Consultant Clinical Psychologist | West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of integrated mental health, community and social care services in the UK. Our People Strategy places staff wellbeing, inclusion and compassionate leadership at its heart, recognising that outstanding care for our communities begins with supporting and valuing our people.

We are committed to creating psychologically informed, inclusive workplaces where senior clinical leaders are empowered to lead with compassion, curiosity and collaboration, and where professional voices genuinely influence service design and decision‑making.

This role offers a rare opportunity to provide senior borough‑wide leadership in a Trust where psychology and the psychological professions are integral to delivering our strategic priorities and improving outcomes for service users. The post‑holder will play a central role in shaping high‑quality, evidence‑based psychological care, ensuring strong professional governance, and driving consistent outcome measurement across borough services. This role requires an individual with substantial senior leadership experience who can operate confidently within complex systems and at borough and Trust‑wide strategic levels.

Leadership, Governance and Management

• Provide senior leadership, governance and management for the Borough psychology provision across Hounslow, including responsibility for the psychological professions workforce within Community MINT teams and specialist services (EIP and CRS).
• Lead workforce planning, service development and transformation initiatives for psychological therapies and interventions within borough‑based Adult Mental Health Services.
• Work in close partnership with Borough clinical, operational and service managers to support integrated, compassionate and recovery‑focused care.

Professional Leadership and Accountability

• Be professionally accountable to the Director of Psychological Professions, ensuring the effective monitoring and implementation of professional standards in applied psychology practice across all Hounslow services.
• Ensure the systematic, high‑quality provision of professional supervision, leadership development and continuing professional development for psychology and psychological professions staff.
• Provide expert professional advice on matters relating to psychological practice, governance, risk and quality.

Quality, Outcomes and Service Improvement

• Ensure the systematic measurement and evaluation of clinical outcomes for service users receiving psychological interventions across Hounslow Adult Mental Health Services

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 Wednesday 3 Jun 2026