Specialist Clinical Psychologist (Preceptorship)

at  West London NHS Trust

This is a band 7-band 8a progression post. Whilst in post you will be required to develop skills in advanced/specialist assessment, assessment and management of complex risk, leadership, management and supervision in line with guidance in order to progress to the 8a banding. You will be supported to develop these skills and you will be required to evidence your progress through keeping a Development Portfolio which will be reviewed regularly and will need to be signed off as complete before progressing to band 8a.
The post holder will provide sp e c i a l ised C A MH S ass e ssme n ts a n d th e ra p e u t i c i nt e r v e n t i o n s in addition to r i s k ma n a g e me n t w ork for ch i l dren a n d y o u ng p e o p l e with learning disabilities who are presenting with complex mental health problems . The post holder will be responsible for line management and clinical supervision of any trainee or assistant psychologists within their team and support further development and service user participation within the service.
The post would be suited to someone who is passionate about delivering a high quality psychology service to young people and families and working with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to this goal.
You will receive regular supervision and line management from the Highly Specialist/Principal Clinical Psychologist. There is also a strong network of CAMHS psychologists who work closely together across the trust. There are excellent opportunities for professional development.
1. The post holder will undertake specialist psychological assessments of children, young people and families referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others working with the client, including school staff, other staff of the local authority and other workers in health, social services and the voluntary sector.
2. The post holder will formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the emotional, behavioural and/or mental health problems of young people and families, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
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

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