Community Matron

The post holder will be required to provide clinical case management to the elderly and frail population of the surgery, working both from the surgery and in patients own homes as appropriate, and leading ward rounds of patients in our care, residential and learning-disability homes as needed. You will be supported on ward rounds by a GP registrar. This will involve dealing with long term conditions and other complex medical and social problems, ensuring the responsible delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based clinical care. The primary function of the role is to maximise the patients health and wellbeing by providing continuity and to clinically assess and treat patients to reduce unnecessary admission to acute services. You will also contribute to the service delivery, clinical governance and quality improvement at the Surgery. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will be required to provide clinical case management to the elderly and frail population of the surgery, working both from the surgery and in patients own homes as appropriate, and leading ward rounds of patients in our care, residential and learning-disability homes as needed. You will be supported on ward rounds by a GP registrar. This will involve dealing with long term conditions and other complex medical and social problems, ensuring the responsible delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based clinical care. The primary function of the role is to maximise the patients health and wellbeing by providing continuity and to clinically assess and treat patients to reduce unnecessary admission to acute services. You will also contribute to the service delivery, clinical governance and quality improvement at the Surgery.