Team Manager | West London NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Hounslow Liaison Psychiatry Team Manager, based at West Middlesex University Hospital. This is a key leadership role within Hounslow Local Services at West London NHS Trust, providing visible, compassionate operational and clinical management to a highly skilled multidisciplinary liaison team.

The post is offered as a 12‑month secondment for internal applicants and a 12‑month fixed‑term contract for external applicants. We are seeking an experienced, values‑driven clinician with substantial band 7 experience in liaison psychiatry or an equivalent crisis pathway, who can lead a busy service, support staff wellbeing and deliver high‑quality, recovery‑focused care in close partnership with acute and community colleagues

The postholder will provide day‑to‑day operational and clinical leadership for the Hounslow Liaison Psychiatry team, ensuring safe, timely and person‑centred responses to referrals from the Emergency Department and inpatient wards for people aged 16 and above. They will hold responsibility for performance against commissioned standards, including response times, quality indicators and activity targets, and will use data to monitor and improve service delivery.

Key aspects of the role include line management and supervision of multidisciplinary staff, budget management, workforce planning, service development and leading local governance and quality improvement work. The postholder will maintain a small proportion of frontline clinical activity to stay close to day‑to‑day practice, contribute to Serious Incident reviews and clinical governance, and work closely with Hounslow borough leadership, acute Trust partners and community teams to support seamless care pathways and effective cross‑borough learning.

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 26 May 2026