Newly Qualified Nurses (RA)

Job overview

“Come and join us, let’s grow together”

Are you a final year adult or child field student nurse due to complete your nursing programme in 2025?

We would love you to come and join us, as a newly qualified nurse, here at Wye Valley NHS Trust where our key principles are to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve in Herefordshire and the surrounding area.

We offer you the opportunity to begin your nursing career in a supportive and caring environment, where we recognise the value of what you bring and contribute in caring for patients, families and service users, and we appreciate you for who you are.

As you continue to grow as a registered nurse and as an individual, we’ll support you through ongoing continuous practice enhancement and career development to reach your full potential.

Reasons why nurses enjoy working at Wye Valley NHS Trust are varied but here are some of things they tell us:

“… Wye Valley NHS Trust has a real community feel, and staff show outstanding care to their patients and families. Wye Valley NHS Trust innovates, it has a highly active research department and drives improvement in treatments, and a focus on staff development, engagement and well-being – we may be small, but we are influential.”

“… it was refreshing to feel and see the pride and respect that the line managers and the team have towards each other.”

*** Band 4 salary paid  prior to receiving NMC pin number ***

Main duties of the job

To demonstrate up to date knowledge of national and local professional issues and to lead/facilitate the implementation at a local level.

To undertake any other duties, required by the line manager appropriate to the grade and relevant to the post.

To act on behalf of patients, carers and staff to ensure their views are represented.

To support the ward/department Sister/Charge Nurse and their deputy in the implementation of their role.

To practice as a named nurse/team leader taking responsibility for a defined caseload of patients on a continuing basis.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care for a defined caseload. In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively manage complaints and report to Matron.

To promote collaborative working partnership and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To ensure clinical incident/near misses within the sphere of responsibility are managed in a timely manner. In the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse report action taken to minimize risk.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**We have full time and part time posts available and provide a 24/7 service, in your supporting statement please provide details of the areas that you are interested in working in**

PLEASE STATE WITHIN SUPPORTING STATEMENT PREFERRED AREA OF WORK.

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.