Job summary
- Main area
- Community Matrons
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS576
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Matrons Reading
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
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Community Matron
Band 7
Job overview
Would you like to be a part of our forward-thinking proactive Community matron service in Reading?
The Community Matron Team in is an integral part of our Community Nursing team and have a leading role in the management of patients with complex long-term conditions, preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital and supporting patients within their home. They lead on Complex patient management within the District Nursing caseload and are an integral member of the MDT.
Our Matrons also work alongside the Urgent care team supporting early discharge from the virtual ward.
It is an exciting time to become a Community Matron in our team, so if you enjoy a challenge and want to continuously develop your clinical skills this is the opportunity for you…
Main duties of the job
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To comprehensively assess patients with complex physical, mental, and social care needs using advanced clinical examination skills, detailed history taking and biometric monitoring and evaluation skills
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To have an understanding of the combined impact of all of the patient’s conditions on their health and social care needs in order to improve health outcomes and quality of life
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Develop individualised treatment and management plans using evidence-based practice and proactively monitor patients and review care plans
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To use advanced skills and expert knowledge to identify subtle changes in condition and take appropriate action
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To hold a recognised Independent and Supplementary Prescriber qualification and to prescribe according to agreed protocols and polices.
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To work as an autonomous practitioner, managing and prioritising own caseload, identified through a predictive modelling tool and through clinical judgement, according to local and national guidelines and identified need.
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To work according to the NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice and the relevant legislative framework, exercising professional accountability at all times.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The 5 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
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Current NMC Registration
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Ability to use own initiative and apply a practical problem-solving approach.
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Demonstrate confidential and effective written and verbal communication skills and demonstrate an enthusiastic and flexible approach.
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Ability to be goal and outcome focused when faced with opposition, or when working under conditions of pressure .
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Ability to engage and develop partnership working with all those involved in the management of long-term conditions .
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- 1st Level degree
- Nurse Independent and Supplementary Prescriber Qualification
- Post-graduate Diploma or equivalent - (e.g., Specialist Practitioner qualification)
Desirable criteria
- Leadership / Teaching qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant continual professional development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- 5 Years post registration experience
- Experience of working in a variety of settings (hospital, primary and community)
- Operational experience of supporting people with long term conditions
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading change
- Management experience
- Experience of working as a change agent to improve patient care
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Case Management skills
- Advanced physical examination and assessment skills
- Health coaching skills, or willingness to develop
- Excellent organisational and leadership skills
- Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate workload
- Excellent problem-solving skills to identify and resolve clinical and whole system issues
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data from numerous sources, to inform decisions
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to effectively delegate activities to appropriate staff
- Ability to effectively negotiate on patient management
- Ability to engage and develop partnership working with all those involved in the management of long- term conditions
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own caseload
- Ability to make clinical and administrative decisions
- Ability to be goal and outcome focused when faced with opposition or when working under conditions of pressure
- Ability to use IM&T support systems
- Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policy into practice
- Knowledge of current National Service Frameworks and the NHS England long-term conditions strategy
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to, and work from multiple sites
- Service covers 08:00-19:00 hours, 365 days per year - shift patterns will include some weekends, lates and weekends
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Felicity Crabbe
- Job title
- Clinical Development and Quality Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07785 223992
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