Clinical Psychologist Social Worker/Nurse with CBT training | West London NHS Trust
Join the MINT Teams in Hammersmith & Fulham – West London NHS Trust
We are looking for passionate Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologists or Social Workers/Nurses with CBT training to join our dynamic Mental Health Integrated Network (MINT) Teams. These innovative teams are at the forefront of mental health care, providing comprehensive support across both primary and secondary care for adults in Hammersmith & Fulham.
As part of our MINT team, you’ll provide psychological assessments and treatment for adults facing a wide range of complex mental health challenges, including Personality Disorders, Complex Trauma, Psychosis, and Mood Disorders. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the psychological needs of service users are met through liaison and joint working with services such as IAPT and external agencies, delivering care that is flexible, compassionate, and responsive to individual needs.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to the development of innovative mental health services in West London, we’d love to hear from you!
The post holder would be a member of one of three MDTs in Hammersmith & Fulham, and would be expected to contribute to the development and delivery of treatment pathways within these teams, and to support the teams more generally in formulating and caring for service users.
The psychology team aims to offer a range of evidence-based treatments for the above disorders, including CBT, CBT for psychosis, CFT, ACT, Trauma-Focused CBT, EMDR and DBT. Training in these therapies are available, delivered by expert external providers, and supported with the necessary specialist supervision.
As well as working within an MDT, the post holder will be part of the wider MINT psychology team, covering the three MINT teams in Hammersmith & Fulham. This includes clinical and counselling psychologists, CBT therapists, and clinical associate psychologists, assistant psychologists, psychology students and trainee psychologists.We work together in delivering evidence based group therapies and fostering space for reflective practice. You will also develop close working relationships with other local psychologists in related services.
As already mentioned, there is an excellent CPD programme. Training is available in therapies such as EMDR, DBT and CBT for psychosis, which can lead to accreditation in these therapies. We can also support training in other models to support your personal and professional development where it will enhance the service we are able to offer our service users.
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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024