Clinical Psychologist

at  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to be able to go out to advert for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to join our expanding Adult eating disorder (AEDS) Countywide community team.
To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical/counselling psychology service to clients as part of a multidisciplinary team. To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by assistant and trainee psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care and treatment.
We value ourselves in being a close, supportive, and containing team that is passionate about providing high quality care, and look forward to welcoming you to be part of it.
To provide a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist service to adult age client’s with eating disorders and complex psychological problems both directly and through advice and consultation to other professionals whilst working autonomously within professional guidelines and to the relevant policies and procedures. The role will involve both direct therapy work and indirect specialist support to the team, overall AEDS service and other agencies.
The post holder will be expected to work with eating disorders, complex psychological problems and distress and provide highly specialist individual, and group psychological assessment, formulations and intervention. It will be expected that the post holder will also provide regular supervision and consultation on client’s psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
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 her. 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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.
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