Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

West London NHS Trust; Ealing; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Community Eating Disorders Service. You will provide highly specialist assessment and evidence-based psychological treatment, supporting trainees and junior colleagues while contributing to supervision, training and service development.

You will work with diverse groups, participate in quality improvement, audits and research activities and help implement the FREED pathway within a collaborative multidisciplinary

Job description

We are seeking a talented, passionate and committed Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly and ambitious multidisciplinary Community Eating Disorders Service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering specialist psychological care and supporting the implementation of our First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) pathway. Alongside managing a varied clinical caseload, you will contribute to supervision, training and service development, helping to support trainee psychologists and junior colleagues. The post offers an excellent opportunity for a psychologist looking to consolidate specialist expertise in eating disorders while developing leadership skills within a highly supportive team committed to innovation, collaboration and excellent patient care

In this role, you will provide highly specialist assessment and evidence-based psychological treatment for individuals experiencing eating disorders, making post-qualification experience in this field essential. You will work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and across different age groups, demonstrating a commitment to equity, inclusion and improving access to services for all. Alongside direct clinical work, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research activities to help shape and enhance the care we provide. You will also offer supervision, training and consultation to colleagues within and beyond the service, promoting psychological understanding of eating disorders and supporting the development of clinical skills across teams. We are looking for a collaborative, compassionate and motivated psychologist who is passionate about delivering high-quality care and contributing to a thriving multidisciplinary service.

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’ overallby 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tracy Teng Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologis Email address: [e-mail]