Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS Site Dean Clough Town Calderdale Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/05/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/06/2026
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The Quest Matron will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, who will be available to support and advise staff in care homes on the prevention and proactive management of the needs of older people. The key aims of the service are to: reduce urgent admissions and attendances to hospital from care homes; reduce unnecessary reactive demand on GPs, and; provide a seamless, high quality and integrated approach to caring for people in care homes.
Main duties of the job
* Aim to minimise the effect of long term conditions on patients’ lives by providing crisis intervention, stabilising conditions and preventing unnecessary A&E attendances, hospital admissions and decrease length of stay.
* Assess individual patient needs for those patients identified as high risk of admission to improve their quality of life by identifying, co coordinating and linking to appropriate care services and therapy throughout the care pathway.
* Work with the specialist teams and primary care colleagues to develop and implement a service that is NICE guidance compliant and which supports multi-disciplinary team working
* Develop patient centred goals and encourage self-management and self-care approach. · The post holder will support the development of innovative evidence based practice and adopt a multi-agency approach to delivering care to care home residents
* Reduce unnecessary reactive demand on GPs,
* Provide a seamless, high quality and integrated approach to caring for people in Care Homes.
* Enhance the quality of life for people with long-term conditions
* Help people to recover from episode of ill-health or following injury
* Ensure people have a positive experience of care
Working for our organisation
Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is a dynamic and successful organisation with a strong organisational and personal development focus. With over 5,500 employees and a turnover of £310 million, the Trust provides a comprehensive range of secondary care services to the people of Calderdale and Huddersfield and has an exceptional reputation for service delivery. The Foundation Trust aims to design and implement services, policies and measures that meet the diverse needs of our service, population and workforce, ensuring that none are placed at a disadvantage over others
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Act as a role model for quality nursing care at all times, promoting the need for effective evidence based interventions and compassionate care.
* Act as patient advocate at all points of the care pathway.
* Work within the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
* Adhere to national, local and professional standards, guidance and directives relevant to their sphere of practice.
* Work collaboratively with the commissioners and other providers to ensure a consistent approach to service development.
* Promote the service through communications and media internally
* Frequent contact with staff at all levels including senior clinicians through the delivery of training
* Verbal and written communication on data and reports
* Formal presentations to teams and groups
* Develop and foster effective support networks locally, regionally and nationally and attend appropriate meetings relevant to role. To maintain links with all relevant agencies. · Undertake on-going service review which will shape the service in response to user involvement, professional opinion and audit / survey data along with local and national guidelines/evidence.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Teaching Qualification
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
* Module at Masters level in at least one long term condition
* Non- medical prescriber
* Minor illness or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Substantial/significant experience of caring for patients with complex long term conditions
* Recent relevant experience in end of life care
* Community experience
* High level of presentation skills and delivery of training
* Experience of coordinating care pathways for patients with complex conditions
* Experience of multi-agency working
* Demonstrate evidence of training around treatment/support for patients with long term conditions
* Expert clinical knowledge related long term conditions and disease management
* Leadership skills and excellent decision making capabilities
* Awareness of CHFT values and vision
* Evidence of experience in Nurse led triage including telephone triage
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
* Experience of Lone working
* Evidence of skills in assessment and management of patients with complex long term conditions and poly-pharmacy
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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