Principal Clinical / Counselling Psychologist Eating Disorders Service

You will provide consultant-level oversight of the specialist outpatient Eating Disorders service. You will work closely with the Clinical Leads and Service Manager to ensure systematic management of the service, and NICE-adherent, accessible and high quality psychological and dietetics provision. You will lead the consolidation of service developments in line with the Community Transformation, including our Freed Pathway, Disordered Eating Pathway and our partnership working with community providers and Mental Health Integrated Network Teams.

You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the service, through working directly with a small caseload of clients who require a highly experienced practitioner, close support of the clinical leads, and through ensuring the provision of high quality training and supervision throughout the service. You will oversee the performance and quality of the service, employing audit and research as necessary, in accordance with service and Trust-Wide KPIs including minimising waiting time and enhancing equity of access and acceptability to our diverse West London communities.

You will be based in the team base in Ealing Hospital, with some travel to community sites in Ealing and Hounslow.

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' 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.

This post is offered as either a fixed-term 1 year and 11 months post or secondment of the same duration.

Due to the part-time secondment of the Clinical Lead and the clinical and strategic expansion of the service, we are seeking a Consultant Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist with a high level of clinical expertise with eating disorders and associated mental health difficulties, and experience and commitment to strategic leadership and partnership working. You will be providing consultant-level oversight of our close-knit and innovative Community Eating Disorders service.

At West London NHS Trust we want to employ talented, passionate and skilled professionals, so that we can provide the best service possible to those who use our services.

In return, we invest in and support our staff. In this role, we offer:

A high level of support from operational and psychology leadership across Community & Recovery services.

A realistic approach to flexible working (e.g. 60% office-based)

The opportunity to lead an exceptionally welcoming, specialist psychology-led clinical team, with a high level of skills and commitment.

A values driven environment - Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patients