Band 8C - Clinical Lead for the Victims of Terrorism service | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £85,431 - £97,148 per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, W6 8BS |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7808252/222-HF-089 |
Summary
West London NHS Trust is launching a national psychology service for terrorism trauma care. The service will offer specialist psychological treatment for people affected by acts of terrorism in the UK and abroad, including survivors, bereaved families, witnesses and others directly or indirectly impacted. The service will be delivered with Victim Support and Peace Collective as part of a coordinated national model.
We are seeking a Clinical Lead with expertise in trauma and terrorism or major incident responses, strong operational and clinical leadership, and experience across child and adult pathways. The role involves service development, governance, supervision and partnership working with voluntary and statutory agencies.
Informal enquiries are strongly encouraged, please contact:
Dr Idit Albert - idit.albert@nhs.net
Dr Ruth Dennis - ruth.dennis@nhs.net
As Clinical Lead, you will:
• Provide strategic and clinical leadership for a national multiagency service (children and adults)
• Work in partnership with Victim Support and Peace Collective to build seamless pathways
• Develop pathways for assessment, formulation, and evidence based treatment, ensuring the model reflects the full range of psychological responses
• Support coordination of the rapid psychological response following terrorist incidents, ensuring unified communication and planning with Victim Support and Peace Collective teams
• Deploy to locations across the UK to support the response to future incidents
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the people we serve—particularly in relation to ethnicity, gender, disability, and lived experience of mental health difficulties.
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 Wednesday 11 Mar 2026