High Intensity Professional Lead

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and experienced psychological therapy professional to join our innovative Talking Therapies service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care for adults and their families across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

As a senior member of the team, you will take responsibility for ensuring the systematic and effective provision of therapy within the service, helping to shape and enhance the delivery of psychological interventions that make a real difference to the lives of local people.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Professionally qualified in a relevant psychological therapy discipline.
• Confident in delivering specialist assessments and interventions.
• Experienced in providing clinical supervision to multidisciplinary psychological therapy staff.
• Passionate about high-quality, person-centred care.
• Committed to working collaboratively to advance the quality and impact of psychological therapies across our communities.

Main duties of the job

Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapy to adults presenting with common mental health difficulties, including those living with long-term physical health conditions. Hold a defined clinical caseload, using a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches appropriate to service needs. Offer clinical supervision, consultation, and support to trainee and qualified High Intensity Therapists. Provide supervision and guidance to Doctoral Trainee Clinical or Counselling Psychologists, ensuring safe, effective, and reflective practice . Contribute to the ongoing development of a dynamic and compassionate Talking Therapies service committed to clinical excellence and innovation.

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.

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 5,000 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 10 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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.