Specialised Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist

Highly Specialised Clinical/Counselling Psychologist The closing date is 03 March 2026

We are looking for a highly specialised clinical psychologist to join our Adult Eating Disorders Team. The post requires you to already be an accredited therapist and supervisor.

As a senior member of the team, you will work with us to improve the experience, opportunities and clinical outcomes for people receiving treatment through this service. Our work supports individuals struggling with longstanding and multi‑faceted difficulties around their relationships with food and eating, along with comorbidities.

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.

Building integrative formulations

Delivering evidenced‑based therapies (individual, group, contextual).

You will be able to draw on several models of psychological therapy, which you will integrate when appropriate.

A central aspect of this role is to deliver formal and informal supervision and consultation for staff within the team and across the Trust, representing all professional groups. This may include supervising trainees, students and assistants.

You will:

• Take a lead clinical role in our weekly consultation sessions
• Oversee the delivery and supervision of our assessments
• Actively contribute to the development of community clinical pathways
• Contribute to the development of psychological services for our client group
• Deputise for the clinical lead/team manager

This is a busy and rewarding role, with considerable opportunity to develop your personal and clinical skills.

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.

Just over 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.

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

This is a community‑based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

• Post‑graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical, counselling or forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• ACAT accredited CAT/CBT therapist / supervisor
• Training, qualification and experience in relevant psychometrics (e.g. WAIS, ADOS, PDS, PAI)
• Substantial relevant clinical experience post qualification, working with a variety of client groups including trauma and personality, and experience of delivering supervision to a range of staff
• Experience in carrying out complex assessment and integrative formulation, and presenting this appropriately
• Experience of application of research design and methodology in mental health care settings.
• Experience of service development, clinical pathway design, and clinical leadership.
• Experienced applying the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with eating disorders and trauma, ideally including Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and/or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata