Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin is seeking a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist (Band 8a) for 8 months. The post involves diverse duties within a Community Mental Health Team, including assessment, formulation, and group interventions, with opportunities for professional supervision and CPD.

The role supports trauma‑informed, person‑centred care across adults, contributing to treatment planning and clinical governance within the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Counselling/Forensic equivalent.
• HCPC registration and eligibility to practice in the UK.
• Post‑doctoral training in specialised psychological practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy to CMHT clients.
• Offer professional support and clinical supervision within the team.
• Contribute to treatment planning and service quality improvement.
• Develop clinical pathways for adults 18+ and collaborate on clinics.

Skills

Complex psychological assessment

Formulation and interventions

Clinical supervision

Education

Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist

Post-doctoral training in specialised areas

Job description

Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist

Band 8a

Main area Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist Grade Band 8a Contract 8 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Service hours - Monday - Friday 9 - 5) Job ref 201-26-827

Site Banham or Trevillis house Town Bodmin Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are committed to improving early intervention and recovery outcomes for people with severe mental illness through evidence-based community mental health rehabilitation. Due to maternity leave an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologist to join our Community Mental Health Team in the East of the county. We are seeking an innovative and flexible psychologist who is passionate about delivering trauma-informed, person-centred care.

This varied role includes assessment, formulation, individual and group interventions, consultation, and supporting psychological practice across the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will contribute to treatment planning, supervision, and service quality improvement. We offer excellent CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain an overview of the work of all psychological professionals (e.g., trainee
  psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs), Psychology Assistants, Mental Health
  Wellbeing practitioners (MHWPs), psychological therapists) working in the community
  mental health team (CMHT) and to be responsible for the systematic governance of
  psychological practice within the team.
• To offer professional support and clinical supervision to psychological professionals (e.g.,
  trainee psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs), Psychology Assistants, Mental
  Health Wellbeing practitioners (MHWPs), psychological therapists) as needed/appropriate
  on a regular basis, in line with the requirements of the British Psychological Society.
• To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service to clients of the
  Community Mental Health Team, offer advice and consultation on the team’s clients
  psychological care.
• To contribute to the development of clinical pathways for clients (adults of 18+ years) of the
  Community Mental Health Service and to collaborate in the planning and implementation of
  specialist Psychological Assessment and Therapies clinics for this group of clients.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (as approved by HCPC/BPS) Or Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (as approved by HCPC/BPS). Or Doctorate in Forensic Psychology / BPS doctoral-level Qualification in Forensic Psychology (Stage 2) (as approved by HCPC/BPS) Or Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Postgraduate doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling Psychology or its equivalent for those trained before 1996 or outside the UK), as approved by the HCPC; including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology.
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice, including training in supervision skills.
• Relevant prior experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist in adult mental health or an associated client group where the experience gained is relevant and transferable.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Experience of working autonomously within the professional guidelines of the British Psychological Society and the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, clinical interventions, and case management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
• Well-developed skills in effectively communicating, 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Yonette Hassell Job title Head of Psychology Professions Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01208871905 Additional information

Gilly Constance

Community mental Health Operational Lead East

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]

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