Band 7 Team Manager: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced registered professional to join the QE Liaison Psychiatry Team as Band 7 Team Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care for people presenting to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

You will bring:

Significant post-registration experience, ideally within Liaison Psychiatry.

Strong knowledge of adult mental health, legislation, clinical governance and risk management.

Proven leadership, supervision and performance management skills.

Excellent communication, organisation and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage change and work under pressure.

You will be passionate about supporting staff, improving services and delivering excellent care.

Main duties of the job

Provide day-to-day operational leadership and line management for the multi-disciplinary team.

Ensure safe, effective and efficient service delivery in line with Trust policies, legislation and acute hospital requirements.

Support staff through supervision, appraisal, performance management, wellbeing and development.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement, reflective practice and high-quality care.

Build strong relationships with the acute hospital, Trust services and wider system partners.

Monitor performance against KPIs, using data and feedback to identify improvements and agree action plans.

Manage risks and ensure services meet the needs of service users and carers.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse
  • Degree-level qualification
  • Experience of staff supervision, appraisal, performance management and workforce development
  • Significant post-registration experience within mental health services, including liaison psychiatry, acute hospital mental health services, crisis services or related settings
  • Ability to manage resources, staffing, budgets and service performance effectively

Desirable

  • Previous experience managing a Liaison Psychiatry service
  • Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management or a relevant clinical specialty
  • Knowledge of national liaison psychiatry standards and relevant NHS policy drivers
  • Experience of recruitment, retention and workforce planning

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: 3 September 2026

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