Staff Nurse - Frome (Internal)

Wye Valley Nhs Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford is looking for a Band 5 nurse to lead the Frome ward team, providing patient-centred care on a busy general surgical ward. You will work closely with Critical Care Outreach and other CNS teams to ensure timely discharges and safe patient flow.

The post requires NMC registration, offers development opportunities, and is based at Hereford County Hospital with a commitment to high quality care and staff support.

Qualifications

• Leadership and people management to lead a ward team.
• Effective communication with multi-disciplinary teams and families.
• Ability to deliver safe, high-quality patient care within policies and pathways.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate multidisciplinary patient-centred care as named nurse/team lead.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care; lead in the absence of senior nurse.
• Participate in supervision and teaching of staff and students.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Influence at management level

Government initiatives

Change management

Communication

Education

NMC registered

Job description

Job summary

Internal Applicants Only

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 and post ITU. You will be working very closely with the Critical Care Outreach team, Uro-Oncology and 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 will 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.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. On a regular basis, accept the responsibility for the management/leadership of the ward/department in the absence of the senior nurse.

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

About us

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 would want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust. They tell us it is 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.

Details

Date posted: 16 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa pro rata

Contract: Secondment

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 229-SUR-8325140

Job locations: Hereford County Hospital, Hereford, HR1 1ER, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• NMC registered

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

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

Experience

• Experience within relevant clinical areas

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address: Hereford County Hospital, Hereford, HR1 1ER, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Sister Kimberley Blackman, [e-mail], 01432355444