Team Lead

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Team Lead for its Dementia Outreach Team. The role involves providing clinical and managerial leadership, mentoring multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring high-quality patient care for those experiencing dementia-related crises. Candidates should have a relevant mental health qualification and experience working with dementia. This position offers a salary ranging from £47,810 to £54,710 based on full-time hours and provides an opportunity to make a significant difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health.
• Evidence of undertaking audit work.
• Innovative and willing to try new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the team.
• Mentor and supervise the Dementia Outreach Team.
• Manage the recruitment and retention of staff.

Skills

Ability to manage dementia crises

Effective time management

Verbal and written communication

Education

RMN with live NMC registration

Post registration training

Nurse Mentorship Qualification

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Team Lead

The closing date is 04 January 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly‑motivated Team Lead to join our Dementia Outreach Team and become part of a service that really makes a difference to patients experiencing a dementia‑related crisis, and their families.

As the Team Lead, you will be responsible for providing clinical and managerial leadership with mentoring and educational input to the Dementia Outreach Team multidisciplinary team. This includes acting as a clinical leader and expert practitioner liaising, guiding and advising the multidisciplinary team in the provision of optimum patient experience for people accessing support and assessment. They will also be responsible for supporting the effective role modelling, ongoing management and clinical supervision, and mentorship to the team.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the highest quality care is carried out in accordance with policies and procedures Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust.

You will ideally have experience of working with people with dementia and one of the professional registrations outlined within the attached Job Description and Person Specification. The ability to work in partnership with carers/family members and services in the community is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing their team by providing mentoring, supervision and education in relation to all managerial, professional and performance processes. Within the leadership role they will be responsible for supporting the team and providing feedback on the evaluation of good and poor practice, identifying training and education opportunities to improve practice and delivery.

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 supporting dementia care.

They will also be expected to play a proactive role in quality and service improvement and working closely with the Service Manager and the multidisciplinary team, leading auditing of clinical standards of care. Resourcing and supporting on‑going training, education and support to the multidisciplinary team in relation to mental health and learning disabilities to ensure that people accessing the service receive equitable support and care whilst improving patient outcomes.

The post holder will also have responsibility for the recruitment and retention of staff and the budget allocated to the service.

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.

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

• RMN with live NMC registration. Or Allied Health Professional Psychologist, Occupational therapist or Social worker with appropriate current registration and experience of working in mental health.
• Evidence of ongoing development and post registration training.
• Demonstrable Care Co‑Ordinator Competencies.
• Training in Risk assessment and management skills.
• Nurse Mentorship Qualification/Practice Teaching or equivalent qualification to supervise.
• Formal PgCert qualification in recognised psychological therapy.
• OR
• Supplementary or Independent non‑medical prescribing qualification.

Experience

• Ability to build on the knowledge, skills and priorities of people working in a range of disciplines.
• Experience in the assessment and management of people with dementia.
• Evidence of undertaking audit work.
• Innovative, creative and a willingness to try new ideas.

Additional Criteria

• What our services users expect of this post holder.
• Ability to complete the training in the management of violence and aggression/breakaway.
• Ability to present ideas with clarity and in a persuasive and influential style.
• Ability to manage and prioritise effectively own time and clinical caseload.
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in crisis situations in order to maintain the safety of both staff and clients.
• Ability to effectively manage dementia crises.
• Knowledge of and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Ability to demonstrate a creative and flexible approach in order to deliver a high standard of care.
• Ability to set, monitor and evaluate standards for quality within the service.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multi‑disciplinary groups.

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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