Principal Clinical Psychologist 8b in Hammersmith and Fulham
Community and Recovery Mental Health Services: Integrated community mental health services lead1.0 wte
An exciting secondment opportunity is available for enthusiastic and motivated Principal Clinical or Counselling psychologist who is keen to further develop their clinical and leadership skills in our integrated mental health services (our Multi-Integrated Network Teams or MINT). If you are passionate about improving thedevelopment and delivery of integrated care alongside developing therapeutic ways of working across mental health teams, this is an exciting time to come and work in community services in West London.
West London NHS Services are in the process of transforming the provision of community services to offer integrated placed-based care centred around the Primary Care Networks across the three boroughs of Hounslow, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham. This transformation is aimed at improving, focussing and standardising the offer to all those using our services and is concentrating on improving access to psychological treatments.
An understanding of West London and a passion for working within the area to develop our capacity to consider and meet the needs of our diverse population and deliver culturally sensitive care is a central part of the role.
The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and welcoming psychology leadership team as well as providing clinical and operational leadership to multi-disciplinary staff in the pathway.
· The successful post holder will lead our well-established psychology team in Hammersmith and Fulham.
· The post holder will have management experience and extensive leadership skills, including the ability to take a whole systems approach to managing and supporting culture change
· The team’s key focus is in delivering evidence based packages of care, informed by NICE guidelines alongside excellent multi-disciplinary working.
· You will be part of a team excited by, and striving for, optimal recovery outcomes for each individual who uses our services.
· The teams are keen to develop formulation-based understanding, trauma-informed ways of working alongside culturally sensitive care and support.
· We are excited by a range of new roles which strive to work within our communities; building and developing holistic ways of working.
· The successful candidate will have experience of delivering specialist evidence-based therapy, of providing supervision, and of service development relating to psychological therapies.
· The position-holder will be expected to take up supervisory roles as well as a role as overall Clinical and Operational Leadership positions
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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.
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 Wednesday 4 Dec 2024