Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist / Developmental

NHS; Redruth; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A Community Health Provider based in Cornwall seeks a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist to support children and young people with learning disabilities facing mental health challenges. You will lead clinical efforts, assess and intervene to provide comprehensive psychological care. Ideal candidates have a doctoral qualification in clinical psychology and experience working with severe emotional difficulties. The role offers a supportive team culture and competitive salary, with the opportunity for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience as a psychologist working with children in clinical/community settings.
• Ability to manage full clinical responsibility for client’s psychological care.
• Knowledge of relevant child protection laws.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical psychologist community support service for children with learning disabilities.
• Provide specialist support within the CAMHS Learning Disabilities services.
• Deliver individual and family psychological assessments and interventions.

Skills

Training preparation and delivery

Consultation skills

Specialised psychological practice training

Education

Post‑graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology

Current HCPC registration

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist / Developmental

The closing date is 15 December 2025

If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community based clinicians, who love our work, love our team and the families we work with.

You’ll be working Monday to Friday visiting young people and families in a variety of settings offering multi‑disciplinary assessment and interventions as part of agreed care options and interventions. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in our various research and audit projects, participate in team learning events, training as required and service developments.

We’ll offer you robust clinical supervision including the opportunity to work with other professionals and share learning, appraisal and CPD for psychology. We have regular psychology meetings, and we are a super supportive team culture of compassion and respect.

In return, you’ll need to bring experience from a similar role, lots of commitment, and enthusiasm, and of course, a sense of humour.

For further discussion about opportunities for a Band 7 to 8a developmental role, please contact Keri Lowes.

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Main duties of the job

A key member of the team leading a clinical psychologist community support service for children, young people with moderate to severe Learning Disabilities and their families across Cornwall. The post-holder will lead on community clinical work across their area within the CAMHS Learning Disabilities service.

With lead responsibility for assessment, formulation and intervention work for children and young people with moderate to severe Learning Disabilities and additional mental health needs, the post-holder will provide specialist support within the CAMHS Learning Disabilities services and locally, through consultation, to the CAMHS teams, and the partners and agencies we work with across the county.

A focus of the role is working with complex psychological problems and distress and delivering specialist individual and family psychological assessment, formulations and intervention. The post holder will provide and support regular supervision and consultation on children and young people’s psychological care to non‑psychologist colleagues. Working as a team and also autonomously to ensure psychology support is delivered within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’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 psychology
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the British Psychological Society (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
• Additional training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice (e.g. Positive Behaviour Support, Learning Disability & Mental Health)

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 exercising full clinical responsibility for client’s psychological care and treatment, both as professionally qualified care co‑ordinator and also within the context of a multi‑agency care plan.
• Well developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients and families, carers and other professional colleagues.
• Knowledge of the Children and Social Work Act 2017, Children Act 1989 (2004)
• Well developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients and families, carers and other professional colleagues.

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

£47,810 to £62,682 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata