Job summary
We are recruiting for a Community Matron to join our team on the Isle of Wight
This post is part of the Trust's priority for developing services for the management of people with complex long-term conditions, providing alternatives to admission and facilitating timely discharge. The post holder will take an active role in the development of this service.
You will proactively manage a caseload of high-risk patients with escalating health needs, working collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team to establish a person-centred approach to management of health/social care for these individuals and promoting self-management.
You may be required to work across localities as necessary
Main duties of the job
*To collaborate with other healthcare professionals to identify within locally agreed criteria the high-risk patients with long-term conditions suitable for intervention.
*To provide evidence-based care plans focused on sound clinical decision making, including knowledge of the unique presentation of illness and response to the treatment of those with complex long-term conditions and ensure a robust process is in place to review these care plans.
*To act as Case Manager for patients with continuing care needs including the management of personal healthcare budgets where identified.
*To work as part of the integrated locality team to ensure robust care plans are in place and reviewed on a regular basis.
*To attend case review meetings and promote multidisciplinary working.
*To promote community care delivered at home, thus preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital and reduction in length of hospital inpatient stays.
*Monitor indicators of long-term conditions, anticipating possible decline and proactively managing this to enhance well-being and maintain independence.
*To actively support the use of Telehealth in order to promote self-management.
*Plan interventions on a basis of needs, preference, choices and expressed wishes, facilitating discussion with the family and significant others.
*To work as part of the In-Reach Service, developing good communication with the Acute sector to support early discharge and patient flow.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered nurse with current NMC registration
- *ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
- *BSC Community Healthcare Nursing / Public Health (Specialist Practice Community) OR Nurse Practitioner qualification OR Level 3 Chronic Disease Management qualifications
- *Extended/Supplementary Prescribing - or willingness to work towards as priority
- *Physical Assessment/History Taking qualification - or willingness to work towards as priority
- *Demonstrate a commitment to further education at levels 7
- Demonstrate knowledge of local health and social care systems
- Facilitating networks of practitioners to learn from each other
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in the NHS and how these relate to their area
Desirable
- *Working towards Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Following the pathway specifically designed for Community Matron to Post Grad dip
Experience
Essential
- Physical Skills
- *Physically capable of performing the roles and responsibilities of the post holder, e.g. lone working
- *Car driver with clean driving licence
- Aptitudes
- *Have the ability to understand professional and personal accountability in line with standards laid out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- *Demonstrate ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- *Work as a member of a multi-professional team
- *Self-motivated, able to work independently and able to demonstrate ability to make decisions
- *Support and challenge traditional views/work practices in a credible and non-threatening way
- *Flexible approach
- *Use initiative and be able to manage difficult situations
- *Have an analytic and problem-solving approach
- *Have excellent time management skills
- *Adapt to change within working situation
- *Maintain effectiveness under pressure
- *Act personally in a way that supports equality, fairness and values diversity.
- *Prioritise own work and others
- *Work under pressure
- *Demonstrate effective and efficient use of resources
- *Audit and evaluation skills
- Communication Skills
- *Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to relate positively with a wide range of professional and non-professional staff and to manage conflict and difficult situations positively
- *Ability to empathise
- *Experience of inter-agency working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered nurse with current NMC registration
- *ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
- *BSC Community Healthcare Nursing / Public Health (Specialist Practice Community) OR Nurse Practitioner qualification OR Level 3 Chronic Disease Management qualifications
- *Extended/Supplementary Prescribing - or willingness to work towards as priority
- *Physical Assessment/History Taking qualification - or willingness to work towards as priority
- *Demonstrate a commitment to further education at levels 7
- Demonstrate knowledge of local health and social care systems
- Facilitating networks of practitioners to learn from each other
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues in the NHS and how these relate to their area
Desirable
- *Working towards Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Following the pathway specifically designed for Community Matron to Post Grad dip
Experience
Essential
- Physical Skills
- *Physically capable of performing the roles and responsibilities of the post holder, e.g. lone working
- *Car driver with clean driving licence
- Aptitudes
- *Have the ability to understand professional and personal accountability in line with standards laid out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- *Demonstrate ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- *Work as a member of a multi-professional team
- *Self-motivated, able to work independently and able to demonstrate ability to make decisions
- *Support and challenge traditional views/work practices in a credible and non-threatening way
- *Flexible approach
- *Use initiative and be able to manage difficult situations
- *Have an analytic and problem-solving approach
- *Have excellent time management skills
- *Adapt to change within working situation
- *Maintain effectiveness under pressure
- *Act personally in a way that supports equality, fairness and values diversity.
- *Prioritise own work and others
- *Work under pressure
- *Demonstrate effective and efficient use of resources
- *Audit and evaluation skills
- Communication Skills
- *Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to relate positively with a wide range of professional and non-professional staff and to manage conflict and difficult situations positively
- *Ability to empathise
- *Experience of inter-agency working
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).
