Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Primary Care Mental Health Team Central Team Lead
The closing date is 29 November 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about improving outcomes for people experiencing mental health challenges and is looking to further develop their leadership, management, and strategic capabilities.

We are seeking a dynamic mental health professional with substantial clinical experience across both secondary mental health services and primary care settings.

As part of a central leadership team, you will play a key role in the ongoing development and transformation of Enhanced Primary Care Mental Health Services across Mid and North Hampshire. Working closely with the Primary Care Mental Health Transformation Manager, you will contribute to the development and embedding of innovative models of care, strengthening multidisciplinary and multi-agency working across the system. The role requires building effective partnerships with Primary Care Networks, secondary care services, and voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver integrated, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused services that improve patient outcomes and experiences.

Please note this is a part time (30 hrs per week) and can be offered to HIOWH NHS FT employees as a 12 month secondment or as a 12 month fixed term contract to external Trust applicants

Main duties of the job
You will provide expert clinical leadership, supporting clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development, while also undertaking agreed line management responsibilities, including supporting staff performance, professional development, and wellbeing.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence system-wide transformation and contribute to the future direction of community mental health services across Mid and North Hampshire. It is particularly suited to an individual who is motivated by service development, partnership working, and leading change across organisational boundaries while keeping the needs of patients and communities at the centre of everything they do.

Please note: This post is 30 hours per week, with hours required to be worked across a minimum of four days per week, including Thursdays and preferably Fridays.

About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year, pro rata for part time hours
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 348-MNH-13116
Job locations: Parklands House, London Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AP, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Parklands House, London Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4AP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Katherine Sault, katherine.Sault1@nhs.net, 07867543892

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