Senior Community Matron

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Churwell; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS discount sites

Job summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join the citywide Home Ward Frailty Service. You will provide senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for HomeWard patients, coordinating care with multidisciplinary colleagues to prevent avoidable admissions and enable safe discharge home.

Based in one locality across Leeds, you will work with patients, families and partner services to deliver timely, person-centred care for those with

Qualifications

• Senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for HomeWard patients.
• Coordinate safe, person-centred care while managing clinical complexity and risk.
• Engage with patients, families and partner services for timely, coordinated care.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for HomeWard patients.
• Coordinate safe, person-centred care and manage clinical complexity and risk.
• Collaborate with patients, families, carers and partners to ensure timely care.
• Support hospital avoidance and early discharge when clinically appropriate.

Job description

Salary Range: £57,528 to £64,750 per annum

Weekly Working Hours: 37.5

Staff Group: Nursing and Midwifery Registered

Advanced Clinical Practitioner – Home Ward. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our citywide Home Ward Frailty Service.

About the Role:

You will be based within one of three localities across the city, covering a defined area within East, South or West/North Leeds. As a HomeWard Matron, you will work alongside multidisciplinary colleagues across health, social care and the Third Sector to deliver responsive, high-quality care to people with complex and acute health needs in their own homes.

You will provide senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for patients supported through HomeWard, including those requiring hospital avoidance or early supported discharge. Working closely with patients, families, carers and partner services, you will coordinate safe, person-centred care and support effective management of clinical complexity and risk.

HomeWard aims to provide an alternative to hospital-based care wherever clinically appropriate, preventing avoidable admissions, supporting earlier discharge and enabling people to recover safely at home.

You will be an integral part of the wider Response Team, working collaboratively across HomeWard and urgent community pathways to ensure patients receive timely, coordinated care and can move seamlessly between services according to their changing clinical needs.

You will provide senior clinical assessment, leadership and oversight for patients supported through HomeWard, including those requiring hospital avoidance or early supported discharge. Working closely with patients, families, carers and partner services, you will coordinate safe, person-centred care and provide clinical leadership in the management of complexity and risk.

HomeWard aims to provide an alternative to hospital-based care wherever clinically appropriate, preventing avoidable admissions, supporting earlier discharge and enabling people to recover safely at home. The post will be structured around the four pillars of advanced clinical practice as set out in the multi professional consultant level practice capability and impact framework (Health Education England www.hee.nhs.uk 2021):

• A professional leadership and consultancy function.
• Education, training, and development.
• Research, evaluation, and service development across the system.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full requirements of the role.

Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants is reached.

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job:

• Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk.

Right to Work:

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

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Salary Range
£57,528 to £64,750 per annum

Staff Group
Nursing and Midwifery Registered