Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 staff nurse to join our dynamic Coronary Care unit at Hereford County Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your nursing career within a specialist area. Working alongside a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team.
Our service comprises of caring for patients undergoing Coronary Angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Permanent Pacemaker insertion and provides an out of hours service for insertion of temporary pacemakers. We also care for patients with various cardiac related illnesses such as Arrhythmias, ACS (NSTEMI/ STEMI) and Heart Failure.
Main duties of the job
Administration of medication including intravenous drugs.
Caring for patients undergoing cardiac procedures such as coronary angiography and other investigations.
Participate and support patients with nutritional and hygiene needs.
Participate in practical supervision and assessing of students on placement.
Communicate with medical and multidisciplinary team to coordinate treatment and discharge planning.
Complete nursing assessment and care planning.
Perform and record patients clinical observations on maxims.
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
24 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-MED-7814925
Job locations
Coronary Care Unit
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Coronary Care Unit
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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