Job summary
This is an exciting time to join West London NHS Trust and Ealing Community Partners. Our teams are key members of the developing local Integrated Network teams, providing responsive and joined up care.
As a Community Matron you will be responsible for leading and managing the Southall Locality Team with the support of your Team manager, to ensure that all patient's needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, your team will offer a holistic, person-centred approach promoting/ enabling the patient, family and carers to effectively manage their care. You will also work within a Network of statutory and 3rd sector providers and services, supporting our patients with nursing needs as required. In addition, each of the Locality teams have designated Care coordinators who work alongside the team in support of individuals with complex care.
The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of the clinical and management support to their team, ensuring that staff are equipped to undertake high quality care and developed within their role. In addition, the post holder will be accountable for all aspects of quality, resources and performance within their team.
The successful post holder will be provided with regular support and supervision and development opportunities
Main duties of the job
- Maintain a high standard of clinical work and compliance within the teams.
- Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, learning from incidents, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
- Lead as part of the locality community nursing team, working collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary locality team and acute services.
- Provide leadership on the care and management of patients with complex needs, improving care, and preventing unnecessary hospital admission, support timely and safe discharge and establish effective personalised care and treatment plans to support people to remain in their usual residence.
- Provide education and support to individuals and their families to promote self-care strategies and independence.
- Work with social care and other community services once self-care is optimised and admission risks reduced and/or another professional has taken on the care co-ordination role.
- To attend weekly meetings with a multi-disciplinary team to review patients on the caseload, prioritising admission avoidance and facilitation of discharge.
- Support the team manager in the development and deployment of a skilled, competent and motivated workforce, able to meet the needs of the patients on the locality team caseload.
- To facilitate, motivate and supervise members of your team, including students under your management.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse or AHP
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
- Post registration qualification(s) in field of expertise e.g. Extended Physical Examination training (Level 3 Degree or Masters) OR willing to work towards at the earliest opportunity
Desirable
- Post registration qualification or University Degree
- Masters degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking ongoing personal development and training
- Teaching and assessing qualification MIP or equivalent
- Extended/Supplementary Prescribing Qualification or working towards
- Clinical Supervisor
- Management/Leadership Qualification
- Leadership Programme
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Post Registration experience in a senior nursing position
- Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people
- Experience, underpinned by knowledge of working with, and understanding, the complex needs of patients in a primary care/community setting.
- Involvement in the implementation and management of change.
- Evidence of innovative practice.
- Experience of initiating, or participating, in clinical audit/research relating to clinical practice.
- Participating in regular clinical supervision
- Experience of working with long term conditions and end of life care.
- An understanding and insight into current issues and developments within the NHS
- Evidence of understanding of the NHS 'Supporting People with Long Term Conditions Model', Case Management.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Broad range of enhanced clinical skills
- Ability to champion older people's issues
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
- Ability to demonstrate organisational skills including making decisions and prioritising
- Ability to understand and interpret research findings/evidence based care and apply to practice
- Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
- Computer literate
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Car driver with valid licence (preferable).
- Reliable and flexible
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Innovative and adaptable.
- We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse or AHP
- Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
- Post registration qualification(s) in field of expertise e.g. Extended Physical Examination training (Level 3 Degree or Masters) OR willing to work towards at the earliest opportunity
Desirable
- Post registration qualification or University Degree
- Masters degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking ongoing personal development and training
- Teaching and assessing qualification MIP or equivalent
- Extended/Supplementary Prescribing Qualification or working towards
- Clinical Supervisor
- Management/Leadership Qualification
- Leadership Programme
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- Post Registration experience in a senior nursing position
- Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people
- Experience, underpinned by knowledge of working with, and understanding, the complex needs of patients in a primary care/community setting.
- Involvement in the implementation and management of change.
- Evidence of innovative practice.
- Experience of initiating, or participating, in clinical audit/research relating to clinical practice.
- Participating in regular clinical supervision
- Experience of working with long term conditions and end of life care.
- An understanding and insight into current issues and developments within the NHS
- Evidence of understanding of the NHS 'Supporting People with Long Term Conditions Model', Case Management.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Broad range of enhanced clinical skills
- Ability to champion older people's issues
- Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
- Ability to demonstrate organisational skills including making decisions and prioritising
- Ability to understand and interpret research findings/evidence based care and apply to practice
- Good knowledge of health and safety and risk management
- Computer literate
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Other Requirements
Essential
- Car driver with valid licence (preferable).
- Reliable and flexible
- Ability to work well in stressful situations
- Innovative and adaptable.
- We will expect your values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
