Band 6 Triage Clinician - South Birmingham

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Turves Green; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider is seeking a triage clinician to join their Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in South Birmingham. This role involves providing triage, assessment, and brief interventions for patients referred from primary care. The position is integral to the enhancement of community mental health services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan. Candidates should have experience in mental health assessment and excellent communication skills. The role offers the chance to be part of a forward-thinking team committed to supporting mental health in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health triage and assessment.
• Understanding of current service provision and relevant legislation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health triage, assessment and interventions.
• Support daily triage and assessment of new referrals.
• Promote psychosocial wellbeing pathways for service users.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a triage clinician to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) in South Birmingham. The main duties of the role will include triage, assessment and brief interventions for patients with mental health difficulties being referred from primary care. Our community mental health services are well-established teams, as part of the BSOL community transformation programme, we are looking to increase our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team with this role, focussing on supporting GP colleagues with initial triage and assessment of mental health difficulties. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of national change and developments in the delivery of community mental health care. The development of our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team is an essential service which we are in the process of evolving in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health triage, assessment and outcomes based Intervention for service users within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.
• Triage new referral’s, identifying need and best course of advice, support or intervention.
• Promote psychosocial wellbeing by identifying and then supporting pathways for service users and carers.
• Support the daily triage and assessment of new referrals.
• Consolidate historical information for new referrals into the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, and support the daily triage meeting.
• Assess planning implementation and evaluation of care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation, which govern current service provision and audit.
• Ensure effective communication between pathways exist.
• Ensure the promotion of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
• Identify and contributing to the training needs necessary in providing quality evidence based care as appropriate.
• Support colleagues in the effective assessment and delivery clinical service of the individuals within the assigned case load.

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.

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

This advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026