Team Leader (Engagement, Activity & Physical Health)

Job summary

Montpellier Low Secure Recovery Unit is a forensic 12 bed all male ward for patients with enduring mental illness who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead a multi-disciplinary team with an ability to plan, implement and audit a range of activities, interventions and initiatives for service users with a serious and enduring mental illness. The Engagement, Activity & Physical Health (EAP) agenda is an integral part of service user's recovery on the Montpellier Unit. The main goals of the agenda are to help maintain and increase service user's level of functioning, promote social inclusion, support prevention of physical health problems developing alongside promoting good health and wellbeing and reducing restrictive practice. You will be working as part of the EAP team as well as working alongside a multi-disciplinary team & other health and social care professionals.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the operational management of the Engagement Activity and Physical Health therapy department.

To provide leadership, appraisal and supervision to other staff within the team and act as a focal point for problem solving and maintaining clinical standards.

To assist the Unit Manager with the development and provision of services, primarily in the clinical operational management and development of the EAP team.

To provide physical health assessment and treatment in in-patient settings according to local and national policy.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

20 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-673

Job locations

Wotton Lawn Hospital (Montpellier Low Secure Unit)

Horton Road

Gloucester

GL1 3WL

United Kingdom

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