Band 6 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner - West Birmingham Hub
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in west Birmingham. The role involves providing mental health triage, assessment, and outcomes-based interventions within Primary Care Networks. You will work alongside GPs and other primary care professionals, ensuring robust communication across various mental health providers and supporting service users and carers. This position is central to national changes and developments in community mental health care delivery.
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/OT/social worker
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post registration qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Relevant post registration experience in mental health
- Understanding by the post holder of their responsibilities under the Care programme Approach, Clinical Governance, Risk Assessment and Child Protection Legislation & safeguarding.
- Experience of leading or participating in service improvement initiatives.
- Experience of working in community mental health services
- Comprehensive assessment skills and risk management skills.
- Leadership Skills
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/OT/social worker
- Relevant post registration qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Relevant post registration experience in mental health
- Understanding by the post holder of their responsibilities under the Care programme Approach, Clinical Governance, Risk Assessment and Child Protection Legislation & safeguarding.
- Experience of leading or participating in service improvement initiatives.
- Experience of working in community mental health services
- Comprehensive assessment skills and risk management skills.
- Leadership Skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team working within the Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in west Birmingham.
Within BSMHFT our community mental health services are well-established and as part of the BSOL community transformation programme, we are looking to increase our primary care teams with primary care practitioner roles. 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.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals who are able to work within a multi- disciplinary team, working alongside GP's and other primary care professionals who strive to achieve the best outcomes for individuals within the local community.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing mental health triage, assessment and outcomes-based intervention to meet service user's needs within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.
You will be responsible for identifying need and best course of advice, support or intervention, promoting psychosocial wellbeing by identifying and then supporting pathways for service users and carers.
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