Job Description

Are you committed to making a positive change and leading a service that empowers service users to achieve a better quality of life?
We have an exciting opportunity for passionate, enthusiastic and compassionate leader to manage our teams within Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service for individuals impacted by their own or someone else's use of alcohol or drugs.
Working as part of our leadership team, you will oversee a team of staff managing their own caseloads of clients, offering health support via testing clinics for blood borne viruses (BBVs), embracing the concept of recovery and providing evidence based psychosocial interventions to service users. You will have responsibility for the day to day running of the hub you manage, ensuring that quality and effective treatment is provided to those accessing the service, and supporting and mentoring the team of recovery workers, engagement workers, administrators and trainees within that hub.
The vacancy is open to qualified professionals, experienced managers or individuals with leaderships skills and an understanding of drug and alcohol treatment services and is based in the New Forest hub for Inclusion Recovery Hampshire.
You will be an integral part of a leadership team, making a real difference to people's lives and the wider communities in which we serve.
Main duties of the job
Full-time Team Leader (working 37.5 hours per week) at Inclusion Recovery Hampshire's New Forest Hub.
This job requires you to:

• Work alongside the Inclusion Management team in ensuring service targets are met by mentoring and supervising staff. To take a lead role in service promotion and encouraging new Service User's into treatment.
• Support staff in providing person centred treatment to their caseload of Service Users.
• Work collaboratively with the Service Manager, Service Leads and other Team Leaders on a day to day basis to ensure effective service delivery and staff support.
• Guide and support your team of staff in providing high quality, inclusive and non-judgemental treatment to those in need.

About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

• Putting people at the heart of what we do
• Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• Delivering better health, better care in partnership

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Details
Date posted
13 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
301-IT-26-7803660
Job locations
Inclusion New Milton
Old Milton Road
New Milton
BH25 6DJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
In return for your skills and services, we will support you in maintaining a work-life balance with flexible working options, generous annual leave, and the opportunity to work as part of our dedicated and multi-disciplinary team to grow and develop your talents.
Please see the for further details, a summary is below: Be responsible for the day to day running the hub, including establishing a timetable of activities for service users and rotas for staff Responsibility for the supervision, management and development of your staff team Responsibility for ensuring the hub you lead provides high quality, effective and person centred treatment to those accessing the service Undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff Recruitment and induction of new staff Taking action to support your staff team in working towards and achieving targets as set by commissioners Understanding data from the work undertaken in order to support your team in their day to day work within the hub Promotion of Service User Involvement Developing and maintaining working relationships with stakeholders, partnership agencies and other organisations Contributing to county-wide management and governance meetings
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn Job description
Job responsibilities
In return for your skills and services, we will support you in maintaining a work-life balance with flexible working options, generous annual leave, and the opportunity to work as part of our dedicated and multi-disciplinary team to grow and develop your talents.
Please see the for further details, a summary is below: Be responsible for the day to day running the hub, including establishing a timetable of activities for service users and rotas for staff Responsibility for the supervision, management and development of your staff team Responsibility for ensuring the hub you lead provides high quality, effective and person centred treatment to those accessing the service Undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff Recruitment and induction of new staff Taking action to support your staff team in working towards and achieving targets as set by commissioners Understanding data from the work undertaken in order to support your team in their day to day work within the hub Promotion of Service User Involvement Developing and maintaining working relationships with stakeholders, partnership agencies and other organisations Contributing to county-wide management and governance meetings
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field
• Line management/leadership experience
• Experience undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff
• Experience of working in partnership with other professionals

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Foundation Degree/HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies, leadership and management.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in the drug and alcohol field
• Line management/leadership experience
• Experience undertaking HR processes such as managing attendance, performance improvement planning and appraisals with staff
• Experience of working in partnership with other professionals

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Foundation Degree/HNC in related field which may include counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, human resources, social studies, leadership and management.

Skills Required