Community Matron - Bodmin & 3 Harbours in Bodmin inBodmin PUBLISHED WED 5 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Are you interested in working in a supportive community environment and looking for your next challenge? We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic and motivated Community Matron to join the Integrated Community Team working in the Bodmin and Three Harbours PCN on a three month secondment. Our community team is based at Bodmin and Par health office. This post would be a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse, with a commitment to provide compassionate, holistic patient care, working flexibly across the area.
They will also work to ensure integration of all elements of care, increase patient choice and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital. The extended and supplementary prescribing qualification is essential for this post. Consideration could be given for this to be undertaken once in post for the right candidate.
The ability to travel independently across the area to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential, this includes a requirement for flexibility as the service aims to be available 7 days a week 8 am to 10 pm.
Job Overview
- To take a lead role in the development of primary care for older people with multiple chronic diseases who are at high risk of hospital admission, through proactive management of a high- risk caseload and focussing on ways to demonstrate overall improvements in health
- To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to establish a whole systems approach to managing health care for these
Key Dimensions of the post are:
- The nurse is based in the PCN team and has overall responsibility for a caseload of 50-60 patients who require intensive support and management and who meet the following criteria:
- Has two or more emergency admissions to hospital in the past year
- Suffer from chronic disease
- Take 4 or more medications
The nurse works within the community nursing service and is responsible for provision of evaluation data & promotion of the service within her area of expertise.
About us
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
Requirements
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Benefits
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