Role Summary
The Community Matron will hold a caseload of patients with Long Care health needs. They will be responsible for managing the patient's conditions with the Multidisciplinary teams. The Community Matron will work closely with the Community Nursing Teams, providing clinical oversight where required. This role covers Exminster and Ide Lane Community Nursing Team patients.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
This is an exciting time to be part of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust introducing innovative approaches to providing Healthcare to people in their own homes, preventing admissions to Hospital and being a pivotal member of a Health and Social Care Multidisciplinary team engaging with our partners in secondary care and facilitating patient discharge from the acute sector .
In the Community Matron role, the post holder will be expected to have studied at Degree level and able to demonstrate long term conditions assessment and management skills and hold the V300 prescribing qualification.
The post holder will have significant levels of specialist knowledge and experience, for example in Long term conditions management, care of the elderly and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This will be evidenced through short courses and/or continuous professional development demonstrated in the application and at interview. The post holder will be expected to have achieved advanced clinical academic modules related to Long term condition management and the independent Supplementary prescriber module, BV300.
The expectation of the role is to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and treatment as close to home as possible and that Health and Social Care is patient centred and delivered to a high standard. This involves making close links with secondary care providers to facilitate pulling patients as appropriate through the system. The post holder will be expected to develop professional relationships with Medical colleagues, other Health Professionals, Social Services, voluntary agencies, secondary care Hospitals, Community Hospitals and liaison staff, to enhance the service and care pathway provided to patients who have complex needs and their families.
The post holder will be expected to independently explore all avenues to support patients with complex needs and chronic disease including forming effective communication networks across organisations to achieve patient focussed goals.
The successful candidate would be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current issues relating Primary Care, Community Nursing, Social care and integration.
You will need to own and drive your own car as travelling between patient visits and across other venues is part of this role. There is a mileage allowance which is calculated to reimburse your expenses.
Working Pattern: 30 hours per week, 08:30 - 16:30, four days per week to be agreed
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Keri Dove; Community Nurse Team Manager on 07766998276 or keri.dove@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
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. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
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.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- 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
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
