Highly Specialist Clinical / Forensic Psychologist | West London NHS Trust
This role will involve working alongside other clinicians to provide psychologically informed care and to deliver high quality evidence-based psychological interventions in the high secure setting. 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.
This role champions excellence in the delivery of psychology and psychological therapies within the high secure setting, leading within the clinical team on psychologically informed practice, professional supervision of psychological interventions, and standards of professional behaviour for junior contributors to the psychological professions within Broadmoor Hospital.
The post-holder will be in a position to contribute to audit, research and training programmes that will implement standards and policy in order to ensure high quality psychological practice. They will work alongside and involve Experts by Experience in initiatives of clinical benefit to the service, care and treatment of all those referred to Broadmoor Hospital.
The Team Psychologist role carries responsibility for the psychological care and treatment for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, adjusting and refining psychological formulations to draw upon different explanatory models to assist those on Intensive Support and Assertive Treatment (ISAT) wards.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.
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
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 Wednesday 12 Feb 2025