About this role
Job summary Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Community Matron to provide strategic clinical leadership across our community eating disorder services. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior healthcare professional who is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, driving quality improvement, and supporting teams to achieve outstanding outcomes As a Community Eating Disorders Matron, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring safe, high-quality, evidence-based care while providing visible leadership to multidisciplinary teams. You'll help shape services, support staff development, oversee governance and patient safety, and contribute to the continued transformation of community-based care.
Main duties of the job You will hold overall responsibility for the clinical, operational, quality, performance and financial management of designated community services, working in partnership with operational and clinical leaders. You will provide expert clinical leadership, support complex case management, and lead improvements that enhance patient safety, experience and outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing professional and clinical leadership across community services. Driving quality improvement, patient safety and clinical governance initiatives. Supporting and developing multidisciplinary teams through supervision, coaching and mentorship. Leading on risk management, safeguarding and compliance with regulatory standards. Supporting the delivery of evidence-based practice and service development programmes. Working collaboratively with service users, carers, staff and partner organisations. Acting as a visible and accessible leader across services. Supporting the management of complex clinical cases and providing specialist advice.
About us
At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Job description Job responsibilities
If you are a compassionate and ambitious clinical leader looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of community services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Together, we can deliver outstanding care and improve lives.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC
Desirable
Masters Level Degree or equivalent
Other Essential
Ability to travel to all Trust locations.
Experience Essential
Service improvement and development Clinical Leadership and clinical care
Desirable
Experience of community care
Knowledge Essential
Good working knowledge of wider health and social care system and structures, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to clinical areas
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Walker Close
Ipswich
IP3 8LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)