Band 8a Neuropsychiatry Service Manager: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Neuropsychiatry Service Manager. The postholder will provide senior operational and strategic leadership for Neuropsychiatry services at the Barberry, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care. The post holder will work closely with clinical teams, senior managers and partner organisations to oversee service performance, quality, governance, risk, workforce and financial management. The role will support continuous improvement, promote evidence-based practice and provide visible leadership to ensure services remain responsive, efficient and focused on the needs of service users and carers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide visible operational leadership for Neuropsychiatry services, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality service delivery. They will oversee service performance, quality, clinical governance, risk management, workforce planning and budgetary control, while supporting Team Managers and clinical teams to deliver agreed outcomes. The role will also lead service improvement, strengthen partnership working, respond to incidents and complaints, and ensure learning is embedded across the service to support continuous improvement and positive outcomes for service users and carers.

Person Specification

Education & Training

Essential

  • Professional qualification in a relevant health or social care discipline (e.g. Nursing, Psychology, Allied Health Professional, Social Work)
  • Current professional registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC or equivalent)
  • Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in leadership or service development

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of working with people with complex neuropsychiatric needs, including mental health, cognitive, behavioural and communication difficulties associated with neurological conditions.
  • Significant experience within mental health or specialist services
  • Experience leading or managing multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of service improvement or transformation

Desirable

  • Experience of working within mental health and/or neuropsychiatry services.

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: 13 September 2026

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