Senior MHCAS Clinician | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in London seeks a Senior MHCAS Clinician to join their team at Lakeside Mental Health Unit. This role includes providing leadership in the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service, collaborating with partners to offer recovery-focused, patient-centered care. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in mental health crisis services and strong leadership skills. This is an exciting opportunity for those committed to excellence in mental healthcare.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in mental health crisis, liaison, or inpatient services.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• A passion for innovation and partnership working.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support staff across a 24-hour service.
• Act as senior decision-maker in complex clinical situations.
• Collaborate with various partners to deliver patient-centered care.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Crisis assessment

Job description

Overview

Senior MHCAS Clinician (Band 7) – Lakeside Mental Health Unit, Hounslow

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our brand-new Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) at Lakeside. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Senior Clinician (Nurse/OT/Social Worker) to provide strong clinical and operational leadership in this fast-paced service, offering rapid crisis assessment, intervention, and safe alternatives to A&E. We will also consider offering Secondment opportunities to those successful at interview and already working within West London NHS Trust. You’ll lead and support staff across a 24-hour service, act as the senior decision-maker in complex situations, and work with partners across health, social care, emergency services, and the voluntary sector to deliver recovery-focused, patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support staff across a 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS).
• Act as the senior decision-maker in complex clinical situations.
• Collaborate with health, social care, emergency services, and the voluntary sector to deliver recovery-focused, patient-centred care.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience in mental health crisis, liaison, or inpatient services.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• A passion for innovation and partnership working.
• Commitment to our Trust values: Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence, Caring.

About West London NHS Trust

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 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.

Additional Information

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 29 Sep 2025