Band 6 Crisis Transformation Nurse – NHS 111 and Recovery House: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Recovery House (RH)is a new and innovative service we launched in November 2025 that meets an important need forpeople(18+)experiencing poor mental health.The RH will provide those in crisis with a safe, secure and welcoming environment to support the de-escalation of crisis.The House will be open to new and existing BSMHFT service users and will provide a homely environment,allowing people to retain independence, whilst receiving person centred and appropriate care.

The service will operate 24 hours,7 days a week,providing vital support to people in need of short-term biopsychosocial crisis interventions for up to 7 nights.The service which is part of the Trust’s Urgent Care pathway is a partnership with Birmingham Mind and builds on the range of strong collaborations we have with the voluntary sector.

The RH will serve as a base for community integration,allowing service users to connect with local communities and provision,as well as their family/carers.

There will be a multi-disciplinary team with staff from both BSMHFT and Birmingham Mind working within the House.This will include staff from nursing,psychology,medical and other backgrounds.There will also be Peer Support Workers who have lived experience of poor mental health to help support service users.

The Recovery House initially opened in Saltley until an estimated date of October 2026,before it relocates to its permanent location in Erdington. Staff will be required to transfer to the permanent location once open.

Main duties of the job

The crisis transformation nurse role is a dual role rotating between the Recovery House and NHS 111.

The NHS 111 Option for Mental Health service is intended to provide urgent mental health clinical support for people of all ages with callers being able to access:

– 24-hour advice and support – for themselves, their child, their parent, or someone they care for.

Help to speak to a mental health professional.An assessment to help decide on the best course of care

Staff working in NHS 111 will be also provide telephone advice to MIND staff within the helpline and talking spaces

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse with significant post registration experience
  • Experience of communicating with teams across the urgent care pathway
  • Committed to delivering and improving patient care and experience

Desirable

  • Currently working in Urgent care or HTT
  • Experience at working at a band 6 level
  • Evidence of working across a wide range of teams

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

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