An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Psychologist or Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join the newly established Community Forensic Learning Disabilities and Autism Team within West London Forensic Services. Two full-time posts are available.
West London NHS Trust provides forensic mental health services across secure inpatient, community and court diversion settings. Serving eight boroughs in North West London, the Trust also delivers nationally commissioned secure services. West London Forensic Services has been selected by NHS England to develop an innovative model of care supporting the discharge and community reintegration of people with learning disabilities and/or autism from secure forensic settings.
As part of this specialist team, you will support a highly specialised psychology service for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who have a forensic history and are living in the community or transitioning from secure care. Under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, you will undertake psychological assessments, contribute to formulations, and deliver direct and indirect interventions.
You will also contribute to teaching, training, audit and service evaluation. This rewarding role offers opportunities to develop specialist skills and gain valuable experience in forensic, learning disability and autism services, making it ideal for those pursuing a career in clinical or applied psychology.
Working within FAST-ID (Forensic Assessment Support Team for Intellectual Disabilities) offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an innovative service supporting the discharge and successful community reintegration of people with learning disabilities and/or autism from medium and low secure forensic services.
You will support the delivery of a highly specialised psychology service for culturally diverse service users with learning disabilities and/or autism, co-occurring mental health needs, and forensic histories. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assist with psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions focused on mental health, wellbeing, and risk management, under the supervision of a qualified psychology professional.
The role includes supporting a range of clinically related activities, such as audit, service evaluation, data collection, teaching, training, research, and quality improvement projects. You will contribute to developing and evaluating services while gaining valuable experience within a pioneering forensic community team.
Working within agreed objectives and under appropriate supervision, you will manage your workload independently while adhering to team and Trust policies and procedures. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual seeking to develop specialist skills and broaden their experience in forensic, learning disability, autism, and community psychology 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.
