Team Leader for Wimborne & Purbeck and Ferndown & West Moors OPCMHT

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Willesden; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Team Leader for the Wimborne & Purbeck and Ferndown & West Moors OPCMHT to drive high-quality community mental health services. You will oversee the day-to-day management of the Older Persons CMHT, ensuring safe, effective care and performance against standards.

The role includes supervising multi-disciplinary staff, coordinating admin teams, implementing governance, and supporting strategic development of integrated services for

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with relevant allied health or social work background.
• Education at degree or diploma level, with post-qualification experience.
• Non-medical prescriber status where applicable.
• CMHT experience at band 6 or transferable leadership experience.
• Knowledge of clinical assessment, risk management, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for day-to-day management of Wimborne & Purbeck and Ferndown & West Moors Older Persons CMHT.
• Supervise admin and clerical staff and ensure cross-coverage.
• Ensure adherence to HR, health and safety policies and procedures.

Skills

CMHT experience

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Risk management

Education

Registered Practitioner (Nursing, AHP, Social Work)

Dip/degree level education

Non-medical prescriber

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader for Wimborne & Purbeck and Ferndown & West Moors OPCMHT

The closing date is 22 November 2026

To be responsible for the provision and development of high standards of care to service users and carers.

To ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient community mental health service in line with legislative requirements and the policies and procedures of the Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust and the Adults Social Services Commissioning Unit (Dorset Local Authority).

To monitor and manage team and team members performance against agreed standards and key performance indicators.

Be responsible for the efficient and effective delivery and / or procurement of designated services including the promotion of access to mental health services.

To have responsibility for all day-to-day supervision/operational management of the multi-disciplinary team, and admin and clerical staff.

To support the Service Manager in the development of fully integrated mental health services for Older Persons aged 65 and over or those aged under 65 with a Dementia diagnosis.

To assist, as required, in the strategic planning and development of new initiatives and projects to meet changing service needs.

To take forward Clinical Governance and business planning agenda items at team and individual staff level.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Wimborne & Purbeck and Ferndown & West Moors Older Persons CMHT, ensuring adherence to human resource and health and safety policies and procedures.

To be responsible for the day-to-day management of admin and clerical staff across the Older Person's CMHT, always ensuring effective co-ordination and cross cover.

To ensure staff adhere to local and external standards of practice and abide by legislative requirements.

To manage staff workloads to ensure optimum staff performance and quality of care.

To be responsible for staff recruitment, induction, and development, ensuring attendance of staff on mandatory and other relevant training.

To promote collaborative working within the Older Person Mental Health Service, and work as part of an integrated team as well as working closely with other stakeholders.

To participate in the management of joint projects including the Mental health integrated community care project.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail]

Business travel

• Subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.

Education, qualification and training

• Registered Practitioner (Nursing, Allied Health Profession, Social Work
• Educated to Dip/degree level or equivalent level of highly developed specialist knowledge and experience
• Non-medical prescriber

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• Recent experience within a community CMHT role at band 6 or demonstrate transferable experience
• Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge in clinical assessment, treatment and care for people's mental health
• Evidence of risk management skills and experience
• Practical experience of facilitating and managing change

Managerial Supervisory Experience

• Evidence of proactive involvement in supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively

Personal Attributes and Qualities

• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of an organisation in both verbal and written form, for example with staff, patients, visitors or external organisations in the exchange of very highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, which will require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills
• Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing

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.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust