Perinatal Psychologist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | Lancaster, LA1 4JJ |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7772437/351-CEN2430-CC |
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!
Due to internal promotion, w now 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 will also, on occasion travel across the service footprint to attend service wide meetings etc.
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 will be part of a wider perinatal network of Clinical Psychologists, Psychological Therapists, Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists across the Service.
Whilst we aim to provide a trauma-informed and comprehensive specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service, we understand you might not have worked in perinatal mental health before. To help you develop your confidence and skills in this area, we offer lots of opportunities for training and the ongoing development of clinical and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment.
We would welcome applicants who have a special interest in this vulnerable client group and who have the ability to work creatively and flexibly.
Trainees due to qualify in 2026 are very welcome to apply.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising 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.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly 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, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Feb 2026