Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a Nursing Associate on Redbrook Ward. To join our friendly, supportive team, to help us deliver high quality care to our patients. You will be working alongside multi-disciplinary teams of highly specialist practitioners. Redbrook is a general medical ward with 24 beds. The post is permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) or part time if preferred (negotiable). It will provide the successful candidate with new skills, competence and developmental opportunities, as well as the security of being part of a friendly team. The applicant should be motivated and enthusiastic to learn and should strive to provide individualised and holistic care to patients, with a genuine desire to care for others. Main duties of the job The nursing associate will provide support to the registered nurse by caring for patients and enhance the quality of hands on care offered Nursing Associates will be accountable for their own practice. You should possess good interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, organised and able to prioritise and work well as a member of a team. 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 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year pa pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 229-MED-7000199 Job locations Hereford Hospital Stonebow Road Hereford HR1 2ER Job description Job responsibilities To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. Job description Job responsibilities To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Foundation Degree Nursing Associate qualification NMC Nursing Associate registration GCSE English (grade A-C) or equivalent GCSE Maths (grade A-C) or equivalent Desirable IT qualifications Assessor qualification Experience Essential Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience in prioritising own workload Experience in working without direct supervision Communication Skills Essential Ability to challenge poor behaviour Role modelling good behaviour Ability to praise and be supportive to others Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential Foundation Degree Nursing Associate qualification NMC Nursing Associate registration GCSE English (grade A-C) or equivalent GCSE Maths (grade A-C) or equivalent Desirable IT qualifications Assessor qualification Experience Essential Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience in prioritising own workload Experience in working without direct supervision Communication Skills Essential Ability to challenge poor behaviour Role modelling good behaviour Ability to praise and be supportive to others 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 Hereford Hospital Stonebow Road Hereford HR1 2ER Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)