Retreat Team Leader

Are you an experienced registered mental health professional ready to lead and inspire? Our Retreat service in Weymouth is looking for a Team Leader to guide a compassionate, multidisciplinary team delivering person-centred support to people experiencing self-defined crisis. Delivered in partnership with Dorset Mental Health Forum as part of Access Mental Health Services, the Retreat provides a safe, therapeutic space from 4pm-12am, seven days a week.

The service is rooted in recovery-focused practice, supporting people to understand their experiences, build on their strengths and develop meaningful coping strategies. As Retreat Team Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the service, leading a diverse team of lived-experience peer specialists and registered mental health practitioners. You will champion a culture of openness, compassion and reflective practice, where lived experience and clinical expertise are equally valued, and where co-production and collaboration are central to how the service operates.

You will uphold and actively advocate for the values of the partnership, ensuring care is safe, inclusive and dignified, and responsive to the impact of social inequality on mental health. You will also play a key role in service development, helping to shape a sustainable model that supports people to recover, build resilience and move forward.Main duties of the job You will provide visible, supportive, and consistent leadership to the Retreat team, including mental health practitioners, support workers and peer specialists.

You will lead with enthusiasm and act as a positive role model to promote a culture of compassion, inclusion, and professional development. You will ensure effective day-to-day management, including staffing, supervision, performance management, and development. You will ensure delivery of high-quality, person-centred services aligned with the values of integrated care. You will build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including local authorities, primary care, VCSE providers, and community services.

You will actively contribute to the co-design, co-production and planning of services in alignment with Trust, Forum, and national objectives. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful., For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.

When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

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