Clinical Psychologist (Developmental)

Job summary

Are you passionate about working alongside adults struggling with eating disorders in the county of Cornwall?

Are you dynamic, innovative and have a desire to be part of an integrated service that meets the holistic needs of the adults with eating disorders of Cornwall?

Then this post could be for you!

The countywide Adult Eating Disorder team are looking for a committed Clinical Psychologist, able to provide complex psychological care planning, complex assessment, consultation, and clinical supervision.

Our teams Clinical Psychologists are integral to our service in delivering on highly complex integrative psychological care planning, consultation, supervision, service development, and the development of psychology and psychological professionals.

This is a developmental role and the successful applicant will be supported to achieve the required competencies to progress into a Band 8a High Specialised Clinical/Counselling Psychologist position within the team.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary Adult Eating Disorders team, who are focused on ensuring our clients get the right help at the right time.

Your expertise is essential in the new clinical model whereby we are striving to deliver on our objectives of trauma informed care, shared decision making, needs led, and evidence-based interventions.

You will be supporting the ED team through a period of innovation to align with the ICA areas across Cornwall in line with Transformation.

You will be delivering complex integrated psychological interventions to our clients with Anorexia Nervosa, as well as consultation for other care professionals both inside and outside of the team.

You will also be offering Clinical Supervision and developing learners in practice.

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.

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.