Job summary
Community Matron | Minehead Medical Centre | Part-time 0.5 FTE | £50,000 - £55,000 per annum FTE (40 hours)

Minehead Medical Centre is seeking an experienced Community Matron to join our primary care team, providing proactive, personalised care to patients with complex health needs across Minehead and the surrounding community.

Main duties of the job
The Community Matron will provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management for patients with complex and long-term health conditions, with a particular focus on frail, older and housebound patients.

Working across patients' homes, care homes and community settings, the postholder will deliver proactive and personalised care, including falls risk assessment, polypharmacy review and anticipatory care planning.

The Community Matron will work closely with GPs, community nursing teams, care homes, therapy services, social care, voluntary organisations, families and carers to coordinate effective care pathways. They will also support proactive frailty identification and early intervention, helping patients to remain independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and receive high-quality care closer to home.

About us
Join OneMedical Group. Shape a healthier future.

For over 20 years, OneMedical Group has been redefining how healthcare is delivered in the UK. As a leading independent healthcare organisation, we provide NHS services at scale and design, build and manage the spaces where care happens-bringing everything together under one roof.

We are proud to be the only organisation in the UK to do this.

Family-run and values-led, our purpose is simple and powerful: to provide a healthier future for all. Guided by People First, Working Together and A Healthier Future, we deliver healthcare with compassion, innovation and a deep commitment to reducing health inequalities-working in true partnership with the NHS.

At OneMedical, diversity of thought is valued, collaboration is essential and every role contributes to meaningful change. Inspired by the traditional family doctor, The OneMedical Way is personal, trusted and rooted in community.

Job responsibilities
Minehead Medical Centre is seeking an experienced Community Matron to join our primary care team. If you:

• Are a registered Nurse and a fully-qualified Independent Provider.
• Enjoys building strong, trusting relationships with patients and their families.
• And, desirably, have experience in supporting older adults - including frailty, geriatrics, care homes or complex long-term conditions.
• Can deliver proactive clinical care, polypharmacy review, and anticipatory care planning

The Community Matron will support patients of all ages with diverse and often multifaceted conditions. They will provide personalised, holistic care for people with complex health needs across our community, with a significant focus on supporting our older and often frail population in Minehead and the surrounding communities.

Consequently, the Community Matron will play a central role in supporting our patients to remain independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and receive high-quality care in the place they call home.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about proactive, frailty-focused care and making a meaningful difference to the lives of older adults.

Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care:

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of adults with complex, long-term conditions including frail, elderly and housebound patients in their homes, care homes and community healthcare settings.
• Deliver proactive clinical care, including falls risk assessment, polypharmacy review, and anticipatory care planning.
• Work closely with families, carers and social care teams to support older patients with complex needs.

Leadership & Coordination:

• Lead and coordinate clinical care pathways with GPs, community nursing, care homes, therapy teams, social care and voluntary organisations.
• Support the development of proactive frailty identification and early intervention within the practice and PCN.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• Independent Nurse Prescriber (V300)
• Significant post-registration experience in community or primary care, managing complex caseloads
• Experience of multi-agency, multidisciplinary working
• Knowledge of current NHS policy, community nursing models, and primary care priorities
• System used: EMIS

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• Independent Nurse Prescriber (V300) qualification

Desirable

• Additional qualification or training in frailty, geriatrics, older adult care or long-term condition management
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to advanced community or primary care practice

Experience
Essential

• Significant post-registration experience within community or primary care
• Experience of managing complex caseloads and long-term conditions
• Experience of multi-agency and multidisciplinary working
• Experience of providing proactive, holistic care to patients with complex health needs
• Experience of working collaboratively with GPs, community nursing, social care and other healthcare professionals

Desirable

• Experience of supporting older adults, including frailty and geriatric care
• Experience of working with care homes and housebound patients
• Experience of falls risk assessment, polypharmacy review and anticipatory care planning
• Experience of frailty identification and early intervention
• Experience of using EMIS in a primary care setting

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.