Vacancies Associate Community Matron (Urgent Community Response)
Role Summary
The role uses clinical assessment skills and expert knowledge to make comprehensive and focused assessments within their competence and professional code, for patients presenting with a wide range of acute and long-term conditions including frailty. You will need to demonstrate flexibility, excellent time management skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You must possess the ability to work autonomously with little direct supervision, at times lone working, whilst being a committed member of our supportive team.
About the Role
Are you interested in working in a supportive community environment and are looking for your next challenge? We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic and motivated Associate Community Matron to join Urgent Community Response working flexibly across the Tiverton and Cullompton Cluster. We are an integrated health and social care team who facilitate crisis management in the community, prevention of hospital admissions, and enabling appropriate discharges, supporting people to remain as independent as possible at home. This is an exciting and fast paced team, where each day can present new challenges and learning opportunities. This post would be a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Band 5 looking to progress their career or a Band 6 clinician looking for a new challenge. The successful candidate should be committed to providing compassionate and holistic patient care.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week. The service covers 7 days a week 8am-8pm on a rota basis.
Interview Date: 1st May 2025
For further information please contact: Rachel Clayton UCR Manager on r.clayton1@nhs.net
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. Our values are at the heart of everything we do.
Benefits
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies. If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays. You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit:
* National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
* Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter.
* Car lease schemes.
* The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
* Cycle to work scheme.
Job Details
* Salary: Band 6: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata.
* Frequency: Annual.
* Vacancy Reference: 185-1368-10329.
* Contract Type: Permanent.
* Closing Date: 25 April, 2025.
* Job Category: Nursing.
* Staff Group: Nursing & Midwifery Registered.
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