Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical /Counselling Psychologist/Psychological Practitioner to join the Ealing Crisis Assessment and Home Treatment Team. The team works alongside our inpatient and community mental health services to offer an increased level of support to those experiencing a mental health crisis outside of an inpatient setting. The team currently supports service users living in Ealing both in their own homes and in the Crisis Recovery House run by VCSE partners at Waythrough.
The post-holder will work collaboratively and proactively with the multi-disciplinary team to manage risk robustly and to provide a psychological perspective to the care provided. This includes assessment, formulation and brief interventions to service users and their families, and supporting the team to develop a range of psychologically informed interventions delivered across the MDT. The post holder will also contribute to reflective practice, team formulation/consultation and post-incident support.
The service is working towards accreditation from the Quality Network for Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams, and the post holder would be actively involved in ensuring the psychological standards are met and maintained. The post holder will supervise and line manage the Assistant Psychologists in the team and provide placement for a trainee clinical psychologist from the North London training courses. The post holder will have regular supervision from a Clinical Psychologist with experience in acute mental health settings and will be integrated into both the Ealing and acute mental health psychology services.
For more information, please contact:
Dr Gemma Allison, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Psychological Services Acute Mental Health
gemma.allison1@nhs.net
Please note working days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Dr Julia Renton, Ealing Borough Clinical Director – Adult Mental Health Services
julia.renton1@nhs.net
The Ealing Crisis and Home Treatment Team works alongside our inpatient and community mental health services to offer an increased level of support to those experiencing a mental health crisis outside of a hospital inpatient setting. The team currently supports patients living in Ealing both in their own homes and in the Crisis Recovery House run by VCSE partners at Waythrough.
Main Duties
* Providing psychological therapies to service users and their families offering assessment, formulation, risk assessment and brief evidence based interventions when indicated.
* Offer indirect work ensuring that all members of the multidisciplinary team have access to a psychological framework for understanding the service user’s needs. This will be provided by giving psychological advice, consultation, contributing in clinical meetings and team formulation.
* Developing the MDT’s knowledge and skills to deliver a range of psychological interventions to service users’ care through teaching, training and (where appropriate) supervision.
* Work as an integrated clinical member of a multi-disciplinary team, including responsibility for ensuring the systematic provision and governance around the delivery of psychological interventions.
* Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development as appropriate.
* Participate as a senior clinician and be an integral part of the leadership team involved in the development and delivery of a high-quality service.
* Function as an autonomous practitioner and be responsible for their own work; working within their professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
* Facilitation of reflective practice to a team/ward within the Ealing Borough Adult MH service line.
* The service is working towards accreditation from the Quality Network for Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams, and the post holder would be actively involved in ensuring the psychological standards are met and maintained.
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 Monday 1 Sep 2025
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