Main area Physical Health Community Matron for Care Home Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, including Weekend and Bank Holidays 8am to 4pm and/or 12pm to 8pm) Job ref 391-NMUH-7489188
Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Michael's site Town Enfield Salary £53,751 - £60,651 Per annum, Inclusive of Outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2025 23:59
Care Homes Assessment Team (CHAT) Community Matron
Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
The Care Homes Assessment Team (CHAT) are an award-winning service that support the lives and deaths of residents in Care Homes across Enfield and part of Haringey. CHAT is part of Enfield Community Service (ECS) which is hosted by RFL.
We are looking for a flexible, dynamic and experienced band 7 physical health Community Matron to join our team. We are a supportive team and organisation and are looking for someone with assessment and diagnosis skills, independent prescribing is essential, experience working with older people, people with mental health and/or learning disabilities in the Care Home environment and experience of having sensitive future care planning conversations and supporting end of life.
CHAT support the Trusted Assessor facilitated discharge in NMUH and the successful candidate would work on a rota system both in their allocated Care Homes but also in NMUH delivering Trusted Assessor.
The service operates 7 days a week 8am-8pm so late shifts and weekend working on a rota system is expected.
Shift patterns are
* 8am-4pm
* 12pm-8pm
* 9am-5pm - when working as Trusted Assessor in NMUH
Main duties of the job
The Community Matron will manage a cohort of patients in specific, identified Nursing and Residential Care Homes who either have complex long-term conditions or be at the end-of-life care stage and are either currently very high intensity users of hospital care or at risk of becoming so.
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, maintaining close liaison with all other stakeholders in the patient’s care including their carers, relatives and particularly the Care Home staff.
Car driver or having access to a vehicle is essential due to requirement to travel between Care Homes, base, home and NMUH.
The Community Matron, in consultation with the GP and / or the Consultant Geriatrician in the team will be expected to identify those patients who could potentially most benefit from case management.
They will expertly assess patients and individually plan treatment, monitoring and contingency regimes. They will work with hospital ward staff, social care staff and community Nurses to prevent avoidable hospital admissions / readmissions and A & E attendances wherever this is feasible.
The role also includes in reach to local acute Trusts and facilitated discharge to improve communication between the Care Home and Acute Trust under the Trusted Assessor model.
Working for our organisation
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Others
* Car Driver with current UK License
Education & Professional Qualifications
* 1st. Level Registered Nurse (RGN) with current registration with the NMC
* Evidence of CPD in management of Long Term Conditions
* Degree in health related topic
* Community Specialist Practice
* Education at Masters Level
Experience
* Significant post-basic work within acute, mental health or community & primary care nursing fields
* Experience of working in a senior nursing role
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of implementing change in clinical practice
* Experience of working with or in care homes
Skills and Aptitudes
* Ability to manage complex clinical situations within a defined caseload
* Ability to work proactively with A&E, ERAS, GPs, and Social Care colleagues to prevent hospital admission
* Ability to assess and plan individual care needs in partnership with patients/their carers and MDTs
* Ability to work across the multi-disciplinary health and social care team
* Ability to case manage for patients/individuals with complex needs
* Ability to make decisions autonomously but liaise closely with other care providers within the sector
* Ability to give clear and concise reports against performance targets
* Ability to handle distressing situations with sensitivity and empathy
* Ability to prioritise work/response/triage referrals and messages effectively
* Clinical Assessment Skills
* Clinical Leadership Skills
* Data Collection & Analysis
* IT Skills
Personal Qualities & attributes
* Enthusiastic and motivated
* Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
* Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
* Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
* Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.
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.
Name Vinny Carpenen Job title Service Lead Email address vinny.carpenen@nhs.net Telephone number 02045535698 Additional information
Any CHAT Matron can advise about role or arrange a shadow session prior to application/interview should you wish.
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