Band 7 Community Perinatal Team Manager | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

12-Month Fixed Term Contract / Secondment Opportunity

Are you looking for your next leadership challenge? We are seeking two enthusiastic and motivated Team Managers to lead our specialist Perinatal Mental Health Teams, supporting women and families during pregnancy and up to two years after birth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded multidisciplinary service and make a real difference to the lives of mothers, babies and families.

As Team Manager, you will provide visible leadership to a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, safe and effective care. You will oversee team performance, workforce planning, governance, quality improvement, safeguarding, risk management and staff development, while working closely with internal and external partners across health and social care.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about patient care, values collaborative working, and can inspire teams to deliver outstanding services. In return, we offer a unique development opportunity within a specialist service, access to experienced perinatal professionals and the chance to contribute to ongoing service innovation across Birmingham and Solihull.

If you are an aspiring or established leader looking for a rewarding challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Our current opportunities are within the Solihull Perinatal Team based at Maple Leaf Centre, and the West Perinatal Team based in Ashcroft.

The Team Manager will provide operational, professional and clinical leadership to a specialist multidisciplinary Perinatal Mental Health Team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care for women, babies and families during pregnancy and up to two years postnatally. They will be responsible for overseeing referrals, caseload management, risk management, safeguarding, care coordination and service performance, ensuring care is delivered in line with national guidance and Trust standards.

The post holder will lead and support a diverse team of professionals, promoting a positive culture of learning, supervision, staff wellbeing and continuous improvement. They will manage workforce planning, recruitment, appraisal, attendance and performance processes, while ensuring appropriate use of resources and maintaining quality standards.

Working closely with maternity services, primary care, health visiting, social care and other partner agencies, the Team Manager will foster strong collaborative relationships to ensure joined-up care for women and their families. They will contribute to clinical governance, service development, audits, quality improvement initiatives and the implementation of national and local priorities.

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.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information.

This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026