Modern Matron | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Chorley

We are seeking an exceptional, dynamic, and compassionate Modern Matron to provide visible, values-led leadership across our inpatient services. This is a pivotal role focused on driving high standards of patient care, strengthening clinical governance, and supporting our teams to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred services.

As Modern Matron, you will act as a key professional leader, championing quality improvement, fostering positive cultures, and ensuring operational excellence within a fast-paced and highly rewarding environment. We are looking for a motivated and inspirational leader who can bring expertise, resilience, and a strong commitment to quality care.

You will be:

• A registered professional with current NMC registration.
• An experienced clinical leader with a strong track record of operational and governance responsibilities.
• Skilled in building relationships, influencing change, and supporting diverse teams.
• Confident in navigating complex situations, making evidence-based decisions, and maintaining a calm, solution-focused approach.
• Passionate about delivering high-quality, safe, and compassionate services.

What We Offer:

• Opportunities for leadership development and continued professional growth.
• Supportive senior leadership and collaborative MDT working.
• A chance to shape and influence service improvement across our inpatient pathways.
• Access to wellbeing resources and flexible working approaches where possible.

Provide visible clinical leadership, ensuring high standards of nursing practice and professional accountability. Lead on quality, safety, and governance, including incident learning, risk management, and compliance with regulatory standards. Work closely with Ward Managers, MDT colleagues, and senior leadership to support service delivery, workforce planning, and operational flow. Drive improvements in patient experience, reducing restrictive practices, and promoting trauma-informed approaches. Maintain oversight of audit performance, action planning, and delivery of continuous quality improvement initiatives. Support staff wellbeing initiatives, supervision, and professional development, modelling compassionate and inclusive leadership. Collaborate with internal and external partners to support safe discharge planning, safeguarding, and effective multi-agency working. Ensure the environment of care is safe, therapeutic, and conducive to recovery.

If you are a proactive, confident, and compassionate leader who thrives on challenge and is committed to making a meaningful difference for patients, families, and staff—we would love to hear from you.

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.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Melissa Sheffield, Senior Nurse Manager at melissa.sheffield@lscft.nhs.uk.