How bank nursing can work for you
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How bank nursing can work for you

Lynne Pearce Health journalist

NHS banks offer cover shifts and the chance to earn extra income

NHS banks provide a pool of temporary staff to cover planned or unplanned shortfalls in the workforce, including sickness absence, vacancies and annual or maternity leave. They enable trusts to avoid having to pay expensive agency fees to fill any gaps in staffing.

Nursing Standard. 36, 7, 13-13. doi: 10.7748/ns.36.7.13.s9

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