Community Matron

The Community Matron is a pivotal member of the Adult Health and Social Care team linking with and supporting primary care, community nursing and the multidisciplinary team at practice and community health and social care team level for patients within the community setting.

The Community Matron will set up, implement and promote the Community Matrons role supporting patients with complex needs and Long Term Conditions.

The Community Matron will case manage and work with patients, families and their carers to maximise on the benefits of the role in supporting their care programmes, encouraging self care and self management approaches to long term conditions.

To support the organisation the post-holder will participate in the senior clinician on-call rota and will be remunerated in line with the Trust's Single On-call Remuneration Agreement.

The post holder will support and develop students of nursing through mentorship

The Community Matron will be based in the community setting.

The post holder will fulfil all tasks and work as part of a team. To meet the needs of the service, the post holder may be required to work in other areas as appropriate and under the direction of the line manager or appropriate manager