Nursing, HCA and midwifery

Nurses, healthcare assistants (HCAs) and midwives play a vital role in delivering care across NHS services. Through our NHS staff banks, you’ll have access to flexible opportunities across a range of healthcare settings, helping you build experience, develop your skills and work in a way that fits around your lifestyle.

Whether you’re looking for regular work, additional shifts alongside a substantive role or greater flexibility, our staff banks offer opportunities across hospital wards, emergency departments, community services and maternity settings.

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Opportunities across our NHS trusts for nurses, HCAs and midwives

Our NHS staff banks offer opportunities for nursing and midwifery professionals across a wide range of healthcare settings and specialisms. Depending on the trust, roles may be available in:

  • Acute medical and surgical wards
  • Emergency departments
  • Critical care and intensive care units
  • Community healthcare services
  • Outpatient departments
  • Maternity services
  • Elderly care and rehabilitation services

What you’ll need

Requirements vary between trusts and roles, but you’ll typically be asked to provide the following as part of the application and onboarding process:
  • Right to work checks
  • Professional Body PIN and certificate (clinical staff only) 
  • Full CV (including months and years, dating back to education) 
  • Model Declaration 
  • ID checks 
  • Immunisation records 
  • Proof of address 
  • Employment references 
  • Overseas police check (if you have lived outside the UK for more than 6 months in the last 5 years)  

Choose the NHS Trust you want to work for:

Barts Health Trust
One of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, bringing together five hospitals across east London. Barts Health provides specialist and routine care for more than 2.5 million people, with expertise spanning trauma, cardiac care, cancer services and community healthcare.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Providing acute, emergency and specialist care across two busy east London hospitals. BHRUT is home to specialist services including neurosciences, radiotherapy and a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit.
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BSW Hospitals Group Bank
A partnership between Great Western, Royal United Hospitals Bath and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, supporting more than one million people across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire. Work flexibly across a collaborative hospital group focused on improving care, workforce development and innovation.
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Great Ormond Street
One of the world’s leading children’s hospitals and an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. Providing more than 60 specialist and subspecialist paediatric services for children and young people.
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Isle of Wight NHS Trust
A unique NHS trust providing both acute hospital and ambulance services for the Isle of Wight community. Based around St Mary’s Hospital, the trust delivers emergency, surgical, maternity, paediatric and ambulance services across the Island.
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Moorfields Eye Hospital
The UK’s leading provider of eye health services and a world-renowned centre for ophthalmic care, research and education. Work across specialist services dedicated to improving eye health and vision.
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North Middlesex University Hospital
A busy north London hospital providing hospital and community services across maternity, emergency, medical and surgical care. Part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust group since 2025.
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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
A large teaching trust providing hospital, community, specialist and military healthcare services across Portsmouth and south east Hampshire. Home to a regional cancer centre and award-winning research programmes.
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A leading acute and specialist NHS trust providing care across six hospitals in central London. UCLH is recognised for its world-class research, specialist services and commitment to delivering outstanding patient care, education and innovation.
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Whittington Health NHS Trust
An integrated hospital and community trust providing care across north London. Whittington Health delivers services in hospitals, community settings and patients’ homes, supporting more than 500,000 people across the region.
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Why join Bank Partners

By your side for every shift

You’re supported every step of the way. Our dedicated on-site teams, Customer Care experts and Bank Partners portal work together to make managing your bank work as simple as possible. Whether you need help with shifts, training, payslips or day-to-day queries, support is always close at hand.

Dedicated on-site support

You’ll get to know our dedicated on-site teams, with familiar faces who understand your workplace and how your bank operates. By being there day-to-day, they help keep everything running smoothly, answer questions and offer hands-on support whenever it’s needed.

Flexible work around you

Choose shifts that fit around your life, giving you the flexibility to work when and where it suits you. Whether you’re looking for regular work or occasional shifts, you can manage your work around your personal commitments.

Everything in one place

Managing your bank work is simple with the Bank Partners portal. You’ll have quick access to shifts, payslips, training and support, with the ability to view, book, amend or cancel shifts easily, whether you work at one staff bank or several.

Priority access to shifts

Benefit from regular, reliable bank work. As a staff bank worker, you’ll always be prioritised for available shifts ahead of agency workers, helping you access opportunities as soon as they become available.

More than just shifts

Being part of a staff bank comes with more than flexible work. You’ll have access to wellbeing resources, e-learning and training opportunities throughout your bank journey. Working in familiar environments helps you feel part of the team, while practical support and simple processes make it easy to manage your bank work.

Ready to get started?

Whether you’re looking for additional shifts, greater flexibility or opportunities across different specialties, our staff banks provide access to NHS doctor opportunities across a range of trusts and healthcare organisations.

Register for opportunities across our doctor staff banks, or apply for a role that matches your experience, specialty and availability.