Band 6 Senior Practitioner - Veterans Service Team

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organisation is seeking a Band 6 Senior Practitioner for their Veterans Service Team in Birmingham. The role involves providing support and care coordination for veterans with complex mental health needs, ensuring they receive adequate assistance during crises. Applicants must possess current HCPC/NMC registration and have experience in community mental health settings. The position offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, while contributing to an important service for ex-military personnel.

Qualifications

• Skilled in crisis intervention and risk management.
• Autonomous in assessing complex patient material.
• Experience coordinating care for individuals with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Veterans with complex needs.
• Liaise with local services to provide comprehensive care.
• Provide professional advice to veterans and their families.

Skills

Effective organisational and delegation skills

Understanding of policies and procedures

Knowledge of mental health needs of veterans

Education

Current unrestricted registration with HCPC/NMC

Experience of supervising qualified staff

Job description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Senior Practitioner - Veterans Service Team

The closing date is 01 January 2026

Are you passionate about ensuring our ex-British Armed Forces - Navy, Army and RAF service personnel have access to excellent mental health care? The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the Nation that those who serve or have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly ensuring they are not at a disadvantage due to their Veteran status. A Veteran is an individual who has served one or more days in the military, and it is this group of people that Op COURAGE works with on a holistic level.

Op COURAGE offers support to Veterans within the geographical patch (Birmingham, Black Country, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin) experiencing mental health crisis who require support in engaging with their local primary and secondary services. We do not aim to replace already existing services (e.g crisis teams, CMHT, GP management) but works to build links with these services and advocate for Veterans who may have faced difficulty in engaging or accessing the appropriate support.

Are you skilled in engaging, assessing, helping to support clients who may struggle to engage, present with complex difficulties, and manage dynamic risks? This is an exciting opportunity for a Mental health nurse to join the "bigger-picture" development of NHS Veteran mental healthcare through the Op COURAGE urgent care pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for Veterans on the caseload with identified, complex needs.
• Liaise with local services, including secondary mental health and primary care services and support engagement with these services to ensure care is being provided.
• This is a community-based service, providing a high intensity support package of care to Veterans in times of crisis, across a large geographical area (West Midlands, including Birmingham, Black Country, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin).
• The post holder will work within the wider veterans service caseload providing co-ordination of assessment, planning, and implementation of care to veterans and carers within the defined West Midlands Region.
• Provide professional advice and support to the veteran and their families, as well as other agencies including crisis teams and the police.
• Working within the Veteran's care pathway, alongside non‑urgent pathway (previously known TILS and CTS).
• Appointments are made using a combination of communications; in person, digital and telephone.
• This role works to enhance already existing services such as CMHTs, crisis services and charitable organisations rather than replace them - the aim is to improve veteran‑service engagement and ensure that Veterans are able to fairly access the appropriate support they require, and are not at a disadvantage due to their Veteran status.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current unrestricted registration with HCPC/NMC
• Experience of supervising qualified staff
• Ability to work autonomously, skilled in the assessment of complex patient material including crisis intervention and risk management
• Experience of working as a care coordinator for those with complex needs (working knowledge of MHA/MCA)

Skills

• Effective organisational and delegation skills
• Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of policies and procedures
• Knowledge/Understanding of Armed Forces and the mental health needs of veterans and their families

Experience

• Experience in a Community Mental health care setting
• Experience of undertaking formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
• Experience of staff supervision
• Evidence of continuing professional development

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.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata