Learning Disability Matron

Job summary

Here at Aspen Medical Practice, we are offering an exciting opportunity to work alongside our learning disability lead GP Partner and wider LD team. We have a learning disability register of over 400 patients, which is well above the national and local average prevalence. We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic nurse with learning disability experience to help us coordinate and deliver high quality care to this vulnerable group of people.

First introduced in 2022 as an innovative new role in general practice, this position rapidly became integral to Aspen Medical Practice. Today, our Learning Disability Matron is a highly valued member of our dynamic and supportive team. They support the health and social care needs for people with learning disabilities across Gloucester City and make a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

The learning disability matron in this role:

Supports the primary care team in delivering comprehensive and personalised care to patients with complex needs by exploring non-medical and innovative ways to help patients.

Focusses on patients with learning disabilities and their carers, and potentially those with similar presentations such as those with a brain injury sustained after the age of 18 or those significantly affected by autistic spectrum disorder.

Oversees our annual learning disability health checks, in conjunction with key members of our nursing and GP teams.

Helps coordinate and deliver seasonal vaccinations to those eligible, including those in care homes and supported living.

Provides management and support for the community multi-disciplinary team (MDT)

Accepts referrals from the wider PCN primary care team and from allied care organisations.

Continues to develop closer links between the Practice, community organisations, and the voluntary sector to improve the overall care we can offer to our learning disabled patients.

About us

Aspen Medical Practice was formed in 2018 with the merger of 4 practices, making it the largest surgery in Gloucestershire with over 30,000 patients.

Since also becoming the first single surgery Primary Care Network in Gloucestershire, Aspen has been developing its teams to maximise the efficiencies and reach that a large-scale organisation can mobilise for its patients.

Operating from a modern main super surgery in central Gloucester and two branch surgeries, we work together as one team to provide the best possible service we can for our patients and their families.