Mental Health Practitioner Jobs in Birmingham

This is a new role to support Youth Futures achieve their ambition as part of their strategy to influence employer behaviour and practice to support more young people into employment.

• We are looking for a strong organiser, someone who can collaborate with members of the team and wider colleagues to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Project management and co-ordination is key, helping to develop our internal processes to plan and manage our work and bring more transparency across the organisation.
• The role will also include engagement with employers and senior representatives from our employer networks, ensuring that we deliver end-to-end relationship management.
• This role will have some responsibility for partnership contracting and coordinating legal queries and responses, so attention to detail and accuracy is key and working collaboratively with colleagues in key directorates.

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information on this role, please download the Recruitment Pack.

We are looking for a Senior Employer Engagement & Partnerships Manager to support Youth Futures with achieving their ambition as part of their strategy to influence employer behaviour and practice to support more young people into employment.

This role is suited to someone who can demonstrate a strong ability to influence employer behaviour and practice change, working directly with employers or through stakeholders with experience of, or a passion for tackling youth unemployment.

We are looking for someone who is a natural communicator, relationship builder, good problem solver and excellent at managing people and performance to achieve goals and targets.

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information, please download the Recruitment Pack.

Health and Wellbeing Coach – Mental Health

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Health and Wellbeing Coach to work in North Solihull, providing one to one and group support to patients with low level mental health support needs. 

If you feel you have skills or experience in providing this type of support and are keen to work for a forward-thinking community organisation and have the ability to shape the service, we’d love to hear from you!

Position: Health and Wellbeing Coach  

Location: North Solihull Area (practice based)

Hours: Full and part time hours available

Salary: £26 - £28k per annum pro rata (dependant on qualifications and experience)

Contract: Fixed term for 1 year (with possible extension beyond this)

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, enhanced annual leave, access to an Employee Assistance programme and 24 hour GP as well as a discount website.

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd March (Midnight)

Interview Dates: Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd April

The Health and Wellbeing Coach will be integrated into the wider multi-disciplinary team of a PCN and Primary Care practice working alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers and practice staff. 

The Role

As Health and Wellbeing Coach for Mental Health, you will provide one-to-one and group support (where appropriate) to people who are referred to you by GPs and the wider PCN team, providing low intensity interventions to support patients to manager their own recovery and self-management.  Sessions will focus on motivational interviewing, goal setting and action planning with support spanning a short time frame.  Patients who are unsuitable for the service should be referred to higher level mental health support through approved pathways. 

The Health and Wellbeing Coach will manage a caseload of patients and maintain accurate record keeping to support outcome monitoring and understand trends and emerging needs. 

The role will build trusting relationships with people, devising shared plans and agree type of intervention with patients which may include online sessions, group and one to one support in practice or community venues, or telephone support. 

The post holder will create strong relationships with primary care staff and wider organisations including Social Prescribers, VCSE Organisations and specialist support agencies as well as Mental Health services in the area. 

About You

Required skills and experience:

• Have experience of supporting people in a mental health setting, be this through clinical practice or support work
• Be a good listener who is able to motivate patients to change using recognised techniques
• Have the ability to manage own time and workload to provide an efficient, effective service to patients and the PCN
• Make decisions on suitability of the service for patients and flag to colleagues where a referral is inappropriate or a patient requires a higher intensity intervention or service

An interview is guaranteed to suitably qualified and experienced people with disabilities. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

About the Organisation

A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, our aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Mental Health Support Worker, Support Time and Recovery Worker, Counsellor or Therapist, Health and Wellbeing Coach or similar. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Job Title: Health Advocate Educator

Location: Warwickshire
Salary: £25,104 per annum
Contract type: Full Time,Permament

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as an Health Advocate Educator supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. 

The Health Advocate Educator will train and provide ongoing support to GP practices and other health professionals to enable primary and secondary care staff to be able to effectively talk to their patients about domestic violence and abuse (DVA), provide early identification and offer appropriate care pathways for female, male and non-binary survivors of domestic violence and abuse, aged 16 years and over and their children.

The post holder will work in partnership with the local ICB and the service manager to proactively develop and maintain links with health providers in the local area.The post-holder will work within a defined locality, either Stratford-upon-Avon District; North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth, or Warwick District and Rugby borough; building links with health professionals and support agencies.  

Travel around Warwickshire for client appointments essential to role, therefore use of a car essential.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

Closing Date: 09:00am 24 March 2025

Interview Date: 31 March 2025

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to help us achieve our purpose at Barnardo's: Changing Childhoods, Changing Lives.

Barnardo's has a new 3 year corporate strategy, which identifies the need to support children and young people struggling with their mental health and wellbeing and the Health, Quality and Inclusion Team are integral to ensuring the success of this strategy. 

This is an extremely exciting time to join Barnardo's and the Health, Quality and Inclusion team.  We are an ambitious and dynamic team, enabling Barnardo's to become a leading integrated Health and Social Care charity. 

We know that supporting babies, children, and young people with their mental health is more important now than ever before. We are looking for a dynamic and creative Strategic Lead for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy to help drive improvements in mental health and wellbeing across the country.

As the Strategic Lead for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, you will ensure the systematic provision of high-quality mental health support for babies, children, young people and their families. You'll also support the development of psychological and psychotherapy services through designing effective new services and delivering service change and improvement across care groups, specialisms and care settings. This will include supporting and informing the strategic development of models of good practice in Barnardo's. 

You will need to be a driven and collaborative team player who has proven ability to support and influence at an organisational level and will have experience working within or alongside a range of health sectors and with a variety of health stakeholders. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of one of the UK's leading children's charities, working hard to reduce health inequalities and help more children to feel safer, happier, healthier, and more hopeful.

In addition, you will be required to: 

• Support the development of high-quality psychological practice for Children and Young People (CYP) 

• Develop and maintain strategies and structures which ensure the highest standards of care, clinical practice and inter-agency working for mental health support across Barnardo's 

• Identify opportunities to achieve economies of scale and efficiencies 

• Work collaboratively to embed a culture of outcomes-based practice, review clinical outcomes of service delivery, and identify changes in practice to improve outcomes 

• Work autonomously and collaboratively within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for governance of psychological practice within Barnardo's 

• Propose and implement policy and service development changes within the organisation in respect of psychological and psychotherapy services 

• Provide expertise and support to create, develop, deliver, and evaluate a suite of recognisable core service models focused primarily on mental health and wellbeing, including a range of therapeutic programmes of tiered support. 

• Support evaluation of existing and new pilot models of integrated health and social care and identify and help to create new models within the health marketplace 

• Support the digital transformation and web presence across all existing and new pilot sites including engagement and adoption, training, and evaluation of the suite of digital tools 

• Input into major contract bid opportunities for mental health contracts/opportunities

You'll have: 

Education/Knowledge 

• Current HCPC registration as a Clinical Psychologist

• Qualification in Clinical Psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society

• Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of psychological practitioners 

Skills/Experience 

• Working as a registered Clinical Psychologist, for a minimum of 5 years and specialising at a senior level in a clinical field relevant for the post 

• Professional leadership or management of registered and pre-registered clinical psychologists and able to demonstrate examples of positive impact within service delivery 

• Working in specialist mental health provision for children and young people, including multi-disciplinary working 

Salary shown is a salary range, the starting salary can be negotiated for exceptional candidates. 

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the role described. 

Job Title: Marketing and Recruitment Administrator

Salary: £22,932 per annum salary (increasing to £24,730 in 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance)

Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role

Location: Homebased anywhere in UK with travel to meetings in the West Midlands required at least once a month

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding Education and Health services. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

In 2024 TACT became one of the top 5 charities to work for in the UK, placing 5th in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results , and a top 25 mid-sized company to work with across the whole of the UK.   97% of our people feel proud to work with TACT and think that TACT cares about their wellbeing, while 92% of our people would say they “ love working for TACT”.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT Marketing and Communications team as a Marketing and Recruitment Administrator. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the team, providing essential administrative and lead management support to help drive the recruitment of foster carers. Working closely with the Lead Management team, you will help convert fostering leads into qualified enquiries by ensuring accurate record-keeping, timely follow-ups, and excellent customer service.

Additionally, you will support fostering recruitment campaigns, coordinate marketing materials, and assist with event logistics. This role is ideal for a highly organised, adaptable, and proactive team player with strong communication and multitasking skills.

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Management Support – Maintain records, update systems, send information packs, and ensure efficient handovers of fostering leads.
• Foster Carer Recruitment Activity – Support marketing campaigns, track recruitment activity, and coordinate marketing materials for local area teams.
• Event Coordination – Assist with the planning and logistics of foster carer recruitment events, community outreach initiatives, and promotional activities.
• Team Support – Provide general administrative support, manage inboxes, assist with financial administration, and contribute to reporting and data analysis.

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong administrative experience, ideally within a social care or recruitment setting.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and experience with databases such as MS Dynamics and Charms.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with great attention to detail.
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with a positive and flexible attitude towards change.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive working practices.

 TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
• Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months service.
• 45p per mile for business travel.
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
• Family friendly policies.
• Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
• Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
• An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
• Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.

The Marketing and Recruitment Administrator may be homebased within England, Scotland or Wales but will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings in the West Midlands at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.

A Standard clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: Friday 28th March 2025

• Interview Date: Monday 7th April 2025 (via Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

Drive Partnership Practice Advisor

Location: Homebased

Travel Requirements: You will be required to travel throughout England and Wales, to sites when the role requires it

Responsible to: Program Project Manager/Deputy Director

Responsible for: Triage teams

Salary: Point 42-45 £44,637- 47,667 (a London Allowance will be applied to employees who live in London, plus 6% employers pension subject to an additional 2% contribution by the employee).

We are pleased to offer a starting salary at the beginning point of the salary band. This position offers opportunities for salary increases based on performance and tenure.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week with flexible working hours and provision of an out-of-hours response to the Drive Director as needed. We will consider requests for 4 days per week.

Job type: Fixed term

Benefits:

· 25 to 30 days holidays per annum plus bank holidays (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees)

· Contributory pension scheme including up to 6% employer contribution (subject to employee minimum 2% contribution)

· Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay

· Occupational sick pay of up to 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay over 12 months per year (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees)

· Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: This is a rolling recruitment until recruited all the posts we need.

Interviews to take place: Online

About the role:

Working as a key member of the practice team, the Practice Advisor’s role is primarily to support and work alongside sites in the delivery of interventions from the three core strands of our work, to ensure they are delivering high quality interventions in line with the Drive Partnerships model and Respect standards. Tasks include training, quality assuring cases, and supporting and in some cases supervising the service managers and/or team leads in the continued development of their teams. It also includes being a key member of local forums and working with other members of the Drive Central team, local commissioners and local Drive partners, who are often Police Staff, local authorities and local voluntary sector provider, to think about the long-term development and sustainability of the projects.

The Practice Advisor supports new areas and services to mobilise and then works closely with them to ensure they are operating with fidelity to the model and to establish excellent practice. They will also be required to work with the key multi agency partners such as Police, IDVA and social care that are essential in making the project work.

The Drive Partnership is always trying to learn from delivery, and it is important that the Practice Advisor is able to identify themes that emerge across the sites they are supporting. Practice Advisors, alongside the different delivery strands managers, the deputy director and other members of the Drive Central Team look at ways to take these themes forward, continuously developing the models to ensure what is being delivered is best practice and compliments other strands of work such as national policy and systems change.

The Practice Advisors generally support multiple sites at once so need to be able to multitask and build effective communication across teams both internally and externally.

This is a very exciting opportunity to be part of a creative team, where each team member is encouraged to keep learning.  We aim to continuously development our work with perpetrators, keeping victims and children safe, not only within Drive Partnership sites but also through developing resources for the sector, such as online webinars for practitioners.

About you:

The candidate should have the following skills and experience:

· An excellent understanding of the IDVA and MARAC process and best practice when working with high-risk victims of domestic abuse.

· Experience of working with those with related/complex needs, for example substance misuse issues, mental health, offending history.

· Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to communicate effectively with different audiences.

· The ability to manage a complex workload, across multiple geographic regions, and effectively meet reporting deadlines and the needs of a wide range of stakeholders.

· Belief in the propensity for perpetrators to change their behaviour.

· A demonstrable commitment to improving responses to domestic abuse across all agencies working in the sector.

· Proactive, self-motivated and self-reflective, with a positive response to challenging situations and the ability to make effective use of support and supervision.

About Respect

Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector.  Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 23 years in what was then a fledgling sector and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.

How to apply

Please visit our website for full job description and person specification, where you can find and complete the application form and equalities monitoring form.

Successful applicants must reside in the United Kingdom.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics[1], particularly people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

· Black and minoritised people

· Deaf and disabled people

Make an Impact: Join us as a Sale and Marketing Executive at NFER
As a Sales and Marketing Executive, you’ll play a crucial role in promoting our assessments, engaging with schools, and driving revenue growth through targeted campaigns. With a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the chance to work with a globally respected charity, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Salary: £30,000–£34,000 per annum (non-negotiable)
Annual Leave: 30 days plus 4 paid closure days and bank holidays
Pension Contributions: 10% employer contributions
Family Support: Enhanced maternity/parental leave and paid compassionate leave
Flexible Working: Hybrid setup with 1 day a month in Slough office, full-time (35 hours). Also open to flexible working from day 1 including compressed hours and job share.

JOB DESCRIPTION
As a Sales and Marketing Executive, you’ll be at the heart of our collaborative Product Marketing team, working together to engage schools, build lasting relationships, and promote our assessment solutions. You'll be part of a supportive and motivated team that shares ideas, celebrates successes, and works towards a common goal.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a team-oriented environment, is eager to drive revenue, and enjoys building strong customer relationships while delivering creative and effective marketing campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:
• Support sales activities – engage with schools, provide quotes, and manage customer queries.
• Drive marketing campaigns – create compelling content, manage social media, and optimise digital channels.
• Coordinate events – organise webinars, school engagement activities, and product launches.
• Analyse market insights – use data to refine strategies, improve engagement, and enhance product positioning.
• Maintain compliance – ensure GDPR and ethical marketing standards are met.

PERSON SPECIFCATION
Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience in sales and marketing, preferably within education or a related sector but not essential.
• Strong communication and writing skills – you can create engaging content for diverse audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills – able to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Confidence with digital platforms – social media, email marketing, Google Ads, and CRM tools.
• Analytical mindset – comfortable working with data and reporting on campaign effectiveness.

Other roles you may have experience of include: Sales executive, Marketing executive, sales and marketing coordinator, CRM executive, junior marketing officer.

WHY NFER?

At NFER, we are recognised globally for providing trusted research, resources and insights that drive meaningful change. By joining us, you’ll contribute to a mission that prioritises impact over profit, working in an environment where collaboration, flexibility, and inclusion are valued.
What we offer:

• A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• The chance to make a real difference in the education sector.

APPLICATION PROCESS

We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply early. Shortlisting will commence from 17th March 2025.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’re here to support you and ensure a positive experience. For further details, please review the Job Information Pack.

If you’re ready to bring your skills and passion to a role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start your journey with NFER.

CEO

We’re looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead our vital work, bringing their expertise in data and technology and their passion for nature to drive the NBN Trust forwards.

Position: CEO

Salary: £65,575 – £68,854 depending on experience. 

Location: Fully remote, working from home, with some travel. 

Contract: Permanent. 

Hours: 35 hours per week.  Flexibility regarding working pattern. 

Closing date: 9am, Friday 11 April 2025 

Interviews: 1st round, week commencing w/c 28 April. 2nd round, week commencing 5 May. 

The NBN Trust is a nature charity with a difference. Our mission is making data work for nature. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth and, if we’re to stand any hope of fixing it, we’re going to need data. Lots of data. “What gets measured gets done”, as the saying goes. We need to understand what we’ve lost and what remains. We need to set targets for nature’s recovery. And we need to measure success as nature turns the corner and starts to make a comeback.

That’s where the NBN Trust comes in. We support the entire UK conservation movement by providing public access to the wildlife data that’s needed to make good decisions for nature. We’re a conservation charity, tech charity and people charity rolled into one – a unique combination!

You’ll be responsible for: 

· Driving the delivery of our strategy and vision of making data work for nature.

· Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with our partners, funders and stakeholders.

· Overseeing the day-to-day management of the NBN Trust, ensuring financial sustainability, staff performance and wellbeing, and good governance.

We’re looking for someone with a data or digital background, with a track record of overseeing the delivery a high-quality user experience through digital products and commercialising data or digital services. Passion for nature conservation is essential, as well as a desire to engage with the many natural history specialists who contribute data to the NBN Atlas. We’re looking for an ambitious individual with an agile, entrepreneurial mind-set, who can drive income generation and growth.

The ideal candidate understands what an excellent data platform looks like and how to continually evolve this to keep up with trends and developments. Attention to detail and ability to horizon-scan is key in overseeing the Trust’s projects and key work streams and ensuring good governance. The NBN Trust is a small team, with a big responsibility, undergoing a period of change, and your role will be to steer the staff through this change and deliver the NBN Trust’s strategy.

We’re a 100% remote-working charity, so you’ll need to be comfortable and effective working from home. The whole team meets up four times a year for in-person team meetings (in London and other locations around the UK).  The post holder may be required to work occasional weekends and evenings. 

Applicants must reside in the UK and be eligible to work in the UK. 

We’re an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We welcome all applicants, and we’re striving to create an inclusive and diverse team. If you’re interested in joining us, please read the Job Pack – and get in touch if there’s anything you’d like to ask.   

When applying, if possible, please also complete and return the EDI Recruitment Questionnaire.  This is not mandatory but will ensure we can gather information across a range of questions such as ethnicity, religion, working background, etc. to monitor the diversity of applicants.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.