Band 7 ANP Family & Carer Inclusion and Engagement

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health services provider in Birmingham is seeking an experienced nurse to enhance family engagement in secure services. This substantive role will require the post holder to implement family care strategies and foster a family-sensitive culture. Responsibilities include providing direct input to clinical teams, offering support to families, and monitoring evidence-based practices. The post holder will also train and supervise carer leads to ensure inclusive and effective engagement with families.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a nurse in mental health services.
• Ability to engage families and carers effectively.
• Capacity to provide training and supervision to carer leads.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Family and Carer Strategy.
• Provide direct input to clinical teams on family engagement.
• Monitor and advise on evidence-based practice for Carer Inclusion.

Job description

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Responsibilities

We have the exciting opportunity to recruit an experienced nurse to help us improve how we engage with family and carers within our male medium and low secure services. This is a substantive role covering the Tamarind Centre.

The post holder will take a lead role in the implementation of the Family and Carer Strategy in Secure Services, developing a family‑sensitive culture within services that routinely includes and communicates with family and carers.

The post holder will provide direct input to clinical teams to positively engage and include families and carers in services and in the care of their relatives with consent. The post holder will be a point of contact for all staff and families to provide information, support and sign‑posting to help, information and therapy.

The post holder will contribute to strategic direction for Carer Inclusion and Engagement in Secure Services and the wider Trust and provide supervision and training for ward‑based carer leads.

The post holder will be responsible for providing and monitoring specialist evidence‑based practice in conjunction with the Clinical Teams, advising staff and services on all matters relating to Carer Inclusion and Involvement.

Post holder will work with clinical teams to support family & carer involvement and establish local family & carer support, working with colleagues from other disciplines and patients.

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.

This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026.