Job summary
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 promotion 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.

This post is open to newly qualified professionals and students who are due to complete their qualification during this calendar year. Successful applicants may receive a conditional offer subject to completion of training and registration.

Main duties of the job
To operate flexibly and carry out the below duties on a responsive basis according to the needs of the wider Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) service. The post-holder will provide psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment to clients with severe and complex mental health difficulties within the Adult Mental Health service. The post-holder will provide specialist support, guidance, and consultation on clients' psychological care to non-psychological therapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers within community mental health services. The post-holder will work closely with a range of other psychological professionals within the service setting and may provide clinical supervision to trainee psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs), Psychology Assistants, Mental Health Wellbeing practitioners (MHWPs), psychological therapists and other psychological professionals where appropriate.

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.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £64,750 a year
Pro Rata
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 201-26-1007

Person Specification

• Has, or is soon to complete Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS); or Doctoral level training in Counselling Psychology; or Doctorate in Forensic Psychology / BPS doctoral-level Qualification in Forensic Psychology (Stage 2); AND meets the clinical competencies required by the post and the Essential Criteria of this Person Specification
• HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist or expected to be so prior to commencing in post (for candidates still to complete training)
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings
• Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse

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

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: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Trevillis house, Lodge Lane, Liskeard, PL31 2QT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Head of Psychology Professions, Yonette Hassell, y.hassell@nhs.net, 01208871905

Date posted: 09 November 2026
Closing date: 22 November 2026

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