The healthcare sector is currently fighting one of the biggest challenges it has ever known. COVID-19. In response, we are now calling for workers to Come Together, Combat COVID with a variety of roles (both clinical and non-clinical) to help support our NHS trusts and ensure they continue to provide excellent standards of patient care.
Nursing is potentially one of the most rewarding careers and a very popular choice for caring individuals. To qualify you must complete a degree in one of the four main fields:
At Bank Partners, we have teams on-site at all our partner trusts so there’s always someone to come to should any of our bank staff need a helping hand. So when we’re looking at some of the benefits of working at UCLH with the staff bank, who better to ask? Here’s what they had to say:
There are some values that are universal across professional care standards and codes of conduct. If you ask any of our bank workers why they got into the industry, what made them want to join the NHS, why they get up in the morning even, the answer would ultimately be: ‘Because I care.'
Working in a hospital, your main focus is often the health of your patients. You may even be letting your own health take a backseat as you give all your attention to their care. When the health of people is literally in your hands, can you afford to risk things like dehydration which can have a negative effect your concentration and cognitive function?