1. Salary: £15,978.38 to £18,080 per annum (£29,560 to £33,448 full time equivalent) - Solent Mind Band D
2. Hours: 20 hours per week
3. Location: Community venues across Hampshire and Southampton (locality-based deployment to minimise travel)
4. Interview Date: Tuesday 02 or Wednesday 03 June 2026
5. Closing Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 (11.59pm)
(Ref REQ00616)
Role Details:
About the role
Our new service Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Hampshire will launch on 01 July 2026. This service will be delivered across Hampshire and Southampton.
We are looking for a Team Leader that will provide operational leadership to this new service. You will manage a team of 5 CST Practitioners.
You will ensure safe, high quality and consistent delivery across multiple venues and facilitators.
You will oversee rotas, referral flow, quality assurance and performance reporting. You will also provide supervision and competency support to practitioners. You will lead safeguarding and risk management processes, as well as maintain strong partnerships with MAS/OPCMHTs and other stakeholders to ensure continuity of care.
Please note you might be required to work on Saturdays depending on the service need.
About you
As a CST Team Leader you will have proven experience working with people living with dementia/ older adults, where you have facilitation groups and offered person-centred interventions.
You will have experience of supervising staff.
You have an understanding of safeguarding adults, mental capacity, risk management and safe information-sharing.
You have excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships. You will also be able to use IT systems and produce quarterly reports.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind.Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
For further details on this role please email:
6. Nicole McCormack (Head of Service – Hampshire)
7. Solent Mind Talent Acquisition team careers@solentmind.org.uk or 023 8201 1718
Job description person specification
NOTE TO APPLICANTS - You will be asked about gaps in your employment at interview and you will need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK before you start your employment.
Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and receiving your references.
We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.
Please submit your application as early as possible, as we may close this advert before the advertised closing date.
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