Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

West London NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join their CAMHS team. The role involves providing crisis assessments and interventions for young people with acute psychological issues, alongside collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have doctoral-level training in clinical psychology and experience working with children and adolescents. This full-time position offers opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist as approved by the Health Care Professions Council.
• Post-doctoral training in specialized areas of psychological practice.
• Experience with children and families in various clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments and interventions.
• Hold a clinical caseload and provide consultation to families.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in crisis care.

Skills

Complex psychological assessment

Effective communication

Consultation skills

Cultural competence

Leadership

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Job description

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Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, London

Client: West London NHS Trust

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Psychologist with experience of working with young people and their families to work in Tri-borough CAMHS. This is a full-time Band 7 permanent post in the CAMHS Alliance service. The Alliance Crisis Care Team is an evolving service which aims to provide brief interventions and outreach work to children and young people presenting with acute psychological and mental health problems where intensive support is required to prevent admission to general and psychiatric hospitals. The role offers the opportunity to complete front line crisis assessments and interventions, in addition to working on their soft clinical skills by working on a CAMHS Helpline.

We acknowledge that all staff have their own skills set, therefore will consider how staff can be supported and nurtured to achieve their full potential. Ideally, you are someone who has the ability to be creative, flexible, dynamic, and confident in your ability to problem-solve, make decisions, and grow from this opportunity!

We would be delighted to hear from Clinical or Counselling Psychologists who have some experience working in CAMHS and are interested in this role.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work alongside other psychologists in the team in addition to holding an individual caseload. You will receive regular clinical, professional, and management supervision from an experienced Clinical Psychologist in the team.

Main duties of the job

The Alliance Crisis Team serves 3 key pathways:

• Acute Trust and out of hours’ service
• Intensive community support/ Home Treatment service & Post A&E Review
• The post holders will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, holding a clinical caseload and undertaking the comprehensive assessment of children and young people with mental health needs (including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans) who present in crisis to CAMHS services, hospitals, and sites covered by the Alliance Crisis Care.

In addition to providing direct work to families and young people, the post holders will also assist the CAMHS and/or paediatrics team with treatment planning and provide consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the young person.

The post holder will participate in delivering the provision of specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families and carers across the West London NHS Trust 3 Boroughs CAMH Service and crisis pathway.

The role will include providing brief interventions and outreach work to children and young people presenting with acute psychological and mental health problems where intensive support is required to prevent admission to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Units. This will also include facilitating safe and timely discharges from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Units.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or equivalent if trained overseas.
• Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council.
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training, and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Post-doctoral/graduate training in one or more additional specialized areas of psychological practice with children and young people.
• Clinical training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognized evidence-based approach (e.g., DBT, CBT, Parenting Skills, or other).

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and their families across various care settings (e.g., outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient).
• Experience working with a wide variety of client groups, across the full range of clinical severity, maintaining professionalism in highly emotive and distressing situations.
• Experience of working with children, adolescents, and their families.
• Experience applying clinical/counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of teaching, training, and supervision.
• Experience collaborating with other agencies including education and social care.
• Experience of assessment and intervention with clients presenting with Neurodiversity.
• Experience working with children/young people with special educational needs, neurodevelopmental difficulties, learning disabilities, challenging behavior, and co-morbid mental health issues.
• Experience in leadership, team, and service development.

Knowledge & Skills

• Skills in complex psychological assessment, intervention, and management requiring sustained concentration.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, for complex and sensitive information.
• Consultation skills for professional and non-professional groups.
• Doctoral-level knowledge of research methodology, design, and data analysis.
• Ability to teach and train using various multimedia materials.
• Knowledge of clinical governance mechanisms.
• Skills in psychological assessment and treatment for specific groups (e.g., children with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders).
• Knowledge of legislation related to clients and mental health.

Other Requirements

• Experience working within a multicultural framework.