Band 8b Clinical psychologist | West London NHS Trust

Full-Time No home office possible

Overview

We are seeking an experienced passionate and committed Clinical Psychologist to join our Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) in Hammersmith & Fulham. MINT is a multidisciplinary service providing holistic support and treatment to adults presenting with a range of mental health difficulties within a stepped‑care framework.

Key Responsibilities

The post‑holder will hold a lead role in ensuring that all members of multidisciplinary teams have access to a psychologically informed way of thinking and formulation about different client groups, delivering psychological treatments, providing consultation, facilitating joint work and contributing to the dissemination of psychological research and theory.
The post‑holder will have responsibility for ensuring the systematic provision and governance of a high‑quality specialist clinical psychology service that supports the MDT to deliver care which is formulation driven, informed by best practice evidence, i.e. strengths‑based, trauma‑informed care and culturally informed principles. The post holder will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
The post‑holder will provide a comprehensive psychology service to service users with a range of mental health difficulties including severe and enduring mental disorders and a wide range of psychiatric, psychological and criminological problems and complex needs. They will also be expected to provide specialist consultation, advice and support on psychological approaches to the management of people with complex difficulties, who are being seen by other professional staff in the team and to referrers in secondary, tertiary and, for community service users, primary mental health systems, as well as those in the voluntary sector.
The post‑holder will have oversight of the psychology team, which works closely with three MDTs in Hammersmith & Fulham. They will be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of treatment pathways within these teams, and to support the teams more generally in formulating and caring for service users.

What We Offer

Supportive work environment – a recent survey of psychological professionals in our Community and Recovery Services reported high levels of satisfaction with the psychological leadership, supervision and training they receive.

About the Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health, 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 the 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.

Candidate Pack

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.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.