Overview
We want the people of Hillingdon to experience a fully integrated and coordinated mental health system that focuses on individuals' strengths and supports their overall health and wellbeing.
This role is clinical, operational, and strategic in nature, with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and the transformation of service design across the Adult Mental Health system in Hillingdon. The post holder will lead, coordinate, and actively contribute to the delivery of high-quality support and services for adults experiencing mental health difficulties within the borough. We are committed to providing the right care, at the right time, to help people thrive, contribute to their communities, and live healthy, fulfilling lives.
We are seeking an exceptional leader who will inspire and empower our teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and professional growth to ensure that we continue to meet the diverse needs of the people of Hillingdon.
Candidates will be a Consultant Clinical / Counselling Psychologist with leadership experience to take on a professional leadership role as the Head of Psychology for CNWL\'s integrated Psychology and Psychotherapy services based in the boroughs of Hillingdon.
The successful candidate will hold a small complex clinical caseload and be responsible for supervision of the clinical team.
It would be important that you have an interest in familiarity with and respect for psychoanalytic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, DBT, MBT, as well as our full range of trauma focused interventions and approaches for people with complex emotional needs, as we are a fully integrated psychological therapy service.
Main duties
* Provide strategic and professional leadership for psychological services across the Hillingdon Community Mental Health Hubs (CMHHs).
* Ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological care aligned with NICE guidelines and Trust standards.
* Lead on service transformation, design, and evaluation of psychological interventions to improve outcomes for adults with complex needs.
* Oversee clinical governance, risk management, and continuous quality improvement through audit, research, and outcome measurement.
* Provide professional supervision, leadership, and development for psychologists and psychological therapists.
* Support workforce planning, recruitment, appraisal, and wellbeing initiatives to build a skilled and resilient psychology workforce.
* Promote a whole-system approach to care, ensuring coordinated support for individuals accessing multiple services.
* Collaborate with other professional leads to deliver integrated, person-centred care.
* Build strong partnerships with multidisciplinary teams, primary care, voluntary sector, and service users to enhance community mental health provision.
* Contribute psychological expertise to senior management discussions and strategic decision-making within the borough leadership team.
* Champion research, innovation, and the translation of evidence into effective practice to improve service quality and outcomes.
About us
Hillingdon is an Outer London area with a mixed, diverse population. The service provides a range of mental health services for adults across the community and in hospital settings, including Riverside Hospital and Community Mental Health Hubs. Vaccination is encouraged to protect staff, patients, and service users in NHS settings.
Details
Date posted: 15 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 8d
Salary: £97,283 to £111,278 a year per annum (pro rata Part Time) inc HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 333-G-HM-0740
Job locations: Hillingdon Community Mental Health Service, Mill House, Uxbridge, London; 38 Riverside Way, Uxbridge, UB8 2YF
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description for more details about the role.
To provide and be accountable for a highly specialist integrated psychology service to people using Hillingdon Adult Mental Health Services, utilising a range of interventions based on sound theoretical principles and research evidence. This would be 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 involved in the client\'s care. To be the lead psychologist for the North Community Mental Health Hub, offering leadership and expert advice to the MDT and taking responsibility for psychological therapy referrals within the North Hub. To work as a senior member of the North team. To lead in creating a psychologically informed framework for the service area that is culturally competent, anti-discriminatory and challenges health and social inequalities. To lead and develop the borough Adult Mental Health Complex Emotional Needs Pathway. To be expert in the administration of psychometric tests and to supervise others in their use. To provide expert psychological reports, including formulation, opinion and interventions, to inform referrers and, where appropriate, service users. To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing and challenging situations and to support others involved in such situations.
Qualifications and experience
Essential: Entry-level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology with HCPC registration; postqualification training in multiple areas of psychological practice (e.g., CBT, DBT, MBT, SFT, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy or equivalent); completed training in clinical supervision; evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable: leadership qualification, supervision qualification, research qualification, other relevant professional qualification. Experience: extensive leadership of psychological therapy services, transformation programmes, anti-discriminatory service delivery, teaching and training, equality and diversity initiatives, and post‑qualification research or service evaluation. Knowledge: management and leadership theory, psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, relevant legislation, health inequalities, and ongoing professional development. Skills: delivery of therapy across diverse groups, strategic negotiation, multidisciplinary leadership, complex assessment and intervention, teaching, advanced communication and consultation, leadership and governance, IT skills.
Other statements
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post requires a DBS check. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. This post is subject to sponsorship considerations where applicable.
Employer: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Address: Hillingdon Community Mental Health Service, Mill House, Uxbridge, 38 Riverside Way, Uxbridge, UB8 2YF. Website: CNWL careers page.
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