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Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Early Intervention
Gradd
Band 8b
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
Rhan-amser - 30 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd
222-H&F-062
Cyflogwr
West London NHS Trust
Math o gyflogwr
NHS
Gwefan
H and F Claybrook Road
Tref
London
Cyflog
£72,921 - £83,362 per annum pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS
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Yn flynyddol
Yn cau
24/11/2025 23:59
Dyddiad y cyfweliad
10/12/2025

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Band 8b Clinical psychologist

Band 8b

West London NHS Trust  provides a full range of mental health, community  and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Trosolwg o'r swydd

We are seeking an experienced passionate and committed Clinical Psychologist to join our Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) in Hammersmith & Fulham. MINT is a multidisciplinary service providing holistic support and treatment to adults presenting with a range of mental health difficulties within a stepped-care framework. 

 

The post-holder will hold a lead role in ensuring that all members of multidisciplinary teams have access to a psychologically informed way of thinking and formulation about different client groups. This includes having a lead role in ensuring the delivery of psychological treatments alongside providing consultation, facilitating joint work and contributing to the dissemination of psychological research and theory.

 The post-holder will have responsibility for ensuring the systematic provision and governance of a high-quality specialist clinical psychology service that supports the MDT to deliver care which is formulation driven, informed by best practice evidence, i.e. strengths-based, trauma-informed care and culturally informed principles. The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

  In this role, we offer:

   Supportive work environment – in a recent survey psychological professionals in our Community and Recovery Services reported high levels of satisfaction with the psychological leadership, supervision and training they receive.

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Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post-holder will provide a comprehensive psychology service to service users with a range of mental health difficulties including those with severe and enduring mental disorders and with a wide range of psychiatric, psychological and criminological problems and complex needs. They will also be expected to provide specialist consultation, advice and support on psychological approaches to the management of people with complex difficulties, who are being seen by other professional staff in the team and to referrers in secondary, tertiary and, for community service users, primary mental health systems, as well as those in the voluntary sector.

 

The post-holder will have oversight of the psychology team, which works closely with three MDTs in H&F. They will be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of treatment pathways within these teams, and to support the teams more generally in formulating and caring for service users.

 

Please see the attached Job Pack for full job description and person specification.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham).  We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

 

 

 

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the BPS AND current registration with the HCPC
  • Completed training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervise qualified psychological practitioners, including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists.
  • Evidence of additional graduate training (PG Dip/PG cert or equivalent) in another relevant specialised therapy modality / leadership training

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Significant experience of direct clinical work as a qualified (specialist) psychologist within a secondary care community setting for people with complex mental health needs, delivering 1-1 and group interventions within a specialist therapy modality (such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, CAT)
  • Significant experience of working in settings where there is a high level of social complexity, including poverty, housing instability, unemployment, marginalisation and issues related to migration and asylum seeking
  • Experience of developing and delivering training or reflective practice programmes for MDT colleagues across diverse teams and settings.
  • Experience of providing clinical leadership to other psychologists, psychological professionals and colleagues from other disciplines in contexts of high risk, social complexity, and cultural diversity, maintaining psychological formulation at the heart of care planning.
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision AND line management to applied psychologists and/or other clinicians, with a focus on professional growth, reflective capacity, and governance.
  • Experience of working collaboratively with partner agencies (e.g., primary care, social services, voluntary sector) to develop psychologically informed care plans, care pathways and joint working arrangements.
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Experience of undertaking a role in Trust-wide or system-level leadership (e.g., policy steering groups, workforce development projects, or clinical governance initiatives).
  • Experience of working in a team where psychological practice and roles are integrated within the MDT, involving attending and taking a lead role in MDT meetings, case discussions and care planning forums.
  • Experience of evaluating service impact and use of outcome or population data to inform leadership decisions.

Knowledge and skills Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs (including psychosis, trauma and complex trauma).
  • Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
  • Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the evaluation of a range of options (e.g. the assessment of specialist clinical conditions and the determination of treatment options), where expert opinions may differ.
  • Able to lead and influence service culture towards trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and anti-discriminatory practice.
  • Able to use psychological theory to make sense of organisational and team dynamics, using supervision, consultation, and leadership frameworks to promote team resilience and cohesion.
  • Able to use strategic thinking to identify gaps and lead initiatives that improve access, equity, and quality of psychological care.

Other Requirements

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Evidence of CPD through short courses, conferences, research and audit activity undertaken, membership of relevant committees and working groups for example within the BPS, ACP or similar.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise workload in a fast paced and busy environment with multiple competing demands

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Principal Clinical Psychologist
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