Community Matron

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Matron to join our Community Nursing Team based at Prudhoe in Northumberland; the Community Matron will be responsible for identification of vulnerable patients who are at risk and also those frequently admitted to hospital by proactive case management working with Specialist Nurses, Medical colleagues, Palliative Care, Intermediate Care, Social Care and AHPs, the aim is to reduce admissions and improve quality of life.

They will provide support into the care homes.

Northumbria Healthcare Trust are committed to lifelong learning and offer support to enhance your knowledge and skills, to role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

• To clinically supervise and demonstrate specialist community healthcare knowledge and skills to develop the skill set of community nursing staff, students, patients and carers within a cluster of community teams.

• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership where team members are supported to work and develop clinical practice across all localities acting as joint supervisors to all Nurse Practitioners where needed.

• The post-holder will undertake advanced clinical assessment, needs identification, planning, case management and co-ordination of care for individuals with highly complex needs and co-existing long-term conditions.

• The post-holder will work towards advanced professional practice including advanced clinical skills, medicines management, leadership, supporting self‑care management and forge inter‑agency and partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co‑existing long‑term conditions.

• In addition, the post-holder will work proactively to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and facilitate earlier discharge from hospital for patients identified through multi‑disciplinary team meetings, high‑risk patient programmes or proactive care management.

• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted 19 February 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 7

Salary £47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full‑time, Flexible working

Reference number LH

Job locations Prudhoe District Nursing Teams, Oaklands Health Centre, Prudhoe, NE42 5DQ

Qualifications – Essential

• Registered Nurse 1st level
• First level degree in health‑related subject
• Advanced Physical Assessment and history taking qualification
• Independent…