Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Therapist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,927 - £68,676 per annum pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, W6 8NF |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7245545/222-HF-AMHS-315 |
Summary
Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Practitioner
(Band 8a 0.6 22.5 hours/week)
Acute Mental Health Services, based at Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health Unit
We are looking for an experienced psychological professional, with enthusiasm for working in acute mental health services. The post offers a unique opportunity to work on a male ward that is part of Culture of Care, a national quality improvement programme centred in safe, trauma informed, therapeutic and equity focused patient care.
The post-holder will work collaboratively with the ward’s multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment, formulation and brief interventions to service users and their families. Reflective practice, team formulation, consultation and post incident support are an integral part of the psychological therapies service. They will also supervise clinical psychology trainees and Masters students.
The post holder will join a welcoming psychological therapies team, and we encourage applications from experienced therapists who may have not worked in acute mental health services but who have enthusiasm for and interest in developing a career in these unique services and settings.
Providing a full and comprehensive psychological therapies service to the acute ward, including assessments, formulation and brief interventions for service users and their families.
Be an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the approach to care is safe, formulation driven and trauma informed.
Developing the multi-disciplinary team’s psychological understanding through teaching, team formulation, consultation and supervision.
Provide post-incident support.
Contribute to the implementation of RAID, a psychological approach to working with behaviours that challenge, through facilitation of training and embedding this into MDT practice. This is part of our service priorities on reducing restrictive practice through implementing our Positive and Caring Environments strategy.
To be proactively involved in the quality improvement programme for Culture of Care.
Opportunity for service development and research.
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.
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 Thursday 12 Jun 2025