Community Matron

Cornwall Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Falmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is seeking a Senior Nurse to work with the Falmouth and Penryn Community Matrons, delivering care at home to people with complex long-term conditions.

The post requires an independent prescribing qualification or progress towards it, HEAB 358 LTCM module, and excellent communication, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills. The role supports expanding proactive frailty care with the neighbourhood team.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with current UK registration.
• Post-registration qualification such as District Nursing or gerontology in long-term conditions.
• Desirable MSc Nurse Practitioner or prescribing qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Take a comprehensive history and perform examinations to inform personalised care plans.
• Integrate care across settings to prevent duplication and delays.
• Develop the therapeutic relationship through active listening and understanding.
• Provide education to empower patients and families in care planning.
• Contribute to policy development and guideline implementation.
• Develop a local area of expertise and promote evidence-based practice.

Skills

Caseload management

Clinical LTC expertise

Keyboard skills

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nursing) or LTC

MSc Nurse Practitioner (Desirable)

Prescribing qualification (Desirable)

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Nurse, experienced working with patients in the community with complex long-term conditions.

You will join with our Falmouth and Penryn Community Matrons who, as part of the wider Community Nursing Team, work closely across Adult Community Services, Adult Social Care and Primary Care, using enhanced clinical skills to enable patients to remain independent at home for as long as possible and with the aim of reducing the risk of avoidable hospital admissions.

We are looking for someone who has completed the HEAB 358 Advancing Practice in Long Term Conditions Management module or the equivalent. The post holder should be an independent prescriber or working towards this qualification.

The post holder will need a high level of communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

This is an exciting opportunity as you will be expected to work in partnership with others to develop, take forward and evaluate direction, policies and strategies as we seek to expand our proactive frailty approach within the Falmouth and Penryn Neighbourhood Team.

Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

Main duties of the job

Autonomous Clinical Practice

• Ability to take a comprehensive history, perform a systematic physical examination and establish baseline data to inform the development of a comprehensive and personalised care plan.
• Integrate care across all care settings; preventing duplication, fragmentation and delay occurring as patients move between care settings.
• Establish the dynamic process of understanding, reflecting, active listening and checking understanding, thus developing a therapeutic relationship with patients and their carers.

Education

• Provide the knowledge, and utilise coaching to empower patients and families to make informed decisions and participate in care planning.
• Play an active role in disseminating knowledge about chronic disease and its management within the Community Nursing Team, mentoring students as required and developing education for other colleagues.

Leadership/Management

• Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and guidelines, ensuring they are implemented and monitored.

Research

• Develop at least one special area of expertise to be seen as a local expert, able to articulate the most contemporary evidence, and approaches to practice and management.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: Depending on experience pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 15 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 201-26-962

Closing date: 02 November 2026

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Essential: NMC Registered Nurse
• Essential: Relevant post registration qualifications, e.g. Specialist Practitioner Qualification (District Nursing) or specialist gerontology/care of long-term conditions
• Desirable: MSc Nurse Practitioner qualification or equivalent
• Desirable: Extended and Supplementary Prescribing qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Essential: Previous relevant experience of working with patients with long-term conditions

Skills and Aptitude

• Essential: Caseload management ability
• Essential: Relevant developed clinical expertise and knowledge re caring for patients with long-term conditions
• Essential: Keyboard skills

Knowledge and abilities

• Essential: Proven written and oral communication skills including ability to deal with challenging and sensitive situations
• Essential: Proven sensitivity to the needs of patients, relatives, carers and other care providers

Employer details

Employer name: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/

Contact: Nicolas Hudson, Integrated Community Manager, [e-mail], 07717541300

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.