# Community Matron > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-matron/07e5e0e2-b324-4ab6-97de-1f480ef5805e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-matron/07e5e0e2-b324-4ab6-97de-1f480ef5805e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Northumbria House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Matron - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (service covers 8-8 7 days per week, the shifts are earlies and lates with optional long days where this can be accommodated.) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T08:20:42.947Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Cramlington/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8358130 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8358130?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Matron to join our Community Nursing Teams across South East Central Northumberland; the Community Matron will be responsible for identification of vulnerable patients who are at risk and also those frequently admitted to hospital by proactive case management working with Specialist Nurses, Medical colleagues, Palliative Care, Intermediate Care, Social Care and AHPs, the aim is to reduce admissions and improve quality of life. They will provide support into the care homes. Northumbria Healthcare Trust are committed to lifelong learning and offer support to enhance your knowledge and skills, to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job - The Community Matron undertakes advanced clinical assessment, identifying needs, planning, case management and coordinating of care for patients with highly complex needs and co- existing long term conditions, working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to improve patient outcomes. The post holder will provide clinical leadership for staff within the Community Nursing service, supporting the development of staff roles with regular training and supervision and will contribute to the assessment of competence for registered and non registered staff. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To clinically supervise and demonstrate specialist community healthcare knowledge and skills to develop the skill set of community nursing staff, students, patients and carers within a cluster of community teams. - To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership where team members are supported to work and develop clinical practice across all localities acting as joint supervisors to all Nurse Practitioners where needed. - The post-holder will undertake advanced clinical assessment, needs identification, planning, case management and co-ordination of care for individuals with highly complex needs and co-existing long-term conditions. - The post-holder will work towards advanced professional practice including advanced clinical skills, medicines management, leadership, supporting self-care management and forge interagency and partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-existing long-term conditions. - In addition, the post-holder will work proactively to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and facilitate earlier discharge from hospital for patients identified through multi-disciplinary team meetings, high risk patient programmes or proactive care management. - To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse 1st level - First level degree in health-related subject - Advanced Physical Assessment and history taking qualification - Independent Prescribing qualification - Registered mentor **Desirable** - Relevant and additional post registration eg Advanced / Specialist qualification ### Other Requirements **Essential** - It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Significant post –registration experience preferably with some experience in a community setting or clear understanding of Primary and community care - In depth experience in the management of individuals with long term conditions - Ensuring the delivery of ‘Compassion in Practice’ - Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy, incorporating the 6C’s. - Specialist knowledge and experience in Community Care to Master’s level equivalent or evidence that works at a Masters level equivalent **Desirable** - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) - [com1013 community matron jd&ps (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10709814) ## 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.