Overview
Are you ready for a new challenge? Could you make a difference?
We are looking to appoint a Community Matron to join our Adult Community Nursing Service. The post is for 22.5 hours per week (3 days) on a 6 month fixed term contract to cover a secondment within the team. The service operates from 7am until 7pm across the Twickenham borough.
The post holder will provide line management and leadership for a locality nursing team, be accountable for the team caseload, and develop a skilled, competent and motivated workforce to meet patient needs.
Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation at the right time – please join KRFT and be part of this organisation.
Responsibilities
* To be responsible for the delivery of the locality nursing service in line with the commissioned service specification, standards, activity and outcomes, in the context of multi-disciplinary locality working.
* To provide line management and leadership for a locality nursing team, being accountable for the team caseload and the development of a skilled, competent and motivated workforce, able to meet the needs of the patients on the caseload.
* To work in partnership with the primary health care team, social services and the wider multi-disciplinary locality team, providing holistic assessment of health needs and the provision of nursing care to housebound people with a range of medical needs and long term conditions.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matter to us. We’re committed to fostering professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. We provide tools and opportunities to succeed, and actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, a dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, a 24/7 employee assistance programme, and other support and activities.
We also recognise the work our teams do through weekly ‘shoutouts’, patient feedback, and monthly and annual awards.
Additional information
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
*****Please see attached the full Job Description and the Person Specification for all the main responsibilities of this role.*****
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Sep 2025.
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