Are you passionate about delivering high-quality healthcare in the community? We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Band 7 Community Matron or a developmental role for an experienced District Nurse or Community Matron to join our team within Adult Community Services in Surrey.
As a Community Matron, you'll play a pivotal role in the delivery of care within our Integrated Care Teams (ICTs) across Surrey Heath, working alongside multiple internal and external services.
Your expertise and compassion will make a significant difference in improving the health outcomes and quality of life for individuals under your care.
You will need to be an experienced practitioner, with proven clinical abilities in managing patients with complex health needs and long-term conditions, supporting the prevention of avoidable hospital admissions.
This role covers the Surrey Heath locality, and you will be expected to travel across the area as required; therefore, having a driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
* To work autonomously as a senior practitioner in managing the acute and complex health needs of patients with long-term conditions and frailty.
* To act as the lead clinician, coordinating personalised management plans to reduce the risk of avoidable hospital admissions.
* To deliver clinical assessments, initiate and manage diagnostics, confirm diagnoses, and recommend clinical management plans that include prescribing if clinically indicated, according to personal and professional competencies.
* To practice as a core member of the Integrated Care Teams, including supporting the Single Point Access (SPA).
o Promotes proactive care and self-management using care plans to identify and act on early signs of exacerbation.
o Works towards further specialism in the management of LTCs and service development.
o Demonstrates high levels of knowledge and skills within your area of practice.
o Demonstrates a high level of safe and effective clinical decision-making.
o Underpins knowledge of advanced practice concepts.
o Working towards competency in advanced clinical nursing skills, including Advanced Physical Examination Skills.
o History taking and differential diagnosis at Level 7.
Please refer to the full job description attached for a comprehensive list of responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services focused on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children’s community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year — guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident committed company, working to provide facilities, work environment adjustments, and technical solutions to be inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you, so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as a Band 7 Community Matron within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* AFC Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Free tea and coffee at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub, providing discounts on everyday purchases, cashback, and voucher offers for treats for you and your loved ones
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest rates
* Online and face-to-face support for your mental and physical wellbeing, including healthy recipes, activity challenges, post-trauma support, legal, debt, and life management help, as well as career coaching and counseling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture where ideas to improve service delivery are encouraged, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding annually
* The pride of working for an organization committed to the highest clinical and quality standards, with a majority of services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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