Our three community hospitals, located in the market towns of Leominster, Bromyard and Ross-on-Wye, provide vital healthcare services for the people of Herefordshire and beyond. Each of the hospitals is distinctive and reflects the health needs of the communities they each serve. Our staff members in the hospitals work as close-knit teams and have close links with local groups and organisations. So whether it is rehabilitation following an operation, physiotherapy, endoscopy, palliative care or our various consultant-led clinics, there's always something going on. We're looking to recruit to various posts at these hospitals and would love to hear from you if…

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Nicki Lloyd - Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) My name is Nicki Lloyd and I am a Health Care Support Worker on Lugg Ward at Hereford County Hospital. My job role involves assisting the nurses with the care of patients on the ward. This can involve personal care, changing beds, taking clinical observations, testing blood sugar levels, emptying catheters, taking ECGs and taking blood samples. I decided to become a HCSW with Wye Valley Trust as I had been working in Adult Social Care in a variety of rolls for about 16 years, and wanted to gain new skills which…

Natalie is a resident doctor at Wye Valley NHS Trust “I moved to Hereford from Birmingham and I                                                                                                love the community spirit of the city.   There really is everything you need here.  The city has the River Wye running through its centre and rural Herefordshire is only ever a five minute drive…

Felicity has worked at Wye Valley NHS Trust for over 25 years, thoroughly enjoying her chosen career in nursing and feels proud. Felicity Archer, Matron, Medical division Matron – Felicity Archer has worked at WVT since 1992, where she started working on Intensive Care.  After many enjoyable years in ITU including opportunity for career development and progression Felicity was ward sister for a cardiac and respiratory ward and has now progressed further to Matron of the medical division.  Felicity who is in charge of around 40 nurses and healthcare assistants says: "I absolutely love my job. I work with a…

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  Patients should all be seen within 4 weeks of a referral Patients with a new diagnosis will be seen within 2 weeks of a referral Continued support from the service is offered All aspects of wellness, illness and social care benefits are assessed Prompt correct referrals to other health care professionals are actioned and followed up Patients have access to the most correct up-to-date information available Patients needing modifying treatments are assessed at an appropriate time Relapsing patients are triaged and treated within a 10 day timeframe The model of delivery encompasses: Health promotion for people newly diagnosed with MS…

Our vision “To improve the health and well being of the people we serve in Herefordshire and the surrounding areas”. Our mission “To provide a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and friends”.   Which means:-         Our values Our Trust's values are so important to the way we work every day, we're really keen to hear from candidates who share our values and will demonstrate them when joining our team.   Compassion  We will support patients and ensure that they are cared for with compassion  Accountability  We will act with integrity, assuming responsibility…

  Training for General Practice  Why not come to our beautiful county and join our local Vocational Training Scheme for General Practice?  Herefordshire has a well-established training programme. The hospital experience is based  at Hereford County Hospital in the heart of the city of Hereford, and  surgery-based jobs are within the county and within easy reach of Hereford City. We have a mixture of rural and city training practices and you are usually able to spend time in both. The half-day release programme takes place on the hospital site at the Post-Graduate Medical Centre. We have a high ratio of…