Wye Valley NHS Trust

Community Referral Hub, Single Point of Access

Applying for a post Once you have searched our current vacancies and found a job you would like to apply for, you will need to complete an online application. You have the option to click ‘apply online now’ on all of our advertised vacancies to be taken to an application form. At WVT, making sure that our staff feel valued is as important to us as making sure that our patients are safe. We’re looking for people that live our values to help us make a difference to the thousands of patients who come to us for treatment every year.…

Stroke education

External Links British Stammering Association National site: information and support on stammering Connect Charity site: Connect is a charity for people living with Aphasia, a communication disability which usually occurs after stroke Elklan National site: offers accredited courses for those working throughout pre-school, primary and secondary education in mainstream and specialist settings as well as parents and carers I CAN Charity site: supporting children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties Introducing Solid Foods Information for introducing solids to your baby, as used by our Health Visiting Team Little People's Plates National site: offers advice to parents on…

The human resources and organisational development directorate incorporates the following teams/departments: Recruitment The recruitment team provides a central recruitment service, processing all advertisements, applications and contracts of employment for the Trust and managing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checking service. The team is based at Monkmoor Court, Commerical Road in Hereford. Medical Recruitment The medical recruitment team provides a central recruitment service for all medical staffing appointments, which includes pre-employment checks for all medical and dental staff groups. The team is based at Monkmoor Court, Commerical Road in Hereford. Temporary staffing The temporary staffing team provide a centralised service…

Herefordshire Speech and Language therapy service can offer support for the following types of feeding, eating and swallowing difficulties: Ongoing Difficulties with bottle/breastfeeding Difficulties weaning onto solid foods Restricted diet/ extreme responses to food Swallowing difficulties associated with a range of medical and developmental conditions We cannot offer support for eating difficulties which are purely behavioural in origin.  However, these can be difficult to distinguish from other types of feeding difficulty and so assessment may be appropriate to establish the nature of the eating difficulty and identify alternative sources of support if necessary. Making a referral  Parents/Carers Herefordshire Speech and…

Patient veterans

Some of the drugs used to treat inflammatory arthritis can harm an unborn baby. We recommend that you speak with us if you are planning to become pregnant or father a child.   Your treatment may need to be changed before you stop using contraception.   If you have an unplanned pregnancy and are stopping or have recently stopped taking regular medication for your arthritis, please contact us as soon as possible.   Useful links: VERSUS ARTHRITIS – Pregnancy and Arthritis https://www.versusarthritis.org/media/22936/pregnancy-and-arthritis-information-booklet.pdf VERSUS ARTHRITIS – New pregnancy guidelines launched by the British Society for Rheumatology https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/healthcare-professionals/professional-network-and-clinical-updates/network-news/december-2022-network-news/new-pregnancy-guidelines-by-the-british-society-for-rheumatology/ BSR – 2 updated guidelines for prescribing rheumatology drugs during pregnancy and…

Epilepsy

Many parents cherish the time they were able to spend with their baby, and keepsakes can play a vital role in the grieving process following baby loss as most parents find making memories and having such reminders afterwards a great comfort. Other parents may feel that making memories and seeing their baby isn’t the right decision for them. There are lots of different ways we can support you in remembering your baby, some of these include: A memory box provided by a Baby Loss Charity Hand and foot prints Photography by the midwives Professional photography by www.remembermybaby.org.uk Dressing or bathing…