Developmental Clinical Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

It's an exciting time to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Cornwall, where your clinical expertise, training and high level of specialist experience are recognised with a genuine commitment to your career development and continued learning.

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist who would feel ready for a Band 8a role to join our growing psychology team within Cornwall CAMHS, or a Developmental role, to start with us on a Band 7 job role and receive coaching and supervision, to achieve competence as an Band 8a psychologist over an 18 to 24 month period.

The CAMHS teams offer a range of services according to the THRIVE model (AFC-Tavistock model) and specialist care pathways. The posts involve offering assessment and intervention for our specialist 'getting help' and 'getting more help' pathways as well as consultation and support to both early help and acute risk support formulation forums. The post therefore offers a good balance between early help/preventative/consultation work and highly specialist interventions for young people with more acute and complex needs. Training and supervision in a range of interventions to deliver and support our NICE informed care pathways is supported and encouraged.

Main duties of the job

It's an exciting time to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Cornwall. Where your clinical expertise, training and high level of specialist experience are recognised with a genuine commitment to your career development and continued learning.

We are a diverse group of psychologists, supporting interns, assistant psychologists, a large workforce of Clinical Associate Psychologists, specialist psychologists and leads roles working within diverse and creative MDT's. We are working on a range of service developments to reform our service to be trauma informed, and this, alongside implementing our Psychological Therapies Strategy will be a large part of the role.

Here's what we can offer you:

• Being part of an innovative and supportive clinical leadership team dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care.
• Responsibility for the safe and effective running of the psychology services and excellent working relationships with our commissioners, partners and the agencies we work with.
• Opportunities for audit, research and leading service modernisation and improvements with the support of a dedicated quality lead.
• Regular reflective practice, clinical supervision, training and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible working hours to suit you and pay grade depending on your experience

About us

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 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.