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Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

West London NHS Trust

London, TW3 3EL £55,524 – £62,652 a year Permanent Posted 26 August 2026 Apply by 9 September 2026

Home Office register entry: West London NHS Trust, Southall

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Closest occupation match: SOC 2225, Clinical psychologists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/counselling Psychologist to join Hounslow MHST. We are looking for a passionate practitioner, who is keen to support an innovative early intervention team that provide direct interventions for mild-to-moderate low mood, anxiety and behaviours that challenge, into schools; as well as wider whole school approach interventions, such as group work, workshops, wellbeing assemblies and classroom interventions.

Our team has grown significantly over the last two years, and we place a lot of emphasis on wellbeing and creating an environment where people want to stay and develop. We have a lot of positive feedback from staff about the team, and continue to value their contributions and feedback to further support the development of the team.

As part of our commitment to supporting the development of our staff and creating an environment that people want to work in, we offer good CPD opportunities e.g. the team have accessed a three-day autism training and practitioners attend CYP-IAPT Supervisor course, Decider programme, Leadership course. You will be supported to maintain your professional registration and will have access to high quality support/supervision and be part of a wider network of psychologists and psychological professionals.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you may be balancing clinical, supervisory, leadership and service development duties.

The main focus is to:

Lead on and directly provide comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.

Offer one to one and group interventions

Offer Clinical Supervision to team members, which may include Assistant Psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and trainees or staff in other psychological professions e.g. CBT trainees, and wellbeing practitioners

Work with school staff and cultures to develop school environments that are more conducive to supporting better emotional health and wellbeing.

Work with parents/carers to raise awareness of the mental and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people and strategies to protect and promote these.

Take part in meaningful service development and improvement projects for the team

Join the West London CAMHS psychology team as a representative of your profession.

If you are interested in working with schools and want to help shape new models of evidence-based support for children and young people, this job could be for you!

About us

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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby 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.

Details

Date posted

26 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

222-LS-CAMHS-808-B

Job locations

Heart of Hounslow Health Centre

London

TW3 3EL

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see our Candidate information pack for a comprehensive job description and person specification for this role.

If you have any enquiries about the post, please do get in touch with:

Hully Wolderufael

Team Manager

h.wolderufael@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or equivalent if trained overseas.
  • Eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical / Counselling) as approved by the Health Care Professions Council.

Desirable

  • Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
  • Post-doctoral/graduate training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice with children and young people.
  • Clinical training as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach i.e. CBT, Parenting Skills or other.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across a range of care settings, (e.g. outpatient, community, primary care, in patient settings).
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
  • Experience of working with children, adolescents and their families
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision/reflective practice.
  • Experience of working with evidence-based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems

Desirable

  • Experience of working with other agencies.
  • Experience of the application of clinical / counselling psychology in different cultural contexts.
  • Experience of assessment and intervention around Neurodiversity

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
  • Skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
  • Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
  • Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
  • Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and skills in specialist neuropsychological assessment and treatment with children and young people with neuro-developmental difficulties
  • Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. children with challenging behaviour, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
  • High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
  • Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.

Other requirements

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

West London NHS Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Health Centre

London

TW3 3EL

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk

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