# B7 Community Matron/Paramedic Haringey Urgent Response Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b7-community-matronparamedic-haringey-urgent-response-services/11252242-e77f-4966-952d-eca52b9c4a79 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b7-community-matronparamedic-haringey-urgent-response-services/11252242-e77f-4966-952d-eca52b9c4a79.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Location:** The Whittington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Paramedic - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Some out of hours and weekend working on a rolling rota - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (there will be weekend and out of hours working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-12T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-28T16:30:53.282Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Community_MatronParamedic_Haringey_Urgent_Response_Services/Community_MatronParamedic_Haringey_Urgent_Response_Services-v8300443 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8300443?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will proactively manage a caseload of patients requiring complex case management in order to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge to improve patient health outcomes. Patients requiring case management in the H@H AND UCR Service will be identified by case-finding in the Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit, Accident and Emergency Department, Whittington Health wards, North Middlesex Hospital A&E, ULCH @home, LAS, Care Homes, Community Nurses and via GP referral. Patients will be identified as not requiring hospital admission but need high acuity Community support to go home safely. Working autonomously, the post holder will have continuing responsibility for proactively monitoring and managing patients on the caseload. The post holder will be expected to develop skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and nurse independent prescribing and use these both in the community and ambulatory care centre setting. Using these skills will assist in the recognition of early symptoms of disease exacerbation, acute illness and injuries. The post holder will be expected to co-ordinate care and navigate the patient through pathways across the primary, secondary care interface, including the prevention of unnecessary admissions, facilitating appropriate ones through in-reach case finding in both the hospital settings also via Community referral. ### Main duties of the job - Facilitate the early discharge of patients from the Whittington Health and NMUH inpatient wards and complete their recovery in the home environment by working collaboratively with the AEC Consultant. - Be aware of and utilise appropriate resources within the H@H AND UCR team and in the provision of total patient care. Managing the team on a day-to-day basis, supporting junior staff with decision making and skills development. - Undertake a comprehensive baseline assessment for each identified patient in conjunction with the AEC consultant, patient, relatives, carers and patient care team. - Use the assessment to agree and implement a patient held personalised plan of care to be agreed with the patient, relatives and carers and the patient care team. - Ensure that there are effective communications with other agencies about care plans to support patients at home. - Undertake prescribing as required and to ensure that medications are reviewed and highlight possible interactions and changes - Perform and document examinations to support proactive monitoring of chronic diseases and identification of early symptoms of exacerbation and liaise with the MDT - Work with the AEC consultant, ward consultants and/ or General Practitioner and patient care team to facilitate this and reduce hospital admission. - Lead by personal example of best infection control practice at all times. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ...........................................................See Job Description and Personal specification in attached documents.................................................................................... ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Advanced physical Assessment qualification or willingness to work towards - Diagnostic skills **Desirable** - Community Nursing skills, or willingness to expand field of knowledge and practice ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 2 years as Community Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner - Experience liaising/ referral to MDT and external health and social care agencies - Line management experience - Experience in either Acute medical ward, Emergency or Urgent Care setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - RGN/RN (Adult) - Physical / Systematic Assessment qualification or working towards **Desirable** - Minor illness qualification - Independent Prescribing ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Professional attitude - Multi-disciplinary team working **Desirable** - Able to lead and manage change - Possess vision and commitment to the organisation ## Documents - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) - [b7 community nurse/paramedic - haringey (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10620230) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.