Band 8a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist | West London NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,156 - £71,148 Per annum pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, W6 8NF |
| Cwmni: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7737913/222-HF-081 |
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Our 8a Psychologist for both our Specialist Older Adult’s Mental Health Team (SOAMHS) and our older people’s inpatient ward (Meridian) is going on maternity leave, so we are looking for an excellent clinician able to work in both the inpatient and community settings.
Although the psychology team works with psychological therapies with a proven evidence base, we also understand that to truly meet client needs, flexibility of approach is essential.
Our service users come from a wide variety of cultures and experiences, so there is a need to adapt any therapy to the needs of the client and creativity is therefore valued. You will play a key part in enabling the more therapeutic nature of support throughout the services as well as providing and supervising clinical interventions.
The community psychology team is small, (0.5 b7 psychologist and 1 CAP), so you will be working with the whole range of mental health problems as well as the more acute presentations on the ward.
This post is based in both Meridian ward, Claybrooks Unit by Charing Cross hospital, and St Vincents where SOAMHS is based alongside Hammersmith and Fulham CIDS (Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Service). Both sites are well served by transport and other amenities in Hammersmith.
On the ward you will support psychological thinking and develop and lead formulation sessions as well as providing assessment and therapy sessions for inpatients.
In the community you will promote psychological thinking within the MDT and the wider system around the patient through collaboration with partner agencies and supporting outreach within a wide range of community resources and organisations.
The post holder will have regular individual supervision from an experienced Clinical Psychologist. In turn they will also provide supervision to colleagues, including CAP and the ward Assistant psychologist as appropriate.
There is an emphasis on service development to ensure the needs of our patients are met and new ideas and evidence-based approaches are welcomed.
The psychology service across the Older People’s Mental Health Service in Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow is informal and friendly and information, skills and ideas are regularly shared. This includes a range of therapeutic approaches and expertise. As the nature of the work we do and the client population is so diverse, flexibility of approach is essential to truly meet client needs.
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 Friday 30 Jan 2026