Job vacancy: Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, West London NHS Trust, Hammersmith

Job summary

Main area: Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-LS-AMHS-307

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: H and F Claybrook Road
Town: Hammersmith
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/04/2025 23:59

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Band 8a

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

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

Essential criteria

Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or its equivalent, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS and/or Accredited psychological practitioner with at least 3 years of experience
Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and/or equivalent registering body.
Training in clinical supervision for doctoral, and equivalent, trainees

Desirable criteria

Training in the supervision of psychological therapies
Evidence of post-doctoral training in psychological therapies relevant to severe and enduring mental health difficulties including for example DBT/ CBT-P/ Systemic Practice

Experience

Essential criteria

Post qualification experience of working in mental health settings delivering specialist psychological assessment, formulation and interventions across a range of settings including community, primary care, inpatient, crisis services.
Experience of working with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course presenting with a range of psychological problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
Experience of providing clinical supervision to assistant/trainee or qualified psychologists, and/or other professionals.
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts including working with interpreters.

Desirable criteria

Experience of teaching/training.
Experience of working in acute mental health services (inpatient wards, HTT, crisis intervention services, psychiatric liaison).
Post qualification experience and/or training in working with adults affected by psychological trauma

Knowledge/skills

Essential criteria

Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management requiring sustained and intense concentration
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Able to provide and receive highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where there are significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills such as would be required when communicating in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of QN-CRHTT standards and accreditation process
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, e.g. complex psychometric testing and specialist neuropsychological testing

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.