Job summary
We are seeking a motivated individual with strong leadership skills, who can demonstrate the ability to manage a team, ensure high-quality care, whilst driving service improvement. The team lead will be expected to lead the newly established Transitions Team and continue to successfully support young people to transition from our inpatient settings to the next stage in their recovery, alongside supporting the ongoing expansion of the transitions service.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a team to add value to young people's inpatient experiences supporting their recovery back into the community.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to liaise with multiple agencies, support family networks and work alongside inpatient and community services adding additional support to the service that is being provided to ensure that discharge from hospital is supportive and sustainable.
This role provides the opportunity to be creative and flexible in your approach, supporting a solution focused and social prescribing ethos.
The Team Leader will have the opportunity to develop their team to meet the needs of the young people and their families. They will have the opportunity to be creative with bespoke packages of care that are supported by the network and run a service to be proud of.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
Vicky Mills -- Modern Matron vicky.mills@southernhealth.nhs.uk
Closing Date for Applications: 10-08-25
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To liaise with relevant agencies in the delivery of care to young people and their families.To provide time limited evidence based therapeutic interventions and to provide support to young people and their families/carers following discharge from inpatient care.To promote and facilitate the participation of service users and carers in their own care and in the planning and development of services.To take clinical lead and full line management responsibility for transition service ensuring they deliver a high quality, young person focused service.To lead and manage referrals into the Transition Service.To lead on and undertake outreach and group work to support young people and families.To work with colleagues within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to ensure delivery of comprehensive after care from inpatient admission
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 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.
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
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist with previous post registration experience
- Current professional registration
- Qualification in leadership and management, to masters level or equivalent experience.
- Further evidence of professional development and training.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience of working with Acute Mentally ill and/or Seriously Mentally ill young people, their families and carers.
- Experience of managing a team.
- Experience In facilitation of groups.
- Specialist training in self-harm.
- Working knowledge of ICPA and risk assessment and management plans.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex treatment programmes.
- Understanding of medication management issues and psychotropic medication.
- Working knowledge of safeguarding for young people.
- Positive outlook.
- A proven commitment to working in Partnership with Service Users and Carers in the delivery of effective services.
- Professional in approach, manner and appearance.
Desirable
- Experience of working with seriously mentally ill young people, their families and carers living in the community.
- IT Literate
- Awareness of the issues involved in the management of mental health problems in A&E and paediatric departments.
- Practical skills in delivering brief interventions, solution focussed therapy, motivational interviewing, DBT skills.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the Service, including on call at night, evenings and weekends.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively
- Ability to achieve a pass mark (75%) in the ICT Basic Skills test.
- A level of fitness and ability to participate and complete PMVA, Breakaway training and Manual Handling (practice and theory).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist with previous post registration experience
- Current professional registration
- Qualification in leadership and management, to masters level or equivalent experience.
- Further evidence of professional development and training.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience of working with Acute Mentally ill and/or Seriously Mentally ill young people, their families and carers.
- Experience of managing a team.
- Experience In facilitation of groups.
- Specialist training in self-harm.
- Working knowledge of ICPA and risk assessment and management plans.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex treatment programmes.
- Understanding of medication management issues and psychotropic medication.
- Working knowledge of safeguarding for young people.
- Positive outlook.
- A proven commitment to working in Partnership with Service Users and Carers in the delivery of effective services.
- Professional in approach, manner and appearance.
Desirable
- Experience of working with seriously mentally ill young people, their families and carers living in the community.
- IT Literate
- Awareness of the issues involved in the management of mental health problems in A&E and paediatric departments.
- Practical skills in delivering brief interventions, solution focussed therapy, motivational interviewing, DBT skills.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the Service, including on call at night, evenings and weekends.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively
- Ability to achieve a pass mark (75%) in the ICT Basic Skills test.
- A level of fitness and ability to participate and complete PMVA, Breakaway training and Manual Handling (practice and theory).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
