Community Rehab Unit Team Lead

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Community Rehab Unit Team Lead

The closing date is 01 February 2026

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse or Registered Allied Health Professional looking for a wonderful opportunity in a highly supportive and dynamic team? If YES, then we have the right role for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse/Allied Health Professional to lead our Nurse Led Rehab Unit on the beautiful Isle of Wight. The team consists of a range of supportive and experienced clinicians including OTs, Physios, HCAs, RNs and Rehab Assistant and is based in the Community Rehab Laidlaw Unit at St Mary's Hospital.

The Isle of Wight Division aims to deliver safe, high quality care and ensure a positive patient experience within an enabling environment where patients are encouraged to do as much as they can to maintain their independence. You will be supported by the Operation Lead and Senior Nurses/Allied Health Professionals in the division to achieve this aim. Our nurses are highly valued to ensure they provide and maintain effective nursing care to patients and their relatives / carers.

This role requires a flexible and innovative experienced professional to work within a dedicated Rehab team working in an inpatient unit. Our department has established systems for supporting professional and managerial supervision, mentoring, and is committed to supporting professional development. We will ensure that you have access to regular CPD opportunities.

A relocation package may be available - please discuss at interview.

Main duties of the job

You will be leading the nursing team and managing the staff group, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team and voluntary sector. We are looking for the right person to join the team bringing excellent leadership skills and a passion to provide the highest quality patient-focused care. You must be a team player with excellent communication skills and have the ability to work using your own initiative as well as part of the wider team.

As an organisation we are dedicated to developing a sustainable and effective service model that puts effectiveness and impact as the focus for our clients.

You will need to/have:

Relevant qualifications and current registration with RCN/HCPC

Demonstrate high-level written and oral (including telephone) communication skills

Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence based practice

Ability to work within the Values and Visions framework of the HIOW HealthCare Trust

A strong desire to develop their skill base within a complex, specialist setting, working closely within a multi-disciplinary team

Experience of working within a leadership role managing a multi-disciplinary team

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.

Job responsibilities

The Isle of Wight is a beautiful place to live with excellent opportunities for outdoor pursuits. Most of the Island is semi-rural with miles of unspoilt bridleways coursing through National Trust woods and over chalk downs. Spectacular cliff and coastal walks can be enjoyed all around the Island. House prices compare favourably to the mainland and southern England with a wide choice of desirable property to suit all tastes. In addition, there are excellent public and private schools, and shopping and leisure facilities on the Island have improved enormously in recent years. There are multiple frequent ferry links to the mainland and London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. There is a regional airport at Southampton, just 30 minutes away, with flights to many European destinations as well as UK mainland cities.

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.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with live NMC Pin OR
• Registered Allied Health Professional
• Previous experience at a senior level
• Post basic relevant study equivalent to degree level or willingness to complete
• Commitment to ongoing professional development >ised teaching qualification (e.g ENB 998 or mentorship qualification)
• Evidence of leadership training
• Maintained NMC registration ORRegistered Allied Health ProfessionalCompletion of Ward/Unit induction packCompletion of Trust induction and required Mandatory Training and e-learning

Experience

• Proven teaching ability and experience of being an effective mentor/preceptor or facilitatorEvidence of involvement with quality improvement in the clinical areaDemonstrated an understanding of quality and clinical governance issuesCan demonstrate key competencies of our vision, values and behavioursProven managerial experience at deputy levelAbility to motivate and lead the unit team and maintain good working relationshipsAbility to supervise junior staff and maintain high standards of careAbility to prioritise own workload and that of othersAbility to work on own initiative
• Financial management skills (unit budget management)Presentation skillsExperience of staff recruitment, development and performance management

Additional Criteria

• Evidence of good written and oral communication skillsExcellent interpersonal skills

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearBased on full time hours