Job overview

Are you excited to work in a new and innovative way?

Are you interested in the opportunity to empower and engage colleagues to improve patient experiences?

Are you a Role Model in your area? 

If the answer is 'Yes' we want you to join our senior leadership team in Bowmere.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and compassionate Modern Matron to lead our inpatient services at Bowmere Hospital.

This senior leadership role provides operational and professional oversight across a diverse inpatient unit comprising:

• A Rehabilitation Ward
• Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Two Adult Acute Wards
• An Organic Ward

As Modern Matron, you will oversee all wards and associated clinical departments, acting as the visible leader and the face of safety and quality across the service. You will provide strong clinical and professional leadership, ensuring high standards of care, patient experience, governance, and performance.

This is a pivotal role requiring a confident, values-driven leader with excellent communication skills, strong governance knowledge, and a passion for delivering outstanding inpatient mental health care.

For further information about the expectations of the role, please refer to the Matron Handbook.

If you are ready to lead from the front and make a measurable difference to patient safety and quality, we would welcome your application.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 17/04/2026 and the proposed interview date is 27/04/2026

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting and supervising the ECT team
• Work closely with senior clinical and operational leads across SMH caregroup to help deliver our overall Trust strategy
• Providing leadership and professional support to Clinical Leads and Advanced Clinical Leads
• Driving quality improvement, patient safety, and assurance processes
• Strengthening workforce development, culture, and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Feeding directly into the Lead Nurse for SMH, ensuring alignment with the Trusts strategic priorities

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. 

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.