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Band 8a Neuropsychiatry Service Manager
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Home Office register entry: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust, Birmingham
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Role description
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.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
19 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
436-8206501
Job locations
Barberry
25 Vincent Drive
Birmingham
B15 2FG
United Kingdom
Last verified against our ingestion on 20 August 2026; sponsor register dataset 2026-08-25.