Community Staff Nurse - Ross On Wye DN Team (Fixed Term Contract)
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Ross On Wye, HR9 5ADView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidates for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse post. We have a full time fixed term post for 12 months Ba...
Our aim is to provide treatment and support to patients in their own homes. Whilst undertaking a holistic nursing assessment, we aim to encourage patients to remain as independent as possible, in order to prevent hospital admissions.
Due to the nature of this role, lone working and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post are essential.
Main duties of this role include, but are not limited to;
- Palliative care
- Wound care
- Managing end of life symptoms and providing support for relatives/carers- Managing long term conditions in a community environment- CVAD and drain management- Chemotherapy disconnect- Holistic assessments- Post operative care following discharge- Wound clinic service- Venous blood samples
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.
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.
Education & Qualifications
Essential: - RN1; - Registered with NMC
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential: - Health and Safety awareness; - Good Computer skills particularly Microsoft packages
Desirable: - Wound Care; - Palliative Care; - Long term conditions
Experience
Desirable: - Community experience
Personal Attributes
Essential: - Flexibility to meet the changing demands of the Organization
Desirable
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to negotiate and influence, in difficult situations.
- Good time management and ability to meet deadlines.
- Assertiveness and confidence.
Other Factors
Essential: - Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
How to apply
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First seen
23 September 2026
Last checked
25 September 2026
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