Job summary
- Main area
- nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR1308-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Felixstowe Community Hospital
- Town
- Felixstowe
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Matron
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Felixstowe Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) has a unique opening for a B7 Community Matron working 30 hours per week alongside other Health and Social Care professionals.
You will specialise in managing patients with long term conditions such as COPD and responding to acute medical episodes / exacerbation of these conditions.
You will also have completed specialist post graduate training with skills developed in advanced medical assessment with a non-medical prescribing element. You will need to work mainly autonomously and to work as part of the wider neighbourhood team.
There will be a need to build close working relationships with the three local GP surgeries as well as supporting the Felixstowe INT which consists of district & community nurses, generic workers, associate nurses, therapy assistant practitioners, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and Social Care Workers. The team is governed and supported by a Lead Nurse, Lead Therapist, Lead Social Worker and overall, by the INT manager.
The team is busy, dynamic and proud of their holistic care approach. We continue to change to support developments in NHS which includes close working relationships with the local statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services including GP, acute hospital colleagues, GP Federation, Social Prescribers, SuffolkMind, NSFT and many local community voluntary groups.
You will be actively supported by peers and medical supervision and will attend medicines management forums as well as an individual annual appraisal. You will be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area. You will have access to skills development training relevant to the post.
The role involves providing matron interventions to the housebound residents of Felixstowe and surrounding area, who are aged 18+ and registered with a Felixstowe GP.
Conditions include long-term neurological conditions, COPD, palliative and end of life care; diabetes; dementia, acute medical episodes,– all with a view to preventing admission and supporting early discharge. Many of our patients have a complexity of needs across physical, mental, psychological and social spectrums.
You need to have access to a car for work which is community based
Main duties of the job
Work autonomously as an advanced practitioner within the community, managing a caseload of patients delivering individualised direct patient care.
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients within their area of work.
Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients
Receive referrals via a variety of sources, including direct patient referral.
Manage own caseload and clinical priorities according to agreed protocols and working practices.
Participate in multidisciplinary patient reviews and multidisciplinary team meetings
Undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide treatment/ advice as per scope of practice, using agreed protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines.
Within scope of practice and clinical competence request and / or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to plans of care
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered General Nurse
- • Completion/willingness to undertake non-medical prescribing course
- • Relevant honours degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of post registration including proven Band 6 experience
- • Awareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patients’ long-term conditions • Multi-disciplinary and partnership working • Developing networks to aid collaborative working with external organisations and agencies • Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously • Implementing change to promote high quality health outcomes • Understanding of the concept of case management and community matron role
- • Multi-disciplinary and partnership working
- • Developing networks to aid collaborative working with external organisations and agencies • Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously • Implementing change to promote high quality health outcomes • Understanding of the concept of case management and community matron role
- • Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously • Implementing change to promote high quality health outcomes • Understanding of the concept of case management and community matron role
- • Implementing change to promote high quality health outcomes
- • Understanding of the concept of case management and community matron role
Desirable criteria
- • Advanced clinical assessment skills
- • History of taking and physical examination
- • Working autonomously
- • Working with people with long-term conditions
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Extensive knowledge of local services and resources
- • Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application in the context of the community matron role
- • Good understanding of effective resource management
- • Negotiating and influencing skills
- • Evidence of using IT systems
- • Effective presentation skills
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
- • Excellent interpersonal skills
- • Evidence of autonomous working and effective team working
- • Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
- • Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service to include out of hours
- • Evidence of the ability to champion issues of vulnerable people
- • Evidence of effective leadership – influencing and initiating service developments and orchestrating change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Evelyn Catto
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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