# Clinical, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-forensic-or-counselling-psychologist/9db067f7-0344-4ade-8bde-e2bbcc865640 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-forensic-or-counselling-psychologist/9db067f7-0344-4ade-8bde-e2bbcc865640.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £64,750 Per Annum/Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T09:00:52.000Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Redruth/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8052750 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052750?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist to join our Inpatient Dementia ward. Preceptorships are possible, as well as applications from those with post-qualification experience in this specialty, or those looking for a change. The role is interesting and varied, working with people with dementia of all ages, often with a complex range of physical health needs and sometimes with overlapping additional complex mental health needs. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: - Cornwall Foundation Trust - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. ### Main duties of the job You will be joining a growing Psychology team within the Dementia and Older Person’s Mental Health (DOPMH) Services. You will be encouraged to develop and maintain relationships with colleagues both within the inpatient and crisis service line, and across community services to support continuity of clinical care and for professional development and support. For example, you will have the opportunity to connect with colleagues from the other acute mental health wards and the range of DOPMH community mental health teams. You will be supported to make close links with Psychology counterparts on Cove Ward (older person’s mental health ward) and with those working in the community into dementia care homes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are committed to continuing professional development, with options to attend regular supervision groups or CPD, including for Neuropsychology and the Supporting Behaviour Pathway. You would be supported to pursue further training depending on your interests. For example, we have supported staff members to undertake Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology training and to become a Multi-Professional Approved Clinician. We have strong links with the Clinical Psychology training courses at Plymouth University, regularly hosting Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Associates in Psychology.  There are also opportunities to host placements as part of the Undergraduate Psychology Intern programme and therefore there will be opportunities to provide supervision and have support with planning, offering and evaluating interventions. Cornwall is a beautiful and picturesque county which offers an outstanding quality of life and provides many opportunities for outdoor activities, with its sailing waters, surfing beaches and rugged coastal pathways for walking, running, and cycling. There is a thriving arts and theatre scene as well as an interesting variety of eating places, including nationally renowned restaurants. The major route in and out of the county is the recently improved A30 which connects with the M5 motorway at Exeter. The rail service has daily passenger and sleeper services and there are airports at Newquay and Exeter with daily connections to many cities throughout the UK and abroad. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Aptitudes **Essential** - Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, clinical interventions, and case management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - Has, or is soon to complete Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS); or Doctoral level training in Counselling Psychology; or Doctorate in Forensic Psychology / BPS doctoral-level Qualification in Forensic Psychology (Stage 2); AND meets the clinical competencies required by the post and the Essential Criteria of this Person Specification - HCPC registered as a Practitioner Psychologist or expected to be so prior to commencing in post (for candidates still to complete training) - Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [job description (pdf, 664.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10362583) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [job description band 7 (pdf, 760.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10399939) - [functional requirements (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10362584) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.