Community Matron with £2,000 Golden Hello*
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Registered Nurse with level 6/level 7 health assessment and Non Medical Prescribing (or working towards). The ideal candidate will be a respected Registered Nurse with significant experience at minimum band 6. You will have a high level of clinical and nursing skills, particularly in the management of complex, frail patients and long-term conditions. Experience working across primary and community care, as well as with acute hospital, social care, and mental health services, is essential.
*Golden Hello Terms and Conditions apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a caseload of individuals with complex needs and long-term conditions who are identified as being at high risk of unnecessary admission to hospital. You will need the nursing skills, experience, and expertise to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate health needs. As part of the Proactive Integrated Care Service, you will work alongside social care, mental health, ambulance, and acute colleagues to ensure coordinated, responsive, and safe care. All community nurses use EMIS as the clinical record system and are provided with a work iPad and iPhone. We offer Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension. Procare is committed to supporting the development of all employees to their full potential, and all employees working within the Procare Community Services adult community nursing service will additionally have access to the staff benefits, learning, and development opportunities offered by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As a Community Matron, you will be required to work within the Community Coordination Centre on a rotational basis to cover late shifts and weekends, to clinically review and prioritise new, complex, and urgent referrals. A full UK driving license 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.
About us
The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.
With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.
We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.
Job responsibilities
To deliver nursing care in accordance with national and local policy and guidance and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. In conjunction with GPs, practice/district nurses, social care, mental health colleagues, medicines management, ambulance services, therapists, and the voluntary sector, the Community Matron will lead and facilitate a patient-focused, coordinated MDT and case management approach for people who are most vulnerable to and at high risk of unnecessary admission to hospital. The role will require working in partnership with individuals, carers, and families and developing MDT proactive care plans to reduce risks, promote self-management, and prevent the need for urgent care.
Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
* Qualification or experience equivalent to MSc / level 7
* Evidence of recent and relevant continuing professional development
* Area of special interest in the management and treatment of long-term conditions and willingness to undertake additional education in this area
* Evidence of study on the ANP pathway including health assessment module
* Non-Medical Prescriber (V300), or willing to work towards
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge of recent policy within health and social care and the impact/implications to care homes
* Evidence of implementing evidence-based practice, audit, and research-based practice
* High-level clinical and nursing assessment skills including signs of deterioration and exacerbation of Long Term Conditions
* Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve outcomes for local people
* Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for frail/vulnerable people
* Working knowledge of health and safety and risk management
* Teaching/presenting to groups/teams with a varied audience
* Evidence of service improvement and implementing change as a result of audit/best practice findings
* Project/Quality Improvement planning experience
* Able to use databases and other IT programmes, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Emails, Virtual Meeting platforms
* Ability to input and navigate around the community electronic patient record system, EMIS (training will be provided)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, 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.
£48,270 to £54,931 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc. HCAS (With Golden Hello)
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