Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical Matron to join our CAMHS acute services, providing professional leadership management to the Nursing / Midwifery / Allied Health Professions’ service’ for the CAMHS Acute service.
You will initially oversee out inpatient unit Sowenna for the first 3 months then this will extend to also cover our Community Integrated Crisis team MARRS.
The Clinical Matron will provide strong clinical leadership with the services and be highly visible and accessible to the young people who are under acute services. Leading by example, they will drive up standards of clinical care and have the authority to get the essential components of care right for patients.
Proposed Interview Date: TBC
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Matron for the CAMHS Acute Care Pathway provides strategic and professional leadership, working collaboratively with the acute senior leadership team across the CAMHS Tier 4 in-patient unit and Acute Care Pathway.
This pivotal role ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based clinical care, operational efficiency, and service excellence, while fostering collaborative working relationships with multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders, system partners, south west provider collaborative and commissioners. Reporting to the Head of Service for CAMHS Acute Care, the Clinical Matron has direct line management responsibility for managers within Acute and inpatient pathways . They will deliver visible, accessible, and authoritative leadership across inpatient and acute community services. They lead on service development, cultivating a philosophy of care that is grounded in best practice and evidence, and ensuring continuous improvement and innovation whilst delivering the NHS matron Charter. The Clinical Matron actively involves patients and carers in the design, delivery, and evaluation of services to maintain relevance and responsiveness to their needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Leadership skills – excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Successful track record in conflict resolution and performance management
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional either NMC or HCPC registration
- Degree or equivalent
- Post registration courses / equivalent level of experience
- MSc or further specialist training to equivalent level
- Evidence of operational management experience in a senior Nurse/Midwife/AHP role
- Extensive experience of working within mental health inpatient services or similar area
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Education / teaching certificate
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This advert is for Clinical Matron - CAMHS Acute with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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