Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader: Community Mental Health

The closing date is 29 March 2026

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.

Date posted

16 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-IOW-10658

Job locations

The Barracks

The Barracks and Civic Centre Offices, Broadway

Sandown

Isle of Wight

PO36 9EA

Newport Health and Wellbeing Centre

62 High Street

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 1BA

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

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 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)

Additional Criteria

Essential

What our services users expect of this post holder:
Fully computer literate as required for this post.
Optimistic and team orientated.
Clinically skilled in report writing.
Very high level of communication skills -- including conflict resolution, chairing meetings and knowledge of the appraisal process.
Familiar with use of IMT & electronic information systems at level required for role.

Person Specification

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)

Additional Criteria

Essential

What our services users expect of this post holder:
Fully computer literate as required for this post.
Optimistic and team orientated.
Clinically skilled in report writing.
Very high level of communication skills -- including conflict resolution, chairing meetings and knowledge of the appraisal process.
Familiar with use of IMT & electronic information systems at level required for role.

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

The Barracks

The Barracks and Civic Centre Offices, Broadway

Sandown

Isle of Wight

PO36 9EA

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Barracks

The Barracks and Civic Centre Offices, Broadway

Sandown

Isle of Wight

PO36 9EA

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)