Community matron
Community matrons provide care and support to people with long-term or complicated health conditions.
Typical Salary
£46,000 – £53,000
per year
Working Hours
38–40
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
In this role you could:
- carry out physical examinations and treatments
- manage the care patients receive and refer to a specialist if needed
- identify when a patient can be cared for at home and organise extra support
- teach patients, carers and relatives to spot changes that could lead to conditions getting worse
- keep records and make sure policy guidelines are followed
Skills needed
- customer service skills
- the ability to work well with others
- the ability to use your initiative
- to be flexible and open to change
- sensitivity and understanding
- to enjoy working with other people
- the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
- knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- applying directly
Career progression
With experience, you could train to become a nurse specialist practitioner, providing advanced care for people in the community, while leading a team.
You could move into service management and become head of community nursing.
You might also work in health promotion, teaching or training.