Job summary
Are you a motivated and skilled nurse with a passion for lower limb care? We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Band 6 Lower Limb Nurse Specialist to join our well-established, forward-thinking community service within Herefordshire.
This role is primarily based across Bromyard and Ledbury, working with patients in community clinics and home settings, as part of a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team.
Our Lower Limb Service is a highly regarded and longstanding service within Herefordshire, committed to evidence-based practice, innovation, and continuous improvement. We are proud of our patient-centred approach and our strong professional reputation across the county.
The service actively embraces new models of care, clinical developments, and service transformation, ensuring staff are supported to work at the top of their licence and develop advanced clinical skills.
We offer -
- A supportive and experienced clinical team
- A stable, well-established service with a positive culture
- Opportunities for professional development and specialist training
- Flexible working where possible to support work-life balance
- The opportunity to work in beautiful rural Herefordshire, serving close-knit local communities
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a registered nurse (NMC) with substantial experience in lower limb or tissue viability care
- Has strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Is confident working autonomously while valuing team collaboration
- Is enthusiastic about service development and improving patient outcomes
- Holds (or is willing to work towards) relevant specialist qualifications
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals 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 wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its 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.
Details
Date posted
27 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-IC-7733265
Job locations
Ledbury
Ledbury
HR8 2AQ
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Ledbury
Ledbury
HR8 2AQ
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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