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, providing support into care homes.
Northumbria Health Care Trust is committed to lifelong learning and offers support to enhance your knowledge and skills, role modeling 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 organizational boundaries.
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.
1. 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.
2. 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 will contribute to the assessment of competence for registered and non-registered staff.
3. 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.
4. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership where team members are supported to work and develop clinical practice across all localities.
5. The post-holder will work towards advanced professional practice including advanced clinical skills, medicines management, leadership, supporting self-care management, and forging interagency and partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-existing long-term conditions.
6. In addition, the post-holder will work proactively to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and facilitate earlier discharge from hospital for patients identified through multi-disciplinary team meetings, high-risk patient programmes, or proactive care management.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Jan 2025.
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