Are you interested in a role where every day is different and where you can use a variety of psychology skills? If so, we are looking for a caring and innovative clinical psychologist to join us in our Specialist Older Adult Mental Health Service (SOAMHS) for people over 70.
You will play a key part in enabling the more therapeutic nature of support throughout the service as well as providing and supervising clinical interventions. The teams are small, so you will be working with the whole range of mental health problems. You will provide groups and individual therapy for people within the service as well as for their carers/families where indicated, alongside other team members.
The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is culturally highly diverse, and there is a real commitment to meet the needs of the communities we serve. You will therefore be involved in ensuring psychology provision is appropriate and accessible for this diverse community, and outreach activities are encouraged.
The service supports people with a wide range of difficulties, and the whole service works within a Trauma-Informed model. Although the psychology team works with psychological therapies with a proven evidence base, we also understand that to truly meet client needs, flexibility of approach is essential.
As the service is relatively new, it is likely to change in response to the needs identified within the community, so you will need to be flexible in your thinking and approach to patient care. Our service users come from diverse cultures and experiences, so therapy must be adaptable and creative. There is also an emphasis on working with staff through supervision, consultation, training, and joint working to increase psychological thinking within the team and maximize the potential for improving the psychological well-being of all patients and carers.
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 the 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 Wednesday, 27 August 2025.
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