Community Matron - London, United Kingdom - Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

In conjunction with the haemoglobinopathies leads across North Central London, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery, management and ongoing development of a high-quality specialist sickle cell and thalassemia service in the community.

The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership and practice at an advanced level demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision making in the community.

Key deliverables will include:

Responsibility for the quality of care delivered within the Community Red Cell Service and for demonstrating quality standards applied.

To be a source of expert advice on Haemoglobinopathies to health care and other professionals working with affected people and their families.

Develop and plan a training strategy for other health care professionals. Participate in Regional and National working groups on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia.

Provision of health education and guidance on self-management to prevent exacerbation of patients condition to reduce incidences of acute episodes requiring admission to secondary care.

Enhancing compliance with preventative actions such as vaccinations and prophylactic medications Addressing social and lifestyle factors which impact on condition management and overall quality of life and directing to appropriate local resources.

Building trust with patients Targeted support to high-intensity users of secondary care including directing patients into existing NCL programmes for frequent ED attenders.

Developing and maintaining close links with multidisciplinary colleagues in primary, secondary, and social care to enhance continuity of care for patients.

To enable implementation of individual care plans for patients in all settings