Job summary
The Community Mental Health Team are looking for a Team Lead to join their team.

The post holder will support the Service Manager to ensure the delivery of a pathway for people using services that meet all quality, financial and operational performance targets and ensure that these are monitored and tracked effectively.

The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values and behave in a manner that facilitates the development of autonomous teams and individuals that are empowered, engaged and committed to continually delivering excellent care with compassion. The post holder will be an advocate for recovery and support the development of services in line with the division's strategy.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:

• Be responsible for ensuring the provision of safe services for all adults with a functional mental health need using Mental Health services in the community.
• Work flexibly to ensure the safe delivery of services, ensuring the service complies with both local and national best practice and specified guidelines and frameworks for community based services.
• Ensure compliance with Trust Policies and the Mental Health and Learning Disability Divisions clinical governance, performance monitoring and quality assurance frameworks.
• Develop, co-ordinate and implement a process for managerial supervision, clinical supervision, case load management and staff annual appraisal.
• Be responsible for recruitment and retention of personnel within delegated area of responsibility.
• Work with team colleagues and external agencies to ensure that people who use the service and their families or carers are involved and development and delivery of services.
• Ensure that the service has effective relationships with both internal and external services/organisations.
• Regularly take part in the Manager On Call rota.
• Take responsibility for working within and overseeing delegated budget.

About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

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.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered MH Nurse with live NMC Pin
• Registered OT or Social Worker with relevant live registration

Desirable

• Organisational Development knowledge and training
• Quality Improvement training

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience at a senior level (band 6 or above) within a similar speciality.
• Post basic relevant study equivalent to degree level or willingness to complete.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Recognised teaching qualification (e.g ENB 998 or mentorship qualification).
• Ability in Team Leadership and Development

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).

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