Lead Clinical Psychologist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,408 - £73,961 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Hanwell, W7 2PB |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6229152/222-LS-ICS-263-C |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Lead Clinical Psychologist to join a passionate team of professionals working in partnership with people with learning disabilities and their carers in Ealing.
Ealing community team for people with learning disabilities is an integrated multidisciplinary team with a reputation for delivering high quality person and family centred outcomes and wider systemic change. The appointed candidate will be responsible for helping to lead an established psychological services team comprising of 2 qualified psychologists, 2 assistant psychologists, 3 Positive behaviour support specialists, and a Music and Art therapist.
As a lead psychologist in the service, you will be well placed to innovate and to deliver creative and new ways to make a difference to the lives of service users and their families.
To work closely and collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team within Ealing community team for people with learning disabilities. The post holder will be responsible for providing and leading on specialist psychological input and pathways as part of the wider service. The successful candidate will be expected to provide consultation, training and advice to other organisations. The role offers opportunity to shape future delivery of services, with support from experts by experience, peers within the team and the Head of Psychology. The role will involve providing clinical supervision and management to more junior psychologists within the psychology service.
The post holder will act as a lead clinician in the service ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to wellbeing maximising independence. The post holder will support the development of local care pathways and provide in-depth specialist knowledge and advice that will inform this process.
We actively promote, research, continuing professional development and the development of individual areas of interest.
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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Apr 2024