Pros
There are plenty of shifts.
Kontras
UCLH trust has now gone paperless. Whereas UCLH staff get a paid day off training to use the EPIC paperless system, as a bank RMN NO training is offered by Bank Partners. On the day they went paperless I rang Bank Partners and was told to ring another number to organise training for myself. There had been no communication from Bank Partners beforehand. That number was engaged virtually all day and then I was told I had to do an elearning course in my own time, whereas UCLH staff got a paid day off work to attend training. This just sums up the couldn't care less attitude of Bank Partners. There is no opportunity for professional development as access to the online learning portal is blocked. As an RMN presumably they think you don't have to worry about revalidation. The ID badge has no mention of job title or that you work for an NHS organisation. It just has name and "Bank Partners" so sometimes patients are confused and think you are working for a high street bank. And it gets worse! Previously bank staff got discount at the hospital canteen, but now that has been removed. There really is absolutely no point at all in joining the bank at UCLH. You think you are joining an NHS bank, but it is in actual fact "Pulse Nursing (Temp) Ltd" trading as "Bank Partners". No NHS pension, just a few quid goes into a "People's Pension" account each week. If anyone wants to work at UCLH I would instead advise joining Care Providers, Your World or MedicsPro nursing agencies.