CBT Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	22 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	21 September 2025
Location:	Colchester, CO45HG
Company:	Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7429116/364-A-9281

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, experienced and enthusiastic CBT Therapist to join EPUT’s perinatal psychological services for mothers, birthing people and their infants. The Perinatal Mental Health Service (PMHS) provides high quality maternal mental health and wellbeing support and intervention to mothers, birthing people and their infants across Essex.

PMHS are pleased to offer a 1 year Fixed Term contract for a 0.5wte Band 7 post. PMHS consists of five perinatal hubs across Essex, with a staff mix comprising of Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and specialist roles such as nursery nursing, social work and OT. PMHS works with a range of services to support a mother’s emotional wellbeing including maternity and health visiting, primary and secondary care mental health services. PMHS aims to provide streamlined, timely and effective care for mothers and birthing people in the perinatal period. This post will be in North East Locality (Colchester and Coastal Towns).

Pregnancy and the transition to parenthood are recognized as a time when mental health difficulties and relationship stress can occur. Experience of preexisting trauma as well as trauma during the perinatal period can have a significant impact on the experience of becoming a parent. Psychological interventions which are specific, effective, and valued by women can support them with such difficulties. This role will support the delivery of specialist psychological consultation and assessment as well evidence based trauma focused interventions such as TF-CBT and EMDR. The role also requires MDT attendance, contributing to the decision making and thinking for perinatal careplanning.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed

To deliver high quality, evidenced based and specialised psychological assessments and interventions, both individual and group.

To deliver high quality consultation to staff and support MDT decision making and thinking.

To support senior management with service development initiatives and strive for high quality responsive care for mothers, birthing people and their infants


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Sep 2025