Band 7 Community Matron

NHS; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Community Matron at Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne. Lead patient care in the community, ensuring high standards while working autonomously to manage complex cases. Enjoy a supportive work environment with access to professional development, NHS pension and competitive salary.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Career development opportunities

Access to discounts on everyday purchases

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Free refreshments at base location

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a valid NMC registration.
• Experience in community nursing preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective, evidenced-based nursing care to patients.
• Manage day-to-day service delivery and respond to local health needs.
• Ensure compliance with documentation standards and service quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Crisis management

Patient care

Communication

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Community Matron to join our friendly and dynamic team based at Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne.

Working closely with our Specialist Nurses, Community Nursing teamsand MDT Co-ordinatorsin the Sittingbourne locality,youllwork as a highly skilled case managerdeliveringhigh quality care to patients. Essential to the role will be supporting patients in improving their quality of life, promoting excellence of health and independence within the community, preventing inappropriate hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge, as well as providingeducation, support with self-management and health promotion.

Youll care for patientsand their families in the way thatyou believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing bestpractice, and actively improving the way we work.

Surrounded by local coffee shops, a social club where you can grab a tasty home-cooked meal, and a fitness centre, Kent Science Park is a great location to be based from.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide skilled, effective, and evidenced based nursing care to patients with complex care needs in a variety of community settings.
• Be an autonomous practitioner taking ongoing responsibility for the assessment, planning, evaluation, and implementation of nursing for all patients on the Community Matron caseload, delegating activities as appropriate.
• Demonstrate the analytical and judgement skills required to perform in the role.
• Manage the day to day, ongoing delivery, and development of the Service within remit ensuring delivery of a service that is responsive and high quality.
• Ensure that all members of the Community Matron Team maintain contemporaneous documentation and practice according to NMC standards and HCRG care group policies.
• Develop a proactive approach to service delivery that reflects the health needs of the local community.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base and skills which reflect local need and evidence-based approach to practice.
• Deal with urgent issues as they arise e.g., crisis management of both staff and patients and develop coping strategies for dealing with stressful situations.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Band 7 Community Matron, youll be part of our valued team based at Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne.

You will feel valued as a Community Matronwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 7 Salarywith NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.