Bank - Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs) in Glasgow

Immediate Opportunities to join NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Nursing and Midwifery Staff Bank

Bank -Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs)

Band 5: £26,104 - £32,915

Hours: Full and Part Time Bank Shifts

Various across Greater Glasgow and Clyde

We are inviting passionate and committed individuals to join NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Staff Bank as NMC Registered Mental Health Nurses. Through our bank shifts we can offer full and part time hours across various shifts and locations across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Benefits of joining our nurse bank include:

• Weekly Pay
• Access to NHS Pension Scheme
• Our Bank staff prior to commencing Bank shifts will have an induction which covers all NHS GGC mandatory training and will also access a range of other training packages to support your professional development 
• Free Uniforms
• Build annual leave allowance for every shift you work 
• Book and manage your bank shifts on the go with access to our dedicated Online Bank Shift Booking system
• Support when you need it through our Staff Bank Contact Centre open 7 days 8am-8.30pm
• Flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle and other work commitments
• Most importantly our Bank RMNs/RNLDs are a key part of our multidisciplinary teams who will have key role improving our patients’ experience during their stay in hospital.

To be part of our staff bank you must:

• Hold current first level registration with the NMC as a Registered Mental Health Nurse and be educated to degree level or equivalent
• Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices. Experience of prioritising and working in a dynamic and fast paced clinical working environment
• Have good communication skills, (written and verbal) and dealing with sensitive issues relating to clinical practice
• Be able to demonstrate that you can work within boundaries, aware of your own limits and respectful of confidentiality 
• Have awareness of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its application within a clinical patient setting.
• Have excellent team working skills, a high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach - our units operate 24 hours 7 days a week, and our nursing staff work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights
• A commitment to patient-centred care and to values-based and evidence-based practice

Our Registered Mental Health Nursing teams are integral members of a multidisciplinary team and we are seeking candidates who will work in partnership demonstrating compassionate caring behaviour to fulfil the key functions of the inpatient ward /department. 

Applications are welcome from RMNs either currently working or with recent experience in the NHS, Private or Third Sector care providers. 

On successful completion of our recruitment process and mandatory induction  training standards  you will have access to a wide choice of flexible bank shifts across our Mental Health, Addiction and Prison Health Care services within specialist inpatient wards located across Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Greenock and Dunbartonshire.

Our Staff Bank provides a comprehensive temporary staffing service, covering a wide range of shifts each week for RMNs. As a Bank Nurse you will have the flexibility to determine your own shift pattern and not only that Bank shifts provide an important opportunity if you want to broaden your clinical experience; working in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient care across a wide range of inpatient /outpatient settings that will enable you to continue to professionally and clinically develop yourself.

There are lots of reasons to consider joining our Staff Bank which include:

As a Bank RMN your role involves the assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care programmes using a strength based recovery focused approach that proactively involves the person. As a statutory registered RMN you will directly contributes to safe, efficient service delivery and will be  required to work across the mental health inpatient service (i.e. Hospital site) providing nursing care that meets the needs of the service. 

When on your assigned bank shifts you will report to and work closely with the Senior Charge Nurse and at the same time you should also be able to work on your own merit supported by the wider nursing team. In addition you will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to enable effective communication to the multidisciplinary team and other agencies involved in care delivery.

Our Inpatient services provide mental health nursing care for: 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. Applications from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates will be welcomed.

For more information please refer to the Job Description which can be found at the bottom of this recruitment advertisement.

​​​​​​​Please note if you do not have a current Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN number we will not be able to consider an application at this time and you will not be shortlisted for interview on this occasion.

** Please note that if you are currently employed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, there is an internal pathway to apply for Staff Bank.  Access the vacancy 76169 from Staffnet/Vacancies/Internal NHSGGC Jobs

How to Apply

To access the NHS Scotland Online Application form please go to the Apply for Job button below

Please ensure:

All sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

Ensure when completing your application your telephone contact details and current E-mail are included as this will enable us to quickly contact you to arrange an interview if you are shortlisted.

Socially distant interviews will be conducted online through the Microsoft Teams video conferencing platform facility. If you are shortlisted for interview you will be issued with instructions and guidance on how your interview will take place.

Please note throughout the recruitment process you will be communicated through your Jobtrain account and via email and all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

We look forward to receiving your application