Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Team Manager)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you ready to lead innovation in psychological care and make a real difference for children, young people, and families across Cornwall? Were looking for a experienced dynamicConsultant Clinical Psychologistto join our highly skilled team at the forefront of theFamily Help and Early Support reforms.

Why join us?

Our work is about hope, recovery, and resilience. We support children and young people who have faced significant adversityneglect, abuse, trauma, and lossand help them and their families build brighter futures. This includes children at risk of care, those in care, care leavers, and young people supported by the Youth Offending Service.

As part ofEducation & Community Health within the Together for Families Directorate, youll collaborate closely with Specialist CAMHS, voluntary sector partners, and multi-agency teams to deliver trauma-informed, evidence-based interventions that truly change lives.

You will be employed by Cornwall Council on Agenda for Change terms and conditions which will acknowledge your NHS continuous service and allow you to continue an NHS pension. We have close links with Clinical Psychologists in CPFT who support our clinical governance and CPD.

What youll do

• Provideclinical leadership and strategic directionfor our Clinical Psychologists who are embedded in various teams across Together for Families. Lead and supervise the Highly Specialist band 8b Clinical Psychologists
• Lead and supervise the Counsellors in theJigsaw Post Abuse Counselling Service, supporting recovery from child sexual abuse.
• Offer expert consultation, complex formulation, and interventions for vulnerable groups within Social Care.
• Drive service development aligned with theFamily Help and Early Support reforms, ensuring psychological thinking shapes policy and practice.

• Champion a culture of reflective practice, resilience, and continuous improvement.

About you

• HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with a postgraduate qualification.
• Skilled in working with children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Deep understanding ofattachment theory,complex developmental trauma, and systemic approaches.
• Experienced in consultation, training, and supporting professionals with emotionally challenging work.

• Resilient, reflective, and passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

What we offer

• A chance to influence and shape services during a period of exciting reform.
• A supportive, experienced team committed to trauma-informed and strengths-based practice.
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership in a forward-thinking local authority.

This is a county-wide role, subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and is an equal opportunities employer.This is a public-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Skilled in working with children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Deep understanding ofattachment theory,complex developmental trauma, and systemic approaches.
• Experienced in consultation, training, and supporting professionals with emotionally challenging work.
• Resilient, reflective, and passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with a postgraduate qualification.

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 known as 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY

Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)