Harborne (covering South Birmingham)

Part-time

Mental Health Triage Advisor

Position: Mental Health Triage Advisor
Location: Harborne (covering South Birmingham)
Hours: Part-time, 18.5 hours per week
Contract: 2 years fixed term
Salary: £27,000 per annum (pro rata)

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

Closing Date: Sunday 26th April (midnight)
Interview Date: 7th/8th May 2026

Do you have a level 3 qualification in health/social care or significant experience in a mental health-based field?

Join South Birmingham’s locality-based counselling service operates from community hubs and outreach venues including GP practices, community centres and Family Hubs across Edgbaston and Northfield.

The Role

The service provides accessible, culturally competent mental health support to diverse communities through a range of brief interventions and therapeutic modalities.

You will support the delivery of timely, compassionate, and effective triage for people presenting with emotional wellbeing or mental health concerns. You will act as the first point of contact, gathering key information, assessing presenting needs, ensuring safe decision-making, and coordinating signposting or onward referral to appropriate community, or clinical services. Triage support will involve both telephone and community-based support as required and appropriate.

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities include:

  • Initial Contact & Triage
  • Coordination & Signposting
  • Record Keeping & Data Quality
  • Partnership Working
  • Partnership Working
Required Skills/Experience

You will have a level 3 qualification in health/social care or significant experience in a mental health-based field and experience of:

  • Working within a mental health environment in either clinical or community settings
  • Working in wellbeing support either face to face or telephone based
  • Risk assessment and de-escalation skills and experience
  • Communicating with a range of people, in particular those experiencing distress or poor mental health

You may also have experience in areas such as Mental Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Support Worker.

To Apply

You may find the job description here
Please send your CV with cover letter stating why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience match thejob description to recruitment@gatewayfs.org