Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Fareham MHST

The closing date is 30 November 2025

Job summary

You will be training in or already possess CBT Supervisor Accreditation and will be the lead position for the low intensity and high intensity clinicians working within the Fareham MHST.

You will work effectively in partnership with clinical lead colleagues in other MHSTs in the South East, and across the service, as well as with your team manager, and colleagues across Primary Mental Health and community CAMHS.

You will have a passion and motivation for working with children and young people, in partnership with parents, carers, schools and wider communities, aiming to improve young people's mental health and emotional wellbeing through the core functions of MHST, which are:

- to deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues

- support the senior mental health lead (where established) in each school or college to introduce or develop whole school or college approach and

- give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

Main duties of the job

You will offer assessments and interventions to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. As part of this role you would contribute to the core work of the team as well as offering more specialist clinical interventions. The role would also provide the opportunity to become involved in delivering evidence-based group interventions.

You will offer regular clinical and line management supervision to other staff.

You will receive regular supervision, and will have opportunities to link with other specialist practitioners in the Trust, as well as access appropriate training opportunities offered by HIOW NHS Foundation Trust.

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.

Date posted

17 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Based of full time hours, this post is 30 hours per week

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CFS-8446

Job locations

Osborn Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ES

Job description

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Essential

A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent).
Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).
A recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions recognised by BABCP, e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or counselling AND current registration with the core professional body, OR evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route to BABCP accreditation.

Desirable

Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (or equivalent).
Accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).
A recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions recognised by BABCP, e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or counselling AND current registration with the core professional body, OR evidence of having achieved the Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (KSA) route to BABCP accreditation.

Desirable

Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Osborn Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ES

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Osborn Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ES

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)