Senior Mental Health PractitionerinBirminghaminBirminghamPUBLISHED FRI 21 MAR 2025
Working Monday to Friday, with the possibility of extending hours based on service needs, you’ll guide new cases through our Urgent Care Pathway and specialist services, making a real difference in the lives of children and families. Your clinical expertise will be invaluable as you provide timely advice and navigate callers towards the right service. If you’re ready to step into an empowering role that champions mental health care for young people, we encourage you to apply today! Remember, we often close applications early due to high interest, so don’t miss your chance to contribute to a brighter future in healthcare.
A key role within Forward Thinking Birmingham, we require Mental Health Nurses and Social Workers to work within our Referral Management Centre and play a key role in ensuring that high quality, clinically necessary care is being provided in the most appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic setting as part of Forward Thinking Birmingham's mental healthcare model (FTB).
We are seeking Mental Health Nurses, LD Nurses, but will consider applications from Children's Nurses and Social Workers who have direct mental health experience
You will be responsible, as part of the Clinical Mental Health Team within the Referral Management Centre which is currently operational from Monday-Friday 9-5, (however may be operational from 8am-8pm on weekdays depending on service need. The post holder will be managing referrals and referral enquiries. The post holder will be facilitating referral flow within the service for allotted appointments, provide clinical advice, undertake rapid clinical triage for cases requiring FTB Urgent Care Pathway and conduct the initial triage for the specialist services within FTB including Early Intervention referrals. You will be the point of contact for initial clinical queries, providing appropriate advice and guidance, and navigating the referrer/caller to the right care pathway or service (within or outside of FTB) in a timely and efficient manner with the aid of the 0-25 Service Directory and robust clinical processes and models in order to ensure the Referral Management Centre operates a streamline and effective service.
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Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
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