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We are recruiting a Community Matron in Westminster to cover maternity leave. For the right candidate, this is a real opportunity to shape patient care and put nursing right at the centre of community services.
We are a forward thinking, well respected and dynamic nurse-led team with a mission to improve integration across healthcare providers. We have the backing of our employer, CLCH, London’s largest community NHS community Trust, which enables our Community Matron team to innovate and drive forward clinical excellence. Partnership working is core to our values and the Community Matron team is paving the way towards integration, shared care and breaking down organisational barriers.
Main duties of the job
- Co-ordinate care provision through a case management approach for a defined high risk patient group with complex long-term conditions with the aim to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate timely discharge.
- Participate in MDTs including general practice and care homes MDTs, integrated neighbourhood meetings, high-intensity user forums within the acute sector.
- Provide a high standard of clinical care: using advanced skills, expert knowledge to instigate and provide clinical treatments based on evidence-based practice.
- Participate in the delivery of educational programmes to patients, carers, health and social care workers that promotes self-care principles.
- Develop and promote robust MDT working across the wider Health and Social care sectors.
- Monitor the quality-of-care provision, identify and promote areas for service development.
- Act as named Community Matron for a Primary Care Network, providing support and care coordination for the wider health team within the network.
- Work proactively with District Nursing colleagues and providing links across community nursing.
- Provide clinical leadership and support to end of life pathways, including the UCP framework.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a high level of clinical skills and expertise
- Extensive bio-medical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions
- Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and national/local policies
- Knowledge of research/audit processes
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Knowledge of adult safeguarding and risk management issues
- Knowledge of resource management
- Understanding of quality outcomes measures and relevant to service delivery
- Ability to undertake holistic assessments
- Ability to assess a situation and act appropriately
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Ability to work independently and within teams
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to effectively communicate difficult information both verbally and in writing
- Effective skills in delegating, negotiating, facilitating, and teaching.
- I.T. skills
- Understanding of frailty
Desirable
- Experience of completing Complex Geriatric Assessments (C.G.A.)
- Experience of completing Universal Care Plans (U.C.P.)
- Presentation skills
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience at a senior level
- Extensive experience of assessing and providing care to people with complex long-term conditions
- Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating across organisational boundaries
- Experience of change management
- Experience of teaching others
- Experience of receiving and delivering clinical supervision
- Experience of providing evidence-based care
- Experience of audit and evaluation
- Community experience
- Experience of MDT working
Desirable
- Experience of report writing
- Experience of policy development
- Experience of working collaboratively with care homes
Key Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work independently, make decisions, organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively to minimise disruptions, to ensure care and organisational deadlines are met in a timely manner
- Ability to deal with urgent/unpredictable situations appropriately and safely often working under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills
- To travel and provide care in patient’s homes
Desirable
- Proactive management and leadership skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse - First level degree or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Commitment to study at master’s level
- Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake)
- Relevant post-registration qualification (e.g., advanced clinical assessment skills, district nursing specialist qualification, frailty)
Desirable
- Case management qualification (or willing to undertake)
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This advert is for Community Matron with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 9 months (30/07/2027). The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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