Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and compassionate Registered Adult Nurse to join our dedicated Stroke Team at Hereford County Hospital, based on Wye Ward.

Wye Ward is a 26-bedded specialist stroke unit, comprising a 6-bedded Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU), which provides care during the initial phase following a stroke, and 20 acute and rehabilitation stroke beds, where patients receive ongoing specialist nursing care and rehabilitation during this important stage of their recovery.

As a Registered Adult Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting individuals and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality and effective patient care that is responsive to the needs of our patients and their families. You will work closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to promote holistic care, enhance patient outcomes and contribute to the continued development of the service.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic nurse who is committed to providing compassionate, person-centred care and who can work effectively both independently and as part of a team. You should be able to demonstrate good communication skills, a commitment to professional development and a willingness to embrace and facilitate change.

Band 4 Nursing associate can be considered . 

Applicants must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and hold a valid NMC PIN.

Main duties of the job

To work as  the registered nurse in the delivery of direct and indirect patient care.

•Act on  any concerns to the raised,  relating to standards of cleanliness, hazards and patient safety within the clinical area.

•To ensure the  nursing and medical team are regularly updated on patients’ condition and progress.

•To ensure the equipment is clean and in good working order and that damaged or faulty equipment is reported correctly.  that the  team 

•To ensure the environment is clean and tidy.

•To participate with the induction of staff new to the clinical area.

•To minimize hazards in the working area and report any identifiable hazards to the ward sister. To adhere to all safe systems of work applicable to the work area.

•To demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing, to ensure dissemination of information.

•To maintain confidentiality at all times.

•To promote awareness of child protection issues referring to area child protection policy and Trust policy. Attend child protection training in accordance with the policy.

•To promote awareness of adult protection issues referring to the Herefordshire Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures for The Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse. Attend adult protection training sessions in accordance with the policies and procedures.

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.