Band 7 Clinical Lead - East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care provider is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Lead for their East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will oversee assessments, support pathways for service users, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to improve local mental health services. A degree in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work is essential, along with experience in both primary and secondary mental health care.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work.
• Strong evidence of building and maintaining relationships.
• Experience in mental health primary or secondary care.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health triage, assessment, and intervention for service users.
• Identify needs and best course of support or intervention.
• Promote psychosocial wellbeing and support pathways for users and carers.

Skills

Building and maintaining effective relationships

Experience in mental health primary/secondary care

Leading on audit or research activity

Education

Degree or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing/Occupational Therapy/Social Work

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Clinical Lead - East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

The closing date is 19 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Lead to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team working across East Birmingham across our Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals who are able to work within a multi- disciplinary team, working alongside other professionals and striving for the best outcomes for individuals within the local community that the team serves.

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 teams with these roles, focussing on a presence alongside GP colleagues within PCNs. 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.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing mental health triage, assessment and outcomes based Intervention for service users within the Neighbourhood mental health team.

You will be responsible for identifying need and best course of advice, support or intervention.

You will be responsible for promoting psychosocial wellbeing by identifying and then supporting pathways for service users and carers.

Crucial to this role will be your ability to ensure robust communication across FTB/BSMHFT and primary care in accordance with each individual service users needs by provide support and advice to all colleagues with the PCN as required including participation within the local neighbourhood MDT's and those working in the voluntary sector.

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

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing/Occupational Therapy/Social Work

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of building and maintaining effective relationships
• Experience of working mental health primary/secondary care
• Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

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

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata