Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7437266
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Zinnia Centre
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/10/2025
Employer heading

Band 7 Clinical Lead - Zinnia CMHT
Band 7
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Lead within Zinnia CMHT
You will be joining us at an exciting time of the planning and implementation of Community transformation.
The role requires working autonomously in providing high quality assessments, reviews, treatment interventions, clinical advise and expertise to the wider MDT in supporting service users with severe and enduring mental illness.
You will be responsible for providing additional leadership and guidance to team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Lead will work across the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and support the team managers in effective operation of the team by undertaking practice and professional lead responsibility for specified areas of care delivery.
To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CMHT and other services
The take a leadership role to positively influence and improve the quality of clinical practice by providing support, supervision, educational and professional development opportunities for staff within the CMHT.
Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues
To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and caseload supervision to the team. They will be expected to act as a positive role model in promoting clinical excellence
Applicants should have relevant experience and competence in:
- Robust assessing of a range of mental health issues.
- Risk identification and management
- Positive relationship building across a variety of stakeholder groups
- Expert navigation of a range of support, VCSE, social and clinical services
- Co production at all levels
- Experience in providing supervision to others.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered professional / evidence of post registration experience
- Evidence of continuing professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification or training
knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of supervising staff.
- Evidence of improving service quality
- Evidence of working at Band 6 level or above within CMHT setting or other specialist mental health setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good risk assessment and mitigation skills
- Resource management – the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision
- Good leadership skills with the ability to teach and act as a role model for both qualified and non qualified staff including students
- Promotion of high quality reflective practice
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work within the accountability framework
- Understanding of audit and research processes
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anneka Queensborough-james
- Job title
- Team manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 301 3500
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