Staff Nurse - Arrow Ward

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated registered adult nurse to join our Respiratory team based at Hereford County Hospital on Arrow ward comprising of a 24 bedded area.

We are seeking a motivated Band 5 Staff Nurses to join and work closely with our exciting multidisciplinary team to provide seamless care.

You will have the support of our experienced band 6&7 nursing team, therapists, doctors and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• To facilitate multi-disciplinary patient centred care
• To support and supervise new members of staff and students
• On occasions accept responsibility for the management /Leadership of the ward department in the absence of senior nurse
• To facilitate a safe working environment by ensuring Risk assessment updated and robust documentation is completed.

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'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.

Person Specification Experience

• Experience within relevant clinical area

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Time Management of self & others
• Problem solving
• Ability to influence at management & team level
• Good knowledge of Government initiatives or equivalent
• Advocate for the profession
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
• Leadership
• Experience of Change Management

Education & Qualifications

• First / Second Registered Nurse

Personal Attributes

• Flexible & Adaptable
• Team Player
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Effective and sensitive handling of difficult information and situations

Other Factors

• Able to meet Moving & Handling requirements of job with any aids or adaptions that may be required
• Able to meet travel requirements of job

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a year. Per annum, pro rata