Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Matron to join our dynamic Bedlington Community Nursing team in Northumberland. The Community Matron will be responsible for the identification of vulnerable patients who are at risk and those frequently admitted to hospital through 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, as well as providing support into care homes.
Northumbria Healthcare Trust is committed to lifelong learning and offers support to enhance your knowledge and skills. We aim to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust. This involves demonstrating a consistent leadership style that (a) engages, enables, and empowers others, (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement, and (c) facilitates teamwork and collaboration across teams and departments.
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 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 contributing to the assessment of competence for registered and non-registered staff.
Job 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, supporting team members 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 coordination 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 fostering interagency and partnership working to improve outcomes for patients.
* To work proactively to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and facilitate earlier discharge for patients identified through multi-disciplinary team meetings, high-risk patient programmes, or proactive care management.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape a collective leadership culture within the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse 1st level
* First level degree in a health-related subject
* Advanced Physical Assessment and history taking qualification
* Independent Prescribing qualification or the ability to achieve this within 2 years of appointment
* Registered mentor
* Relevant and additional post-registration qualifications (e.g., Advanced/Specialist qualification)
Experience and Knowledge
* Specialist knowledge and experience in Community Care to Master's level equivalent or evidence of working at a Master's level equivalent
* Significant post-registration experience, preferably with some experience in a community setting or a clear understanding of Primary and community care
* In-depth experience in the management of individuals with long-term conditions
* Evidence of being an innovative practitioner
* Understanding of policy drivers in the NHS
* Knowledge of Clinical Governance and evidence-based practice
* Ensuring the delivery of 'Compassion in Practice' - Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy, incorporating the 6C's.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum pro rata.
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