Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Practitioner Psychologist (clinical, forensic or counselling) at Band 8B to work within our High Secure Services at West London NHS Trust.  The post is available at 0.8 FTE and is a permanent position. 

You will work alongside other clinicians to provide psychologically informed care and deliver high quality evidence-based psychological interventions in the high secure setting, and contribute to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care, ensuring that all members of multidisciplinary teams have access to a psychologically based framework for understanding patients of the service through the provision of advice, consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory. In addition, the post holder will have delegated accountability for defined areas of service delivery within Psychological Services.

It is an exciting time to be in a position to make an important difference for patients in high security care in our newly built hospital, to improve outcomes and to offer systemic interventions supporting colleagues to promote trauma-informed approaches within a national flagship service.

Main duties of the job

This role champions excellence in the delivery of psychological therapies, leading within the clinical team on psychologically informed practice, professional supervision of psychological interventions.  The post-holder will be in a position to contribute to audit, research and training in order to ensure high quality psychological practice. They will work alongside Experts by Experience in initiatives of clinical benefit to those referred to Broadmoor Hospital. The Team Psychologist role carries responsibility for the psychological care and treatment of patients on their ward, which may involve working with individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams and organisations, adjusting and refining psychological formulations to draw upon different explanatory models to support this work.  There has not been a more exciting time to develop skills in teamwork, formulation and compassionate care and to shape the immediate future of those referred to our wards.  The post holder will have specific responsibility for one or more aspects of service development, delivery and governance across the psychology service and/or hospital, and will contribute to the development and evaluation of specific aspects of the service in support of the lead psychologist.

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.