Clinical & Counselling Psychologist

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS community trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to provide services to adolescents with eating disorders. This role includes direct mentorship, psychological assessments, and collaboration with other professionals. Applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree in clinical psychology and registration with HCPC. The organization values its staff and provides flexible working patterns to promote well-being. Competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum offered.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a psychologist working with children.
• Experience of working with children facing severe emotional difficulties.
• Experience in teaching, training, and providing clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and interventions for adolescents with eating disorders.
• Offer supervision and consultation to non-psychologist colleagues.
• Work within professional guidelines and the team's policies.

Skills

Training preparation and delivery

Consultation skills

Advanced keyboard skills

Specialised psychological training

Education

Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical counselling psychology

Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Evidence of training in supervision

Professional development as recommended by the BPS

Job description

Overview

The closing date is 11 February 2026

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

To provide a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist service to adolescents and their families with eating disorders and complex psychological problems both directly and through advice and consultation to other professionals whilst working autonomously within professional guidelines and to the relevant policies and procedures. The role will involve both direct therapy work and indirect specialist support to the team, overall CAMHS service and other agencies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with eating disorders, complex psychological problems and distress and provide highly specialist individual, family and group psychological assessment, formulations and intervention. It will be expected that the post holder will also provide regular supervision and consultation on client's psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

About us

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 increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job 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

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical counselling psychology
• Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Evidence of undertaking training in supervision.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
• Managerial or supervisory responsibilities.

Skills and Aptitude

• Skills in training preparation and delivery to a wide range of staff groups
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Advanced keyboard skills
• Additional training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice

Knowledge and abilities

• Experience as a psychologist, working with children in either clinical or community settings.
• Experience of working with young children with severe emotional/behavioural difficulties.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• Analysis and evaluation of interventions.
• Experience of working with eating disorders.

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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

6a Heathlands Liskeard / Truro Health Park / Newquay Integrated Health Hub

(service is countywide, post holder can choose their base from these options)

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer Annum / Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

201-26-118

Job locations

6a Heathlands Liskeard / Truro Health Park / Newquay Integrated Health Hub

(service is countywide, post holder can choose their base from these options)