Community Matron

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 full time (12 months Fixed Term Contract or secondment with agreement from your current manager) highly experienced and autonomous registered nurses with advanced skills in managing complex frailty, long term conditions and caseload management with a V300 prescribing and appropriate Specialist Practice qualification.   You will be expected to proactively case manage integrated care for complex patients in the community, working closely with multi disciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, reduce hospital admissions and facilitate early hospital discharges where it is appropriate to do so.  Experience in district nursing/primary care nursing is desirable.

You will work autonomously, making differential diagnoses, prescribing treatments/investigations and/or referrals and possess a high level of communication and interpersonal skills at inter-professional and inter agency levels to ensure that high standards of care pathways are maintained.

One post will be based in Nottingham West (Stapleford) and one in Nottingham East (Arnold).  There is an expectation that the successful post holders will be required to work within the Community Matron team across the South of the County and provide cross cover when needed.

Main duties of the job

• Provide proactive, integrated care for complex patients in the community, improving patient pathways and reducing hospital admissions.
• Manage a complex caseload, undertaking comprehensive holistic assessments and developing proactive care plans.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively within a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to manage complex frailty and long term conditions.
• Utilise advanced clinical skills, including V300 prescribing  for complex case management.
• Lead on service improvement initiatives and provide clinical education/support within your local nursing teams.
• Educate patients, families, and other professionals on managing frailty and long-term conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full job description and main responsibilities.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.