# Community Staff Nurse - Ross On Wye DN Team

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust
- **Town:** Hereford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 30 hours per week (Shifts across 7 days 08.00 - 20.00)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T10:51:31.653Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Ross_On_Wye/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/South_West_Locality/South_West_Locality-v8157761
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8157761?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Exciting opportunity for a for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse post due to the internal development of current post holder.

The key principles of Wye Valley Trust are to improve the health and well-being of the people we serve in Herefordshire and surrounding areas. We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our wonderful District Nursing Team.

The Ross-On-wye District Nursing Team are a very supportive and dedicated team, we are an incredibly engaging, positive and hard-working team, providing care and support to patients in their own homes.

We work closely with Golden Valley DN Team and often work as a locality where needed.

We work closely with a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, including GP's, Palliative Care Nurses, Therapy Teams, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Ross DN Team also provide a wound clinic service based at the Community Hospital.

### Main duties of the job

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

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Community experience

### Other Factors

**Essential**

- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post

### 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.

### 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

## Documents

- [wvt benefits (pdf, 621.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1985)
- [229-ic-7654276 jdps (pdf, 308.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458205)

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