Band 7 Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare organization is seeking a committed clinical or counselling psychologist for its Mental Health Integrated Network Team in Greater London. This role focuses on delivering specialized assessments and treatments while working closely within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a relevant doctorate, HCPC registration, and a strong background in clinical work with complex needs. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Agile and flexible working opportunities

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the BPS.
• Current registration with the HCPC is essential.
• Significant experience of direct clinical work as a qualified psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist assessments and treatment for complex mental health conditions.
• Deliver clinical consultation and supervision for trainee and assistant psychologists.
• Engage in service development and support audit and research.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

Clinical leadership

Education

Post‑graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology

Current registration with the HCPC

Training course in clinical supervision

Tools

Clinical assessment tools

Therapeutic modalities (CBT, DBT, etc.)

Job description

We are seeking a passionate and committed clinical or counselling 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.

This post is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic early-career psychologist looking to develop and consolidate specialist clinical skills in working with complex needs, trauma and personality disorder diagnoses.

In addition to working 1-1 with clients, a significant part of this post involves embedding and developing psychological principles and thinking within the work of the whole MDT. Therefore, we require a candidate who thrives in a team environment and is passionate about dissemination of psychological thinking, consultation and leadership.

At West London NHS Trust we want to employ talented, passionate and skilled psychological professionals, so that we can provide the best healthcare possible for those who use our services. In return, we are committed to investing in and supporting our staff.

Agile and Flexible working opportunities. Please contact us for more details.

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

Main duties of the job

You will provide highly specialist assessments and treatment for individuals with complex mental health conditions, both 1-1 and in groups.

The role will include working with people from varied cultural backgrounds, including those seeking asylum, using interpreters when necessary. A passion for creating and enabling equality of access to services for all and an understanding of the psychological needs associated with migration is essential.

You will provide psychological consultation and guidance to the whole MDT and offer supervision and training for trainee and assistant psychologists. A genuine desire to work within an MDT and promote psychological ways of working is essential.

You will play a key role in service developments in the service and, as part of this, you will support audit and research to drive and sustain the quality of the services we deliver. There will be opportunities to collaborate with trainee psychologists, local doctorate courses and a large network of psychological colleagues across the Trust.

Please see the attached Job Pack for full job description and person specification.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post‑graduate doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) accredited by the BPS.
• Current registration with the HCPC.
• Completed training course in clinical supervision and/or accredited to supervise qualified psychological practitioners, including Clinical and Counselling Psychologists.
• Evidence of additional graduate training (PG Dip/PG cert or equivalent) in another relevant specialised therapy modality or leadership training.
• Other related academic qualifications.

Experience

• Significant experience of direct clinical work as a qualified (specialist) psychologist within a secondary care community setting for people with complex mental health needs, delivering 1‑1 and group interventions within a specialist therapy modality (such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, CAT).
• Significant experience of working in settings where there is a high level of social complexity, including poverty, housing instability, unemployment, marginalisation and issues related to migration and asylum seeking.
• Experience of developing and delivering training or reflective practice programmes for MDT colleagues across diverse teams and settings.
• Experience of providing clinical leadership to other psychologists, psychological professionals and colleagues from other disciplines in contexts of high risk, social complexity and cultural diversity, maintaining psychological formulation at the heart of care planning.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and line management to applied psychologists and/or other clinicians, focusing on professional growth, reflective capacity and governance.
• Experience of working collaboratively with partner agencies (e.g. primary care, social services, voluntary sector) to develop psychologically informed care plans, care pathways and joint working arrangements.
• Experience of undertaking a role in Trust‑wide or system‑level leadership (e.g. policy steering groups, workforce development projects, or clinical governance initiatives).
• Experience of evaluating service impact and using outcome or population data to inform leadership decisions.
• Experience of administering, scoring and interpreting formal personality tools and/or neuropsychological assessments.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

Knowledge

• Highly developed specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of psychology applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs (including trauma, complex emotion, psychosis).
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and codes of conduct and their implications for work in the relevant setting.
• Knowledge of models of leadership and supervision within mental health teams.
• Knowledge of the specific mental health challenges and needs associated with migration.

Skills

• Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, overcoming significant barriers to acceptance using advanced interpersonal and communication skills, especially in hostile or highly emotive situations.
• Able to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, evaluating a range of options (e.g. assessment of specialist clinical conditions, determining treatment options) where expert opinions may differ.
• Strategic thinking to identify gaps and lead initiatives that improve access, equity, and quality of psychological care.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own caseload, treatment programmes involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as clinical administrative tasks and CPD.
• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi‑media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
• Ability to lead and influence service culture towards trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented and anti‑discriminatory practice.
• Ability to use psychological theory to make sense of organisational and team dynamics, using supervision, consultation, and leadership frameworks to promote team resilience and cohesion.
• Ability to function in potentially traumatic circumstances and in highly emotionally distressing circumstances on a frequent basis.
• Enablement of psychological practice within MDTs, attending and taking a lead role in MDT meetings, case discussions and care planning forums.
• Reflective capacity through clinical supervision process.

Other Requirements

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) through short courses, conferences, research and audit activity, membership of relevant committees and working groups (e.g. BPS, ACP).
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload in a fast‑paced and busy environment with multiple competing demands.
• Willingness to participate actively in CPD in line with BPS or professional body's guidelines.
• Compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service Check, subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£56,276 to £63,176 a year Per annum pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS