Clinical​/Counselling Psychologist - ARFID

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 July 2026

We are excited to go out to advert for a clinical/counselling psychologist to join our ARFID team within Cornwall Foundation Trust. The post holder would join an MDT of psychiatry, paediatrics, occupational therapy and dietitians. ARFID sits within the broader Children & Young People’s Eating Disorder Service, as a dedicated team. We support children and young people aged 8+ who meet criteria for Getting More Help or Getting Risk Support within the I Thrive model.

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 psychology service to children and young people presenting with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and their families. The role will be providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on client's psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.

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.

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

• Experience as a psychologist, working with children in either clinical or community settings.
• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology.
• Eligibility for registration as a Chartered Psychologist.
• 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.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision
• Experience of working with children and young people in care.
• Registered with HCPC
• Experience working with young people with ARFID

• Analysis and evaluation of interventions
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Managerial or supervisory responsibilities.

• Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 + 2004.
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.

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.

Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours