Job summary
To promote and implement practice conducive to the development of patient centred care.

Provide professional leadership and take charge of ICU on a day to day basis, being responsible to the unit manager for clinical and non-clinical management of ICU and outreach.

Act as a team leader for clinical staff providing support and guidance.

Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job
Utilisecurrent and up to date knowledge about the specific care requirements of patients who may be admitted to the Unit.

Be knowledgeable about current infection control procedures and policies and ensure all staff and visitors adhere to these at all times.

Be knowledgeable about risk of infection and take responsibility for minimising cross infection within the clinical environment, assist in giving information and placing patients appropriately.

Ensure that patients care is evidence based and that the patient's journey is streamlined.

Use a wide range of up to date knowledge and experience for specialist critical care in determining at the time of assessment or admission, the most appropriate and safe patient care.

Assess, act upon and escalate appropriately potential problems or issues to ensure a safe, effective environment for staff, patients and visitors.

Identify, analyse and act upon staff situations when there is conflict and / or deviation from Trust or local policies and procedures. Identify, analyse, action and discuss with Unit Manager as appropriate any change management issues that arise.

Use Allocate to access electronic Rota/ Bank and agency rota. Assist Unit Manager by utilizing available resources to ensure safe and effective patient care e.g. periods of unplanned staff absence and / or equipment failure.

Be aware of Trust financial position and target objectives and ensure that unit area is as effective as possible in meeting these objectives.

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.

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.

Details
Date posted
06 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year

pa pro rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
229-SUR-8188337

Job locations
Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow Rd

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Critical Care course or equivalent Specialty
• Mentorship course

Experience
Essential

• Relevant ICU experience post specialist ICU course

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with the ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness.
• Evidence of proficient clinical ICU nursing skills

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Critical Care course or equivalent Specialty
• Mentorship course

Experience
Essential

• Relevant ICU experience post specialist ICU course

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal with the ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness.
• Evidence of proficient clinical ICU nursing skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address
Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow Rd

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address
Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow Rd

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
LEAD NURSE CRITICAL CARE SERVICES

TRACY HAMER

tracy.hamer@wvt.nhs.uk

01432372931

Details
Date posted
06 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year

pa pro rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
229-SUR-8188337

Job locations
Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow Rd

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Wye Valley NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.