Staff Nurse - Frome

Wye Valley; Hereford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford is seeking a Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 on a permanent contract. You will work on Frome ward, a 35-bed General Surgical ward, caring for acutely unwell patients and coordinating with the Critical Care Outreach team and therapy colleagues. The post requires a UK NMC PIN (or awaiting registration).

37.5 hours per week with long day/night shifts (full time or part time). Salary ranges from £32,073 to £39,043 per annum, pro rata for part-time posts, and closing date

Qualifications

• Registered with the NMC as a nurse.
• UK PIN required or awaiting registration.
• Experience in general surgical wards preferred.

Responsibilities

• To facilitate multidisciplinary patient-centred care as named nurse/team leader.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Lead ward/department in the absence of the senior nurse.
• Participate in supervision and teaching.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Influence at management

Government initiatives

Change management

Verbal & written comms

Education

NMC registered

Job description

Main area Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Long days and nights) Job ref 229-SUR-8359888

Site Hereford County Hospital Town Hereford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Frome ward is a 35 bedded General Surgical ward. The ward will receive all of the emergency General Surgical from A&E and clinics and also repatriated patients. On Frome ward you will be caring for acutely unwell patients, some of whom will be pre & post ITU. You will be working very closely with the Critical Care Outreach team, Uro-Oncology & Colo-Rectal CNS Teams as well as the Therapy teams to instigate timely discharges and effective patient flow on the ward.

We offer a supportive and exciting work environment and are committed to the development of our staff here at Wye Valley NHS Trust.

You will support individuals and teams to deliver safe, high quality and effective patient care that is responsive to the needs of our patients and their families. Along the way, you'll build strong relationships with consultants, hospital senior leaders, a wide range of healthcare professionals and, of course, patients.

Candidates MUST have a PIN with the NMC or awaiting registration.

Main duties of the job

To facilitate multidisciplinary patient centred care in the role of named nurse/team leader.

Toassess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. On a regular basis, accept theresponsibility for the management/leadership of the ward/department in the absence of thesenior nurse.

To participate in the supervision and teaching of staff and students.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• NMC registered

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Leadership
• Time Management of self & others
• Ability to influence at management & team level
• Good knowledge of government initiatives
• Experience if change management
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and written

Experience

• Experience within relevant clinical areas

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kimberley Blackman Job title Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01432 355444 Additional information

For more information please contact:

Sister Kimberley Blackman - [e-mail] on [phone] extension 2388

Nicola Smith - Clinical Lead Nurse for Frome can be contacted on [e-mail] or [phone] ext 1614