Team Leader, Healthcare

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 30 June 2026

We are recruiting a Band 7 Team Lead to lead a newly established Community Rehabilitation Team (CRT) within the Mid and North Hampshire Division, shaping a community-based rehabilitation service supporting adults with complex mental health needs to achieve recovery and independence.

• Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering rehabilitation interventions.
• Ensure consistent delivery of care aligned to evidence-based practice and NICE guidance.
• Oversee service performance, including waiting times, caseloads and outcomes.
• Support smooth transitions between inpatient and community services.
• Lead collaboration across system partners to improve pathways and integration.
• Drive quality improvement, audit and service evaluation activities.
• Maintain oversight of safeguarding and clinical risk within the service.
• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the CRT across Mid & North localities.
• Lead the delivery of a NICE-compliant rehabilitation service for individuals with complex psychosis.
• Oversee team performance, ensuring high standards of quality, safety and access.
• Maintain a reduced but complex caseload, supporting service users with significant rehabilitation needs.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary working, ensuring effective care planning and risk management.
• Support the development of integrated pathways with primary care, acute services, social care and VCSE partners.
• Lead on demand, capacity and flow, ensuring effective use of workforce and resources.
• Oversee referral management and decision-making processes.
• Contribute to service development, transformation and improvement programmes.
• Apply strong leadership and decision‑making skills.
• Manage complex clinical and operational demands.
• Communicate effectively and partner with teams across the system.
• Leverage understanding of recovery‑focused rehabilitation and complex psychosis.
• Analyse data and use performance information to drive improvement.

• Professional qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or related discipline.
• Current professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.