Community Matron | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 Per annum INC of HCAS (pro-rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | Twickenham, TW2 6JL |
| Company: | Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7383117/396-779-N-7383117-CM-JK-Z |
Summary
Are you ready for a new challenge? Could you make a difference?
Are you:
Interested in developing your nursing career
Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care
Compassionate towards patients and their families
An excellent communicator with the ability to lead and motivate a team
Highly motivated, energetic and innovative with full UK driving license holder with access to a car
An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service We are looking to appoint a Community Matron to work 3 days per week, who is passionate about high quality patient centred care to join our highly regarded Community Matron Team. The service operates from 7am until 7pm across the Twickenham borough.The post is advertised as a 6 month fixed term contract to cover a secondment within the team and is for 22.5 hours per week.
The post holder will need to provide line management and leadership for a locality nursing team, being accountable for the team caseload and the development of a skilled, competent and motivated workforce, able to meet the needs of the patients on the caseload.
Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation and at the right time – please come to KRFT and be part of this organisation.
· To be responsible for the delivery of the locality nursing service in line with the commissioned service specification, standards, activity and outcomes, in the context of multi-disciplinary locality working.
· To provide line management and leadership for a locality nursing team, being accountable for the team caseload and the development of a skilled, competent and motivated workforce, able to meet the needs of the patients on the caseload.
·To work in partnership with the primary health care team, social servicesand the wider multi-disciplinary locality team, providing holistic assessment of health needs and the provision of nursing care to housebound people with a range of medical needs and long term conditions.
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
*****Please see attached the full Job Description and the Person Specification for the all the main responsibilities of this role.*****
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Sep 2025