Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 222-MED-563
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hounslow Psychotherapy Service
- Town
- Hounslow
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Pro rata Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/03/2026
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Psychotherapy
Consultant
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.
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy to join the Hounslow Psychotherapy service on a less than full time basis. Whilst the current service is small, there is a desire to enhance the psychotherapy provision in Hounslow in line with the other boroughs. The current team consists of:
> 0.4 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy
> 2 X 0.5WTE ST4-6 Trainees (the ST’s are part of the Higher training in the Joint Psychotherapy and General Adult Psychiatry training)
> 1 X 0.5WTE CT Trainee (In a post split between the Cassell Hospital and Hounslow Psychotherapy department).
> Admin support
> Honorary Psychotherapy Trainees
Main duties of the job
The majority of the work is community based. The post holder is the clinical lead for the service. S/he will provide direct clinical care with the assessment and treatment of people with complex mental health needs. The post holder will carry a case load and will provide supervision for team members, honorary staff and medical trainees attached to the department. The post holder will provide consultations as requested to the wider service within local services.
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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
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
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
- Eligible for approval as an approved Clinician
- MHA 1983 Section 12 Approval
Desirable criteria
- MSc or other higher degree
- External training in psychoanalytical psychotherapy and registered with the BPC
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- On the GMC Specialist Register with accreditation in psychotherapy or within six months of CCT
- Excellent clinical skills in psychotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge in speciality
- Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic skills and lifelong learning
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Demonstrates commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Has participated in continuous professional development
- Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit or service improvement e.g. prizes or awards
- Evidence of improving patient outcomes through service change or audit
- Mobile and able to travel to Trust sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Muhammad Boolaky
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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