Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-FYL654-MF
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Harbour
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Modern Matron
Band 8a
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
As a Modern Matron, you’ll be the visible, trusted leader who sets the tone for excellence in patient care. This role is about more than oversight – it’s about inspiring teams, driving quality improvements, and ensuring every patient experience reflects compassion and professionalism. You’ll work at the heart of clinical services, shaping standards, influencing culture, and championing innovation.
If you thrive on making a difference, leading by example, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver outstanding care, this is your opportunity to leave a lasting mark on services and the people who depend on them.
Main duties of the job
We’re seeking a dynamic leader who combines clinical expertise with a passion for people. You’ll bring confidence and clarity to complex situations, guiding teams with purpose and inspiring a culture of excellence. Strategic thinking is key, you’ll balance the bigger picture with day-to-day operational detail, ensuring services run smoothly and standards remain high. Your communication skills will be important in this role, enabling you to build trust, foster collaboration, and resolve challenges quickly and effectively. Adaptability and resilience are essential; as our environments are often fast paced, so being able to embrace change and drive continuous improvement is required. As one of our Modern Matrons, you will champion patient safety, staff wellbeing, and equality in care. We want your leadership to make a real difference.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN or other professional qualification
- Evidence of CPD and study at higher level
- Degree or demonstrable evidence of study at higher level
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound understanding of contemporary Mental Health agenda and clinical skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Management role within a multi-disciplinary service at a senior level
- Inpatient experience or significant leadership experience at Band 7 for 2 years
- Experience of supervision and appraisal systems
- Substantial clinical experience with progressive career/management development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Cole
- Job title
- Senior Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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