Staff Nurse - Leominster

Wye Valley NHS Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in the West Midlands is seeking a Community Hospital Staff Nurse to deliver high-quality holistic patient care within our dynamic ward teams across community hospitals in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to support recovery, discharge planning, and patient flow.

We offer strong leadership, great training and development opportunities, and a focus on staff wellbeing and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team coordination abilities.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.
• Problem solving and adaptability in a busy ward setting.
• Experience of leading or contributing to change within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality holistic patient care in a community hospital setting.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support recovery and independence.
• Contribute to safe discharge planning and smooth patient flow.
• Champion patient safety, dignity and experience in all interactions.
• Support patients and families with compassion and professionalism.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Education

First/Second Registered Nurse

Job description

We encourage early application as we reserve the right to close this post once sufficient candidates have applied.

Ready for your next rewarding challenge?

Join our dynamic and supportive community hospital wards, where no two days are the same and your impact is truly felt.We have 26 beds and is located in Tranquil environment with onsite parking for staff.

Why choose our community hospitals?

? Fast-paced with quick patient turnaround? Focus on dynamic discharge planning & patient flow? Exposure to sub-acute care to build your expertise? Ongoing investment in clinical skills development? Clear pathways for career progression & leadership

Why Join Us?

• Supportive, friendly ward teams
• Strong leadership and inclusive culture
• Excellent training & development opportunities
• Focus on staff wellbeing & work-life balance

Work in a close-knit, forward-thinking team where innovation, teamwork, and patient-centred care come together - and where your contribution truly makes a difference every day.

Informal visits welcome - come and meet the team and have a tour of the facilities on offer.

If you're passionate about delivering outstanding care and want to grow your career with us, we'd love to hear from you.

We are ready to invest in your future.

For more information or to arrange informal visit please contact Beverley Johns, [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a Community Hospital Staff Nurse, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, holistic patient care
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to support recovery and independence
• Contribute to safe discharge planning and patient flow
• Champion patient safety, dignity, and experience
• Support patients and families with compassion and professionalism

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.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Leadership
• Time management of self and others
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
• Problem solving
• Experience of change management

Education & Qualifications

• First/Second Registered Nurse

Personal Attributes

• Flexible and Adaptable
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Works well as part of a team

Experience

• Experience within relevant clinical area

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.