Peer Support Team Leader CMHT Southampton
| Posting date: | 27 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £29,560 to £33,448 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Solent Mind |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ00633 |
Summary
30 Hours per week
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.
About you
You will use your own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to model hope, empowerment and wellbeing.
You will provide leadership, supervision, operational oversight, and quality assurance for a mixed workforce of Peer Workers, volunteers, and student placements.
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.
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.
About you
You will use your own lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery to model hope, empowerment and wellbeing.
You will provide leadership, supervision, operational oversight, and quality assurance for a mixed workforce of Peer Workers, volunteers, and student placements.
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.