Team Manager Mental Health Liaison Service
The closing date is 20 July 2025
Job summary
This role is for a suitably qualified senior clinical leader who can help lead and manage our divisional mental health liaison service located across two accident and emergency departments within our acute hospitals. The post holder will need to have excellent organisational and relationship building skills. Their values should align with our Trust values which are Compassion, Accountability, Responsibility, Excellence (CARE). They will be expected to work collaboratively with other senior leaders within the division, Trust, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the wider local healthcare system partners.
Main duties of the job
The main duties and tasks for this role include:- providing direct line management to identified staff to ensure the development of effective, responsive, evidence-based and user focused services.- undertaking appraisals and agreeing personal development plans for direct reports.- ensuring that there is a robust system in place that supports staff to reflect on clinical practice and through line management support review clinical practice ensuring staff are clear in relation to clinical pathways.- holding overall management responsibility for effective and robust systems across the teams.- being responsible for policy and procedures in relation to all areas covered by the teams.- identifying and addressing poor performance or conduct and taking remedial action in line with organisational policy.- ensuring that the service learns from events and uses feedback including from service users and their loved ones as well key performance indicators and national standards to support quality improvement.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
13 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year Based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-MNH-8254
Job locations
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9NA
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 5DG
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9NA
Employer's website
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