Primary Care Mental Health Team Central Team Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional to lead and develop Enhanced Primary Care Mental Health Services. The role involves strategic development, leadership, and management capabilities, focusing on improving outcomes for people with mental health challenges. You will work closely with the Transformation Manager to embed innovative models of care and strengthen multidisciplinary working. Building partnerships with various healthcare sectors is key to delivering integrated, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused services.
Key responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical leadership, supporting clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development.
- Undertake agreed line management responsibilities, including supporting staff performance, professional development, and wellbeing.
- Influence system-wide transformation and contribute to the future direction of community mental health services.
- Lead change across organisational boundaries while keeping the needs of patients and communities at the centre.
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Primary Care Mental Health Team Central Team Lead
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about improving outcomes for people experiencing mental health challenges and is looking to further develop their leadership, management, and strategic capabilities.
We are seeking a dynamic mental health professional with substantial clinical experience across both secondary mental health services and primary care settings.
As part of a central leadership team, you will play a key role in the ongoing development and transformation of Enhanced Primary Care Mental Health Services across Mid and North Hampshire. Working closely with the Primary Care Mental Health Transformation Manager, you will contribute to the development and embedding of innovative models of care, strengthening multidisciplinary and multi-agency working across the system. The role requires building effective partnerships with Primary Care Networks, secondary care services, and voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver integrated, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused services that improve patient outcomes and experiences.
Please note this is a part time (30 hrs per week) 12 month fixed term contract
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