Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Community Matron
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An Exciting Opportunity for a Community Matron
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Matron to join our Community Nursing Teams across South East Central Northumberland. The Community Matron will be responsible for the identification of vulnerable patients who are at risk and also those frequently admitted to hospital by proactive case management. This role involves working with Specialist Nurses, Medical colleagues, Palliative Care, Intermediate Care, Social Care, and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), with the aim to reduce admissions and improve quality of life. They will also provide support into the care homes.
About Northumbria Healthcare Trust
Northumbria Healthcare Trust are committed to lifelong learning and offer support to enhance your knowledge and skills. They aim to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which:
- Engages, enables, and empowers others
- Uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement
- Facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organizational boundaries
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Key Responsibilities
- Undertakes advanced clinical assessment, identifying needs, planning, case management, and coordinating care for patients with highly complex needs and co-existing long-term conditions.
- Works in partnership with other professionals and agencies to improve patient outcomes.
- Provides clinical leadership for staff within the Community Nursing service, supporting the development of staff roles with regular training and supervision.
- Contributes to the assessment of competence for registered and non-registered staff.
About Northumbria Healthcare
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
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Why Work for Us?
- Work in one of the best-performing NHS organizations in England.
- Work in an organization that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients.
- Live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools, and a wealth of history available on your doorstep.
Application Information
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Lyndsey Wilkinson
- Job Title: Clinical Neighbourhood Matron
- Email Address: lyndsey.wilkinson@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07500552961
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