About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a band 5 nurse to work in the endoscopy unit. The service operates between Hereford County Hospital and Ross-on-Wye Community Hospital and the post holder will be required to work across both sites.
Endoscopy is an interesting and increasingly busy speciality and full training will be given. Informal discussions are welcome.
Please contact Fiona Goodarzi or Hannah Joseph on 01432 355 444 ext 1508
Main duties of the job
To facilitate multi disciplinary patient centred care and deliver effective quality nursing care, ensuring that work runs smoothly and efficiently.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
To provide nursing care to patients pre, during and post endoscopic procedures.
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 description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
First / Second Registered Nurse
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
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
Experience Desirable
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)