Peer Support Team Leader Southampton CMHT

Service: Southampton CMHT

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 30hours per week (part time)

Location: Southampton

Interview Date: week commencing 17 August 2026

Closing Date: Monday 03 August 2026 (11.59pm)

(Ref REQ00650)

About the role

The Peer Support Team Leader will lead day-to-day delivery of the Southampton CMHT Peer Support Service, supporting adults experiencing mental distress across the city. The role ensures safe, effective, person-centred peer support aligned to the service specification, enabling effective interventions, and supporting seamless pathways between NHS services and community provision.

The postholder will use their own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to model hope, empowerment and wellbeing. They will provide leadership, supervision, operational oversight, and quality assurance for the workforce of Peer Workers, volunteers, and student placements.

About you

You will have experience of supervising staffs, volunteers or students; as well as experience in providing support to people experiencing mental health issues.

You will need to have a strong understanding of mental health, recovery, and peer support principles as well as trauma informed practices.

You will need knowledge of safeguarding and risk assessment procedures.

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to analyse data, monito caseloads and meet KPIs.

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:

• Jude Gardner, Sign in to view email
• Solent Mind Talent Acquisition team [email protected] or 023 8201 1718

Pay: £29,560.00-£33,448.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Gym membership
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Work Location: In person