Consultant Clinical Psychologist inIsleworth inIsleworth PUBLISHED THU 10 APR 2025
Leadership Role, Opportunity to lead and shape the inpatient psychology team at Lakeside Mental Health Unit.
Diverse Clinical Experience, Work with a diverse range of service users experiencing acute mental health crises, allowing for varied clinical challenges and growth.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide comprehensive and psychologically informed care, enhancing teamwork skills.
Supervision and Mentorship, Provide clinical supervision to other qualified staff and supervise trainees, fostering professional development within the psychology community.
Clinical Governance, Be responsible for the clinical governance and quality of the psychology services, making a real impact on service delivery and patient care.
Inclusive and Diverse Environment, Work in a Trust that values diversity, with a workforce that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, enhancing cultural competency.
Strong Reputation, Join a well-respected NHS Trust known for its high-quality services and commitment to mental health care, contributing to a positive work environment.
Are you a compassionate and skilled Clinical Psychologist looking to make a meaningful impact in mental health? Join us at West London NHS Trust as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at our Lakeside Mental Health Unit in Isleworth. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated inpatient psychology team while providing direct clinical support to those experiencing acute mental health crises. You'll collaborate closely with our multidisciplinary team, ensuring a holistic approach to care that truly puts the needs of our service users at the forefront.
This opportunity is perfect for those who are passionate about fostering mental wellbeing and delivering evidence-based interventions. You'll not only supervise and support a talented team of psychologists but also play an essential role in the training of future professionals, all while promoting a psychologically-informed care environment. Join West London NHS Trust—a diverse and inclusive organisation where your expertise can shine and your contributions will make a real difference. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and enrich the lives of others, we’d love to hear from you. For informal conversations, please reach out to Gemma Allison at gemma.allison1@nhs.net.
This opportunity is perfect for those who are passionate about fostering mental wellbeing and delivering evidence-based interventions. You'll not only supervise and support a talented team of psychologists but also play an essential role in the training of future professionals, all while promoting a psychologically-informed care environment. Join West London NHS Trust—a diverse and inclusive organisation where your expertise can shine and your contributions will make a real difference. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and enrich the lives of others, we’d love to hear from you. For informal conversations, please reach out to Gemma Allison at gemma.allison1@nhs.net.
Leadership Role, Opportunity to lead and shape the inpatient psychology team at Lakeside Mental Health Unit.
Diverse Clinical Experience, Work with a diverse range of service users experiencing acute mental health crises, allowing for varied clinical challenges and growth.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide comprehensive and psychologically informed care, enhancing teamwork skills.
Supervision and Mentorship, Provide clinical supervision to other qualified staff and supervise trainees, fostering professional development within the psychology community.
Clinical Governance, Be responsible for the clinical governance and quality of the psychology services, making a real impact on service delivery and patient care.
Inclusive and Diverse Environment, Work in a Trust that values diversity, with a workforce that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, enhancing cultural competency.
Strong Reputation, Join a well-respected NHS Trust known for its high-quality services and commitment to mental health care, contributing to a positive work environment.
This is the Consultant Psychologist/Psychological Practitioner post for Lakeside Mental Health Unit, the role involves both leadership of an adult inpatient psychology team and direct clinical work on acute ward. Lakeside Mental Health Unity is based in the borough of Hounslow, comprising of five acute mental health wards and a health based place of safety. Service users present in acute mental health crisis with a diverse range of psychological needs and risk concerns and are in need of intensive treatment with most service users detained under the Mental Health Act.
We are seeking a passionate and committed candidate to work in partnership with the Associate Director for psychological professions based in Acute Mental Health Services to provide clinical and strategic leadership to the inpatient psychology team. The team a clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, clinical associate in psychology and an assistant psychologist. The team also provides placements to trainee clinical psychologists from the North Thames courses and students from the MSc in Early Intervention in Psychosis.
This role will include the delivery of a comprehensive psychology service to one of the acute wards delivering evidence based psychological interventions and proactively working with the MDT on a psychologically informed approach to care and management of risk concerns.
Lead on the provision and delivery of a comprehensive psychology service including direct and indirect psychological interventions, facilitate team formulation for MDT colleagues, facilitate reflective practice, consultation and provision of post incident support.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Allison Job title: Senior Manager Email address:
We are seeking a passionate and committed candidate to work in partnership with the Associate Director for psychological professions based in Acute Mental Health Services to provide clinical and strategic leadership to the inpatient psychology team. The team a clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, clinical associate in psychology and an assistant psychologist. The team also provides placements to trainee clinical psychologists from the North Thames courses and students from the MSc in Early Intervention in Psychosis.
This role will include the delivery of a comprehensive psychology service to one of the acute wards delivering evidence based psychological interventions and proactively working with the MDT on a psychologically informed approach to care and management of risk concerns.
Lead on the provision and delivery of a comprehensive psychology service including direct and indirect psychological interventions, facilitate team formulation for MDT colleagues, facilitate reflective practice, consultation and provision of post incident support.
- To supervise and line manage other qualified staff and oversee supervision and line management in the team. Where appropriate to provide clinical supervision to psychology colleagues in other Trust services and/or MDT colleagues.
- Work in partnership with the Associate Director for Psychological Professions based in Acute Mental Health Services and senior management colleagues working on the unit.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Allison Job title: Senior Manager Email address:
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