Job requirements
Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous experience in the effective and positive management of complex and high risk cases.
- Experience
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to multi disciplinary team working.
- Experience
Must demonstrate significant post-qualification practitioner experience.
- Experience
Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with other agencies.
- Experience
Willingness to demonstrate the potential for change management approaches which extend existing practices.
- Experience
Exposure to, understanding of and competence in IT facilities and systems associated with service users, budgets and management information.
- Experience
Evidence of experience as a supervisor, including a clear understanding and application of an effective caseload management system.
- Experience
Demonstrate planning skills, e.g. in terms of resource allocation and funding.
- Experience
Demonstrate an understanding of, and a commitment to the principles of recovery, choice and personalisation.
- Experience
Commitment to attend staff training and participate in own development through supervision and performance development.
- Qualifications
Relevant professional qualification. Mental Health Nurse with appropriate registration with NMC.
- Qualifications
Management or leadership qualification and/or training/experience.
- Additional Criteria
Able to manage, supervise and direct a multi-disciplinary team and support staff as appropriate.
- Additional Criteria
Able to prioritise workload and manage team capacity according to demand.
- Additional Criteria
Able to demonstrate the ability to communicate both in writing and orally, complex matters clearly and concisely, using appropriate methods to a wide spectrum of people including staff and users.
- Additional Criteria
Working knowledge of the appropriate legislative framework e.g. Childrens Act, Community Care Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, Chronically sick and Disabled Persons Act and Housing Grants and Regeneration Act, Direct payments Act, Carers Act and Disability Discrimination Act.
- Additional Criteria
To demonstrate a flexible, adaptable attitude, particularly with regard to being able to meet complex and disparate client needs flexibly while maintaining appropriate standards and boundaries.
- Additional Criteria
Requires an understanding of Health and Safety issues and a willingness to undertake training where appropriate.
- Additional Criteria
Ensure the Health and Safety policies of the parent agencies are implemented.
- Additional Criteria
Knowledge of financial and care management IT systems.
- Additional Criteria
Able to use IT systems in the Social or Health Care Professions.
- Additional Criteria
Flexible in deployment and work bases.
- Additional Criteria
Able to cope with the demands of this post in this working environment.
- Additional Criteria
Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
- Additional Criteria
Requires commitment to, and understanding of Equal Opportunities issues.
- Additional Criteria
To set an example of non-discriminatory behaviour and to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable that staff act in accordance with the parent agencies policies on Equal Opportunities.
- Additional Criteria
To demonstrate a high level of awareness of the issue of diversity and to be able to take a lead in ensuring that the diverse needs of the client group can be met.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Able to illustrate examples of service development initiated by the candidate
- Qualifications
Evidence of other development and/or training which indicates a commitment to continuous
- Qualifications
development and preparation for management
- Additional Criteria
Willing to acquire and apply the knowledge associated/prescribed by legislation and County policy for Equal Opportunities.
Job summary
We now have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Band 7 Team Lead to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment team.
We are looking to appoint highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, resourceful and resilient individual who is committed to providing support and assistance to patients in their recovery of an acute episode of distress and effectively leading a team.
Main duties of the job
The primary function of this role is to provide clinical and managerial leadership to the day-to-day operation of the team. The team leader will be expected to participate in clinical work where required and engage with complex patients on the case load. The team leader will also be provide support for patients carers who use our service.
To provide clinical and managerial leadership to the day-to-day operation of the integrated clinical team, monitoring workload, audits, leading on weekly multi-disciplinary meetings, chair business meetings, allocating duties and ensuring duties are discharged safely and effectively.
To supervise the day-to-day work of the clinical team, provide expertise and guidance in complex and high risk cases, in line with Trust and Local Authority policies and procedures.
To champion a culture based on principles of recovery, choice and personalised care, providing a role model to the rest of the team.
To take a proactive approach to caseload supervision and management to ensure that practitioner skills are matched to clinical need, and that service users are able to flow through pathways of care.
To deputise for the CRHTT Service Manager as required.
Work collaboratively with the other Team Leaders.
Requires access to a car to attend leadership meetings and training across different sites within southern health sites.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
- Date posted: 12 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 348-SAC-12519
- Job locations: Fort Southwick, James Callaghan Drive, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AR, United Kingdom
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for East Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Lead with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Fareham, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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