Head of OH Psychology & Consultant Clinical Psychologist

This is a fast-paced and varied role, and we are seeking a proactive, expert practitioner and collaborative leader to ensure effective operational delivery and performance of the Occupational Health (OH) Psychology Service. Supporting the operational leadership of the mental health strand of the Trust's staff health and wellbeing programme (5 Ways to a Healthier YOU), the post-holder will lead the development, delivery and evaluation of a high-quality, evidence-based psychological service for staff.

The post-holder will oversee the establishment of the restructured Service, ensuring efficient use of resources, identifying new opportunities, and maintaining equitable access. Responsibilities include operational management, clinical governance, performance monitoring, risk management and service improvement.

Excellent communication skills will be essential for building productive relationships and strategic partnerships across the Trust, championing staff mental wellbeing and strengthening the Service's visibility.

The post-holder will act as a strategic lead and clinical role model, providing expert guidance, supervision and performance management to Practitioner Psychologists, alongside delivering psychological expertise to multidisciplinary initiatives and Trust-wide leadership forums.

We are looking for a motivated professional who is passionate about staff mental health and wellbeing, committed to best practice and confident in leading change.

Are you motivated by the opportunity to further develop your leadership and people management skills? We need a highly experienced senior Clinical Psychologist and exceptional people manager to effectively drive forward our restructured OH Psychology Service.

The post holder will be a strategic decision-maker, working closely as a member of the OH Senior Management Team to help shape the future direction and sustainability of the Service.

With extensive experience of managing psychological services and teams the post-holder will provide leadership, supervision and performance management for senior psychologists and other disciplines within the Service.

An expert practitioner, with broad clinical experience, the post-holder will provide and role-model evidence-based psychological interventions across a wide variety of client groups, exercising full clinical responsibility for patients' care and management.

The post-holder will actively participate in service improvement projects/initiatives, design/lead research activities and able to provide effective psychological concepts training.

With very effective communication skills, the post-holder will need to form excellent working relationships and strategic partnerships both within Therapies and across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring expert consultation and Service promotion cross-Trust.

The Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service (OHSWB) brings together specialist services including occupational health, health and safety, manual handling, staff wellbeing, psychological support and research. Part of the Workforce Directorate, OHSWB also leads the Trust's staff health and wellbeing programme. Research is supported through the London Centre for Work and Health, led by the OHSWB Research Team, with contribution to approved local and national projects.

TheShowing we care about you programme offers a wide range of benefits across work, personal and family life. Its HWB strand, 5 Ways to a Healthier YOU, provides self-referral for physiotherapy, dietetic and smoking-cessation support, as well as access to specialist psychological services. The wider offer includes mindfulness and stress-awareness training, the employee assistance programme, physical-activity initiatives, lunchtime walks, fitness classes, the Workplace Challenge and wellbeing roadshows.

The OH Psychology Service provides psychological therapies for staff referred via OHSWB, plus Trust-wide support, preventative initiatives and expert advice. Improving staff psychological wellbeing strengthens health, engagement and patient care. The Service offers both reactive support (therapy, debriefs) and proactive interventions (organisational insight, reflective practice, psychoeducation).