Community Matron | Minehead Medical Centre | Part-time

Location: Community-based Minehead Medical Centre & patient homes
Hours: Part-time 20 hours available (Full-time 40 hours)

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

Would would love to hear from you!

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.

Full details of all responsibilities are provided in the Job Description.

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

Note: This role will involve a two-stage interview process. Interview dates will be confirmed in due course. We may interview candidates before the closing date.

System used: EMIS

Location: Minehead Medical Centre, 2 Irnham Road, Minehead, TA24 5DL

Why join us?

Our Benefits;

• Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum FTE (pro-rata for less than 40 hours)
• NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata, if part-time)
• Extra days of leave for work anniversary each year
• Paid for Indemnity cover
• Enhanced Maternity; Paternity / Adoption pay
• Participation in OMG’s refer a friend scheme
• Continued personal and professional development
• 24/7 free access to an Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
• Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme
• Support with Relocation

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 happensbringing 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 inequalitiesworking 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.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

OneMedical Group is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. Throughout the recruitment process we want all candidates to be at their best. If you would like to discuss the support options available during the recruitment process please email: recruitment@onemedicalgroup.co.uk