Job summary
Exciting Secondment Opportunity - Band 7 Team Lead, Mental Health Practitioner Ealing Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIS)

We are delighted to offer an exciting secondment opportunity for a Band 7 Team Lead, Mental Health Practitioner within the Ealing Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced mental health professional; Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist looking to develop their leadership skills while working within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team that is passionate about delivering recovery-focused care to people experiencing first episode psychosis.

This post is for 12 months.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:

• Provide clinical and operational leadership within the EIS team.
• Support staff development, supervision, and service delivery.
• Manage a reduced caseload as care co-ordinator
• Work collaboratively with partners across mental health services and the wider system.
• Drive quality improvement and contribute to the continued development of the service.
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of service users and their families.

This role offers the chance to gain valuable leadership experience in a well-established service, working alongside a skilled and supportive team committed to innovation and excellent patient care.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Constancy Chigudu Team Lead c.chigudu@nhs.net or Melissa Ellison Service Manager melissa.ellison3@nhs.net

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 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.

Details
Date posted: 28 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year
per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 222-EAL-129
Job locations: Cherington House, Cherington Road, London, W7 3HL, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
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.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Qualified RMN/OT/SW with current professional registration
• Evidence of relevant continuous professional development

Desirable

• CBT qualification
• Family Interventions Qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines.
• Working in partnership with other agencies
• Demonstrable substantive post qualifying experience in mental health, with evidence of relevant experience at Band 6 in a community mental health setting.

Desirable

• Working with people with psychosis both adults and young people
• Working with Children and Adolescents - CAMHS
• Carry out Care co-ordination and planning within CPA in the community
• Lived experience of mental health issues

Knowledge
Essential

• Specialist knowledge of mental health disorders as well as their relationship to physical disorders
• Use of psychosocial assessment and interventions.
• Risk assessment and management
• Understand the principles of recovery and their application to risk management, positive risk taking and strengths orientated approaches to care delivery.
• The Early Intervention in Psychosis model, ethos and practice
• Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options
• Clinical and professional aspects of complex cases

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Ability to manage own caseload and time effectively; revising and adjusting priorities as required according to the needs of individual patients and the service.
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence when required
• Work using own initiative, flexibility, and practising self-awareness
• Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain intense concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence
• Be aware of the limitations in own competencies and seek appropriate senior advice and leadership.
• Exercise initiative, flexibility, tact and self- awareness

Other Requirements
Essential

• Commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Experience of 'learning lessons' from incidents and complaints.
• Ability to be reflective and accept constructive criticism to further develop oneself

Desirable

• Car owner / driver

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.

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

Additional information
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.

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: Cherington House, Cherington Road, London, W7 3HL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Manager, (EIP) Georgiana Smith georgiana.smith2@nhs.net

Details
Date posted: 28 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year
per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 222-EAL-129
Job locations: Cherington House, Cherington Road, London, W7 3HL, United Kingdom

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