Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Neighbourhood Mental Health Team Lead

The closing date is 17 July 2025

Job summary

Neighbourhood Mental Health Team Lead - B7, full time, Permanent post

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY AND THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER?

NHS adult Community mental health services are transforming and we are establishing integrated Neighbourhood Mental Health teams across East Sussex. The Hill Rise service is based in the seaside town of Newhaven, set in the beautiful South Downs National Park and only a few miles from Brighton.

This post is open to experienced Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. It is a generic Team Management role but we will also commit to supporting your on-going professional development.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, talented and clinically experienced team lead, who can function equally well independently and within a multi-disciplinary team, dealing with clients with complex and enduring mental health needs in a community setting.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a warm and friendly clinician with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is compassionate, accountable and innovative.

You will be critical in building trusting relationships with local partners and instrumental in improving our service reputation and public confidence.

As team leader you will be supporting and supervising the team, managing any day to day issues, ensuring the team works within the budget and successfully achieves required quality targets.

You will be required to carry out some clinical work and demonstrate developed clinical skills with proven experience and be able to work effectively with other professionals to manage complex and demanding situations.

You will be joining a committed and dynamic team and will be fully supported and empowered to develop new ways of working and quality improvement.

About us

As a mental health trust, Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.As a clinician in our team we can offer you:- Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development- Flexible working patterns- Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)- A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)- A 'Golden Hello' or relocation package of up to £2000 (see attached documentation)

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AE-21161

Job locations

Hill Rise

Church Hill

Newhaven

BN9 9HH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the role are to be responsible and provide effective leadership for the clinical team, providing a high quality service within the resources available within the area and specifically to deliver on the following key areas: Management of referrals including delivery of care Performance monitoring and management Line Management and supervision of staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
Experience of managing staff

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice
Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
Experience of managing staff

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).