Job summary
- Main area
- ED
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 229-MED-8011078
- Employer
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Town
- HEREFORD
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata, pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Emergency Dept/Same Day Emergency Care Senior Sister
Band 7
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Job overview
Are you ready for the next step in your nursing career?
We are seeking a motivated nurses with proven leadership skills in emergency nursing at Band 7 to join an established team of senior nurses .
This roles provides senior nursing oversight to the Emergency Department and the Same Day Emergency Care Unit.
You will be responsible for the provision of clinical leadership, support, and decision making from the patient's arrival to hospital and throughout their journey in ED and SDEC on a rotational basis covering day and night duties 7 days a week
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to display excellent communication skills, have high standards of care and demonstrate excellent leadership skills.
The post holder is responsible for the management of the nursing team with in ED and SDEC and responsible for the continued development of ED and SDEC nursing
To adhere to the Trust values and missions and the Leadership Charter.
Working for our organisation
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 wed 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.
The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Post Registration Qualification within Specialty or equivalent
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Leadership ability
- Time management of self and others
- Demonstrate an ability to problem solve highly complex situations
- Ability at negotiating/persuasive skills
- Ability to influence at senior management & team level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Supporting Evidence of Post Registration Education within sphere of practice
- Demonstrate an ability to deliver clinical skills in practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Weaver
- Job title
- Acute and Emergency Directorate Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01432 355444
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