Staff Nurse Frailty - GarwayNHS
Job summary
A brand new frailty building opened in 2021 comprising of three frailty wards. Top floor is frailty/orthopaedic, middle floor short stay frailty assessment unit and on the ground floor long stay general frailty unit.
We are proud of our current developing service which supports the way our frail and elderly patients are cared for. It incorporates 72 inpatient frailty beds, a front door frailty team which includes Therapists, Advanced Care Practitioners specialising in frailty, medical and nursing colleagues which supports early assessment.
The vacant post is for a registered nurses on Garway Ward. This is a 24 bedded frailty ward, Experience in caring for patients who have a diagnosis of Dementia would be useful. You will be working closely with the a wide multi-disciplinary team to provide seamless care.
Main duties of the job
To facilitate multi-disciplinary patient centred care
To support and supervise new members of staff and students
On occasions accept responsibility for the management /Leadership of the ward department in the absence of senior nurse
To facilitate a safe working environment by ensuring Risk assessment updated and robust documentation is completed.
Job description
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details about the role and responsibilities.
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.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
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.