Job summary
The Community Matron role is one that provides case management of housebound service users with complex physical health needs. Provides physical health assessment, prescribing and treatment planning in the case management of service users. They will co-ordinate an appropriatemulti-agency response as needed to ensure the service users' physical; psychological and socialneeds are considered.
They take an active role in the severely frail pathway, and the identification of those patients.
Being a senior member of the community nursing team they will share clinical knowledge, expertiseand advice and provide mentorship and supervision to pre and post-registration nurses in thecommunity nursing team. Working within the community nursing team ensuring robust businesscontinuity plans are in place and delivered during periods of high demand and/or reduced capacity.
Main duties of the job
Case management
Physical Health Assessment
V300 non medical prescribing
management of patients with complex needs
MDT/integrated working
Quality improvement
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing case management of housebound service users with complex physical health needs. Provides physical health assessment, prescribing andtreatment planning in the case management of service users. They will co-ordinate an appropriatemulti-agency response as needed to ensure the service users physical; psychological and socialneeds are considered.
Being a senior member of the community nursing team they will share clinical knowledge, expertiseand advice and provide mentorship and supervision to pre and post-registration nurses in thecommunity nursing team. Working within the community nursing team ensuring robust businesscontinuity plans are in place and delivered during periods of high demand and/or reduced capacity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing case management of housebound service users with complex physical health needs. Provides physical health assessment, prescribing andtreatment planning in the case management of service users. They will co-ordinate an appropriatemulti-agency response as needed to ensure the service users physical; psychological and socialneeds are considered.
Being a senior member of the community nursing team they will share clinical knowledge, expertiseand advice and provide mentorship and supervision to pre and post-registration nurses in thecommunity nursing team. Working within the community nursing team ensuring robust businesscontinuity plans are in place and delivered during periods of high demand and/or reduced capacity.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Physical Health Assessment module
- v300 Non medical prescribing
Desirable
- long term conditions module
- frailty module
essential
Essential
- senior nursing role for at least 3 years
Desirable
- work within a community setting for 3 years
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Physical Health Assessment module
- v300 Non medical prescribing
Desirable
- long term conditions module
- frailty module
essential
Essential
- senior nursing role for at least 3 years
Desirable
- work within a community setting for 3 years
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cannock and Rugeley localities
Sandy lane Health Centre
Cannock and Rugeley
WS15 2LB
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
