Clinical/ Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for either newly or recently qualified Band 7 Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologists looking for a post with potential career progression to join our team under a Preceptorship development programme.

We would also welcome applications from Band 8a Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychologists. Based on relevant experience, this post can be offered at a Band 8a or Band 7 Preceptorship arrangement.

We are looking for a motivated Clinical /Forensic/Counselling Psychologist to join our Community Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with individuals who present with complex personality difficulties and are involved with the criminal justice system, supporting risk reduction, psychological wellbeing, and social integration.

You will work with individuals subject to probation supervision who present with significant personality difficulties, high levels of relational complexity and elevated risk.

The post holder will provide high-quality psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention, working collaboratively with probation services, health colleagues, and wider multi-agency partners. The role includes clinical leadership, consultation, supervision, and service development within a trauma-informed and relational framework.

Main duties of the job

During the Band 7 preceptorship period, you will:

• · Undertake psychological assessments and formulation with individuals with personality difficulties and offending histories.
• · Deliver structured, evidence-based psychological interventions under supervision.
• · Contribute to risk assessment and management planning within a multi-agency context.
• · Work collaboratively with Probation and other partner agencies.
• · Develop confidence in working with complexity, boundaries, and relational risk.
• · Engage in reflective practice, CPD, and service-learning opportunities.
• You will receive regular, high-quality clinical supervision and support to develop competencies across OPD core domains.

As a Band 8a Psychologist (post-preceptorship), the post holder will:

• · Hold a higher level of clinical autonomy and complexity.
• · Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention.
• · Offer consultation to probation staff and partner agencies.
• · Contribute to service development and psychologically informed practice.
• · Support supervision, teaching, or mentoring of others as appropriate.
• · Represent psychology within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency forums.

Working for our organisation

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.

This increases the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main 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

• 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

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

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644