Head of Psychological Professions | West London NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £97,283 - £111,278 Per Annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Southall, UB1 3HW |
| Cwmni: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7864444/222-EAL-080 |
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Following the second phase of the restructure in our local services (from a service line to a borough-based model), we are delighted to advertise a new role, Head of Psychological Professions and Trauma Informed Approaches Lead for Mental Health Services in Ealing.
This is a newly developed post and be a very welcome addition to the leadership team in the borough. The postholder will work closely with the Clinical Director, Associate Borough, Service Managers, Professionals Leads and the Psychology team to create and implement a vision for consistent, trauma-informed, intervention-based care in mental health services across the borough alongside the continued development of an exceptional psychological therapies service across the borough.
The post‑holder provides senior leadership for psychological professions across borough‑based adult mental health services. They are responsible for governance, professional standards, supervision, and the overall quality of psychological provision. Key duties include:
• Leading, managing, and developing psychology services and staff within the borough.
• Ensuring professional standards, effective supervision, and compliance with national and Trust policies.
• Overseeing outcome measurement for psychological interventions and reporting service performance.
• Driving innovation and development of high‑quality psychological services within MINT and wider adult mental health pathways.
• Providing training, teaching, clinical supervision, and expert psychological advice to multidisciplinary teams.
• Working with senior borough leaders to deliver trauma‑informed care, suicide prevention strategies, and support for those with co‑existing mental health and substance use needs.
• Managing recruitment, retention, workforce planning, and resource allocation for psychology staff.
• Ensuring strong clinical governance frameworks and safe, effective, responsive services.
• Offering specialist clinical input as a senior clinician and participating fully in the borough Senior Management Team.
• Representing the Trust in external meetings, supporting commissioning relationships, and deputising for senior leaders when required.
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 Monday 6 Apr 2026