Wye Valley NHS Trust

Nursing Associate - Arrow Ward

The closing date is 27 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a Nursing Associate on Arrow 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.

Arrow ward is a 24 bedded respiratory unit, with NIV and HFNO patients

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 time...all the time.

Details

Date posted

19 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7810905

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)


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)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Deborah Pepper

Deborah.pepper@wvt.nhs.uk

01432364116

Details

Date posted

19 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7810905

Job locations

Hereford Hospital

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Supporting documents

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