Developmental / Clinical Psychologist - Children\'s Com Nursing Service in Truro

Overview

Job Summary

This vacancy will be considered as a Band 7 – Band 8a developmental role or, if the candidate has the relevant skills, Band 8a. An opportunity has arisen to join our team to offer high quality clinical psychology service within the Children\’s Community Nursing Service.

You will work alongside our Consultant Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological support and intervention for parents, children and young people with a life-limiting condition, their families and to staff within the team. The Children’s Community Nursing Team is a community-based nursing team; travel across the county will be needed for this role.

The information below describes the main duties, requirements and organisational context for this role.

Main duties of the job

The Role Will Include:

• Providing a clinical psychology service to clients and their families within the Children’s Community Nursing (CCN) Service, with a diagnosis of life-limiting condition, and to staff within the team.

To exercise responsibility and autonomy for the treatment of and discharge of clients whose problems are managed as a psychologically based care plan, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, communicating with the referral agent and others involved with the care on a regular basis.

To make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To be responsible for implementing a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

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.

Details

Date posted 14 January 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 7

Salary £47,810 to £62,682 a year Pro Rata

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Part-time

Reference number 201-26-052

Job locations Truro Health Park, Truro, TR12JA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical counselling psychology
• Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Evidence of undertaking training in supervision
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS

Desirable

• Managerial or supervisory responsibilities

Skills

• Skills in training preparation and delivery to a wide range of staff groups
• Good organisational skills
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Knowledge and Abilities

• Experience as a psychologist, working with children in either clinical or community settings
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Employer details

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Truro Health Park, Truro, TR12JA

Employer\’s website: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/