.
We are proud to be consistently ranked among the top 10 NHS trusts for Emergency Department (ED) target performance. We are now looking for compassionate, motivated, and enthusiastic nurses to join our dynamic ED team on bank.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for nurses who:
• Are kind, compassionate, and patient-focused.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and team-working skills.
• Are passionate about delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced environment.
• Are keen to develop their clinical knowledge and emergency nursing skills.
This is an exciting opportunity for nurses currently working in acute care settings who are ready to take the next step in their career. You will be joining a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering excellent care and continuous learning.
In return for your enthusiasm, you will be supported to develop your clinical skills and will have the opportunity to develop personally and professionally as part of a ‘high challenge, high support’ environment.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is proud to be ranked among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide, and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in both the 2023 & 2024 NHS Staff Surveys.
We are a large acute hospital trust based in South East England, providing high-quality general and specialist hospital services to around 600,000 residents across West Kent and East Sussex. Our dedicated and diverse workforce of over 8,000 staff also delivers specialist cancer services through the Kent Oncology Centre.
In October 2024, Fordcombe Hospital near Tunbridge Wells joined the Trust. This planned care facility offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, a full range of diagnostic services, and consultation and treatment suites.
Our Staff Bank plays a vital role in supporting our services by providing flexible, skilled cover for temporary staffing needs across all specialties. It offers a rewarding and adaptable way to work, giving you the opportunity to broaden your experience, explore different specialties, and potentially move into a permanent role within the Trust.
Benefits include:
• Competitive pay
• Flexible, ‘as & when’ working patterns
• Free DBS check and uniform
• Priority access to shifts over agency staff
• Weekly payroll
• Support for ongoing development & revalidation
• Easy-to-use online shift booking system - Loop
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Blue light card eligibility
• Excellent transport links
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level Registered Nurse with UK Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
- Practice Supervisor preparation (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- 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
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Able to describe audit and quality issues.
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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 management, prioritisation and organisational skills.
- Ability to reflect on practice and accept constructive feedback.
- Utilises a problem-solving approach to work.
- Demonstrates effective nursing practice in all basic registered nurse procedures.
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role.
- Demonstrates awareness of evidence-based practice.
Desirable criteria
- Solid delegation skills
- Able to teach and supervise others.
- Able to use digital technology.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- The Temporary Staffing Team
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 228800
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