Band 7 Clinical Psychologist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, W4 1SU |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7886118/222-HF-101 |
Summary
Are you interested in a role where every day is different and where you can use a variety of psychology skills? If so, we are looking for a caring and innovative clinical psychologist to join us for 3 days a week in our Specialist Older Adult Mental Health Service (SOAMHS) for people over 70.
You will play a key part in enabling the more therapeutic nature of support throughout the service as well as providing and supervising clinical interventions. The teams are small so you will be working with the whole range of mental health problems.
You will provide groups and individual therapy for people within the service as well as for their carers/families alongside other team members.
The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is culturally highly diverse and there is a real commitment to meet the needs of the communities we serve.
You will therefore be involved in ensuring psychology provision is appropriate and accessible for this diverse community and outreach activities are encouraged.
· To provide a comprehensive psychology service to patients who haveawiderangeof psychiatric,psychological,socialproblems, physical health problemsand extremelycomplexneeds.
· To provide specialist psychological assessments of patients referred to psychologicalservices,includingsuitabilityforadmission,diagnosis,generalandforensicrisk,progressandsuitabilityfordischarge.Theseassessmentswillbebasedupontheappropriateuse,interpretationandintegrationofcomplexdatafromavarietyofsourcesincludingpsychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, directand indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients andothers involved in the client’s care.
· Toformulateandimplementplansfortheformalpsychologicaltreatmentand/ormanagement of a patient’s mental health problems/high risk behaviours, based upon anappropriate conceptual framework of the patient’s problems, and employing methodsbaseduponevidenceofefficacy.
· Toevaluateandmakedecisionsabouttreatmentoptionstakingintoaccountboth theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical anddevelopmentalprocessesthathaveshapedtheindividual,familyorgroup,theconstraintsand restrictions imposed by working in an inpatient environment and the demands ofexternalagenciesandotherfactors.
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 13 Apr 2026