Visiting Clinical Care Practitioner​/Community Matron

Visiting Clinical Care Practitioner / Community Matron

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We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced nurse or paramedic to join as a Visiting Clinical Care Practitioner / Community Matron. If you love building relationships, enjoy working autonomously, and want to make a real difference to frail or housebound patients, we would love to hear from you.

• Deliver a high standard of patient care as an Advanced Care Practitioner in general practice, using advanced autonomous clinical skills and a broad, in-depth theoretical knowledge base.
• Provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation, both in patients’ homes and at the surgery.
• Work collaboratively with the multi‑disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
• Build effective working relationships with other health professionals, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, support workers and community services.
• Act within professional boundaries, exercising safe and evidence-based clinical decision-making and, where a physician safe prescriber, prescribing safely and appropriately.
• Prioritise health problems, intervene appropriately including initiation of effective emergency care, health promotion and education.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records using electronic systems, complying with Caldicott Principles, GDPR and NHS policies.
• Participate in clinical supervision, multidisciplinary education and professional development activities.
• Contribute to audit, quality assurance and continuous professional improvement initiatives.
• Support the implementation of risk management, infection control, and patient safety measures.

• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Recognised NP qualification at minimum degree level or equivalent
• Clinical supervision training and experience

• MSc Advanced Practice
• MSc Level 7 modules pertaining to Advanced Practice

• Management of patients with acute and long‑term conditions.
• Management of patients with complex needs.
• Clinical examination skills (all systems).
• Accountability of own role.
• Local and national health policy.
• Wider health economy.
• Patient group directions and associated policy.
• Clinical leadership skills.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Change management.
• Teaching and mentorship in clinical setting.
• Resource management.

• Knowledge of public health issues.
• Able to identify determinants on health in the area.
• Clinical governance issues in primary care.

• Recent primary and community nursing experience.
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking.
• Extended and supplementary nurse prescribing.

• Recent primary and community nursing experience.
• Nurse‑led triage including telephone triage.
• Working with community development initiatives.
• Health‑needs assessment of patients.

• Full UK driving licence.
• Self‑directed practitioner.
• Highly motivated.
• Flexibility.
• Enthusiasm.
• Team player.
• Ability to work across boundaries.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contract:

Permanent

Working Pattern:
Full‑time

Pay scheme:
Salary depends on experience

• Date posted: 19 December 2025
• Reference number: A
• Job locations: 266-268 Torquay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2EZ
• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industry: Hospitals and Health Care

Employer name:
Pembroke Medical Group

Address: 266-268 Torquay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2EZ

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