Job vacancy: Community Matron, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, Twickenham

Job summary

Main area: Community Nurse
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (6 Month FTC)
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 396-779-N-7383117-CM-JK-Z

Employer: Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Whitton Corner Health and Social Care Centre
Town: Twickenham
Salary: £53,751 - £60,651 Per annum INC of HCAS (pro-rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/09/2025 23:59

Community Matron

Band 7

Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*****Please see attached the full Job Description and the Person Specification for the all the main responsibilities of this role.*****

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Qualified RGN NMC - RN1 ,RNA with current NMC registration
Nursing Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN)
Relevant post registration study at diploma/degree level and relevant CPD e.g. palliative care, tissue viability
Physical Assessment Skills
Advanced Assessment Skills
Nurse Prescriber V100
Mentorship Preceptorship or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Specialist Practice Teacher/ Teaching Qualification
Independent Non-medical Prescriber V300

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long term conditions
Professional standards including confidentiality, clinical governance and NMC guidelines
Infection prevention and control standards
Risk assessment and management
Knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
Safeguarding Adults & Children
Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Desirable criteria

Understanding of current legislation and its implications for this role, including performance indicators and targets
Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patients in their own homes
Experience in working independently and as part of a team
Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members
Experience of Multidisciplinary team work
Experience of mentoring students

Desirable criteria

Experience of managing resources to stay within the service budget
Experience of audit evaluation

Skills

Essential criteria

Holistic assessment, core clinical and clinical reasoning skills to proactively manage patient care
Ability to promote self-care of patients
Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Effective leadership skills and ability to delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
Ability to lead by example, both clinically and managerially, being consistent and fair to all staff in every aspect of work
Ability to build the team to a high performance level, conducive to professional development and team cohesiveness
Effective communication skills with clients and colleagues and the ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
Ability to negotiate and communicate across professional and organisational boundaries
Ability to have difficult conversations with staff in line with HR policies
IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages and digital solutions with patients and in the operation of the service
Advanced written and verbal communication skills
Able to produce well written and timely clinical records and service reports
Ability to lead and participate in service and organisational change
Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Ability to travel to multiple sites; car driver or competent cyclist

Desirable criteria

Conflict management and mediation skills

Personal

Essential criteria

Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
Demonstrates high ethical and professional standards
Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Committed to lifelong learning and achieving full compliance with the competencies and standards of this role and for career progression
Has a positive attitude to change and is prepared to work flexibly to meet the need of people and the service
Willingness to undertake training and competencies for additional clinical interventions to support service development
Willingness to learn and implememt new ways of working, including using digital solutions with patients and in the operation of the service
Confident, self motivated and energetic

Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.

References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.

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Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: [email protected].

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.

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Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

London Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage Foundation

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

London HCSW Award - Sustainable Retention

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Claire Moloney
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07392 288951

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: South West London Recruitment Hub
Telephone: 07553093660

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Community Matron

Band 7

Home, community, hospital

Job overview

Main duties of the job

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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Essential criteria

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