Within the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service, an exciting position has arisen for a Band 7 Triage Co-ordinator to join our leadership team for fixed term or secondment period of 12 months from August 2026.  

You will be responsible for the  triage pathway of the Adult Talking Therapies Service and the Primary Care & Partnerships Team. You will work alongside clinicians and administrative colleagues in the service and will demonstrate excellent communication skills, understanding and kindness to colleagues and to people who will, very often be having their first contact with our services. 

The Triage Co-Ordinator works closely with partners across the healthcare system and will be an active participant in ongoing community transformation, redesigning the way people can access mental health support across the city. As such, the ability and motivation to build and maintain strong reciprocal relationships is essential.  

Please note, although we encourage positive work-life balance, we are not able to offer remote-working-only contracts for this role.  

Part time (minimum 30 hours) and flexible working patterns will be considered, however due to the demands of the role it is essential for the successful applicant to be able to work in some capacity across at least 4 days (Mon-Fri). 

You should have recent experience of working in or alongside a Talking Therapies Service. You will show the ability to prioritise your work independently and allocate/oversee workloads of triage clinicians as necessary. The role will require you have professional experience of, or a skillset in operational and performance measuring skills, e.g. auditing, forecasting, and regular complex use of the Microsoft Office Suite amongst other software programmes.  

You contribute to effective multi-disciplinary working within the community mental health system and build up effective liaison with community, primary, and other secondary and tertiary services/agencies within the locality to provide holistic care based on the individual's need and service development. 

As a key member of the Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Service, you will find the role rewarding and varied within the well-established and supportive team, where we have strong values about working in a patient centred manner, where recovery and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. You can expect close working peer support and regular supervision to enable you to feel safe in your practice whilst further developing your skills. 

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer you: 

• The ability to work from home frequently 

• The opportunity to work in a new and exciting collaboration and to help us forge our path 

• Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes 

• Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development 

• Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars) 

• A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC