Job summary We are the Leominster District Nursing Team, within the North West Locality, a dedicated team providing excellent planned and unplanned nursing care to patients in their own homes. We aim to deliver high quality care to improve health and wellbeing and to support our patients to remain living at home. We pride ourselves in being hard-working, supportive, friendly and flexible. We're seeking to recruit a Band 6 Community Nursing Sister, or an experienced Band 5 Community Nurse who is keen to develop. You will share our passion for caring for people in their own homes and has the ability to support the leadership and management whilst striving for excellence in community nursing. You will be pivotal in a collaborative environment that promotes innovative approaches to patient care and a mentor to new staff to help shape the future of nursing within the community. As part of this role, you will be involved in triage and referrals. This involves managing referrals appropriately, and delegating urgent visits for staff within the North West Locality. We're keen to recruit a colleague with the right values and behaviours who can help us deliver our Trust priorities of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Main duties of the job As a community nursing sister you will be responsible for managing an identified caseload of patients delivering a wide range of nursing interventions for patients with complex healthcare needs. In addition you will support junior team members with more complex nursing interventions on the team's shared caseload. You will work closely with you designated GP practice, attend multidisciplinary meetings and work in partnership with our health and social care colleagues to provide optimal care plans for our patients. We are a busy service and caseloads are reflective of this. This requires you to have good organisational skills, an ability to work independently and flexibility to support the needs of the service. You will be able to demonstrate excellent nursing skills, ability to motivate others and work well was part of a team. You will be required to work weekends, bank holidays and cover late shifts (until 8 pm) as part of a rota. The role involves visiting patients at home in a rural setting and you therefore must be able to drive and have access to a car. There are opportunities for lease cars. If you have the right values for the Wye Valley Trust you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development. 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 timeall the time. Date posted 27 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 229-IC-7063438 Job locations Leominster Community Hospital South Street Leominster HR6 8JH Job description Job responsibilities To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. You will be required to work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota and cover late shifts until 8pm. The role involves visiting patients at home in a rural setting and you therefore must be able to drive and have access to a car. There are opportunities for lease cars. Job description Job responsibilities To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. You will be required to work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota and cover late shifts until 8pm. The role involves visiting patients at home in a rural setting and you therefore must be able to drive and have access to a car. There are opportunities for lease cars. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (NMC Registration) Evidence of continued Professional Development via post graduate level courses Degree or willingness to work towards relevant post graduate qualifications Desirable Specialist Practitioner Qualification V100/V300 Nurse Prescribing Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential Good leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team Ability to manage work load for self and others Desirable Palliative Care Experience/syringe driver management Experience Essential Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members Experience in working independently and as part of a team Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (NMC Registration) Evidence of continued Professional Development via post graduate level courses Degree or willingness to work towards relevant post graduate qualifications Desirable Specialist Practitioner Qualification V100/V300 Nurse Prescribing Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential Good leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team Ability to manage work load for self and others Desirable Palliative Care Experience/syringe driver management Experience Essential Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members Experience in working independently and as part of a team 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). Additional information 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 Leominster Community Hospital South Street Leominster HR6 8JH Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)