Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-ZC-CMATRON-A
- Employer
- Procare Health Ltd
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Jarvis Centre
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £48,270 - £54,931 Pro Rata Per Annum inc. HCAS (With Golden Hello)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Matron with £2,000 Golden Hello*
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and highly skilled Registered Nurse with level 6/level 7 health assessment and Non Medical Prescribing (or working towards). The ideal candidate will be a highly respected Registered Nurse with significant experience at minimum band 6. You will have a high level of clinical and nursing skills, particularly in the management of complex, frail patients and long term conditions. You will need to have experience of working across primary and community care and with the acute hospital, social care, and mental heath services.
*Golden Hello Terms and Conditions apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a caseload of individuals with complex needs and long-term conditions who are identified as being at high risk of unnecessary admission to hospital. You will need to have the nursing skills, experience, and expertise to assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate health and needs.
As part of the Proactive Integrated Care Service, you will work alongside social care, mental health, ambulance, and acute colleagues to ensure coordinated, responsive, and safe care.
All community nurses use EMIS as the clinical record system and are provided with a work Ipad and Iphone. We offer Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension. Procare are committed to supporting the development of all employees to their full potential and all employees working within the Procare Community Services adult community nursing service will additionally have access to the staff benefits, learning and development opportunities offered by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Community Matron you will be required to work within the Community Coordination Centre on a rotational basis to cover late shifts and weekends, to clinically review and prioritise new, complex, and urgent referrals. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Working for our organisation
The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.
With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.
We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver nursing care in accordance with national and local policy and guidance and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
In conjunction with GP’s, practice/district nurses, social care, mental health colleagues, medicines management, ambulance services, therapists and the voluntary sector the Community Matron will lead and facilitate a patient focused, coordinated MDT and case management approach for people who are most vulnerable to and at high risk of unnecessary admission to hospital. The role will require working in partnership with individuals, carers and families and developing MDT proactive care plans to reduce risks, promote self-management and prevent the need for urgent care.
Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
- Qualification or experience equivalent to MSc / level 7
- Assessor / NMC Supervisor / Mentorship
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuing professional development
- Area of special interest in the management and treatment of long-term conditions and willing to undertake additional education in this area
- Evidence of study on the ANP pathway including health assessment module
- Non-Medical Prescriber (V300), or willing to work towards
Desirable criteria
- Management / Leadership qualification / module
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of recent policy within health and social care and the impact / implications to care homes
- Evidence of implementing evidence-based practice, audit, and research-based practice
- High level clinical and nursing assessment skills including signs of deterioration and exacerbation of Long Term Conditions
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve outcomes for local people
- Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for frail / vulnerable people
- Working knowledge of health and safety and risk management
- Teaching / presenting to groups / teams with a varied audience
- Evidence of service improvement and implementing change as a result of audit / best practice findings
- Project / Quality Improvement planning experience
- Able to use databases and other IT programmes, including MicroSoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Emails, Virtual Meeting platforms
- Ability to input and navigate around the community electronic patient record system. EMIS (training will be provided)
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
- Stephanie Ray
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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