Perinatal Psychologist

Job Summary

Job Summary
Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of women and birthing people, their babies and families? Are you ready to enhance and develop your compassionate leadership skills in a specialist area of mental health, in a CQC 'Outstanding' service? If so, then consider joining us! We have a great opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist in our Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (SPCMHT) in North Lancashire & South Cumbria (NL&SC).

You would be based in our team in Lancaster, but there is extensive travel across the NL&SC patch. You may also travel across the service footprint to attend service-wide meetings.

The NL&SC SPCMHT has a welcoming, kind and compassionate MDT who value the role of psychology. You will have support from senior peers within your team and be part of a wider perinatal network of Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists across the Service. We aim to provide a trauma-informed and comprehensive specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service and offer opportunities for training and ongoing development of clinical and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment.

We welcome applicants who have a special interest in this vulnerable client group and who can work creatively and flexibly. Trainees due to qualify in 2026 are very welcome to apply.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognizing that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. We reflect the communities we serve and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area. LSCFT supports flexible working and we consider patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

Date posted 03 February 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 7
Salary £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 351-CEN
2430-CC
Job locations East Barn, Lancaster, LA1 4JJ

Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Essential

• Qualifications
  Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology or equivalent for those who trained prior to 1996, including models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and Neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.

• Knowledge
  Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.

• Experience
  Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients across a range of care settings.

• Skills
  Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, often requiring sustained and intense concentration; well developed communication skills to convey complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, families, carers and other professionals both within and outside the NHS; keyboard skills sufficient to enter data and write reports.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer:

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
East Barn, Lancaster, LA1 4JJ

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