Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 8a - Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (Or secondment with the potential to be made permanent)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 201-26-344-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kernow Building
- Town
- Redruth
- Salary
- £57,528 - £77,368 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Developmental or Lead Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a - Band 8b
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
Great Care
- 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.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- 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.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. 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
WEST CAMHS in Cornwall is offering a unique and exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join our friendly, values‑driven service. We welcome applications from experienced Band 8b‑ready psychologists, as well as those currently working at Band 8a who wish to progress into an 8b leadership role through a structured preceptorship pathway.
About the Role
You will join WEST CAMHS as either:
- Band 8b Lead Psychologist, where evidence of 8b‑level readiness and experience is demonstrated, or
- Band 8a Psychologist, with a clear development plan and preceptorship support to progress to Band 8b during the fixed‑term period. This includes mentoring and supervision from both a Consultant Psychologist and the existing Lead Psychologist.
This is a fixed‑term post for 2 years, with the possibility of becoming permanent as the service continues to grow.
Please note: If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.
Main duties of the job
The main duties will include working with children, adolescents, and their families with complex psychological problems, providing highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy, alongside advice and consultation on client’s psychological care to clinical colleagues. The candidate will also be expected to provide clinical supervision and contribute to service strategic developments. The candidate will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. There are opportunities for interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary working, developing supervision skills, and regular supervision will be provided by the wider children’s psychology team.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a psychologist, working with children in either clinical or community settings.
- 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.
Training and Education
Desirable criteria
- Managerial or supervisory responsibilities.
Skills & Apitude
Desirable criteria
- Additional training in one or more specialised areas of psychological practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leah Trathen
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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