# Perinatal Cognitive Behavioural Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-cognitive-behavioural-therapist/b6fb995c-e70d-4bac-8d7d-058a9da99ba0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-cognitive-behavioural-therapist/b6fb995c-e70d-4bac-8d7d-058a9da99ba0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T07:22:31.962Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackburn/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cognitive_Behavioural_Therapist/Cognitive_Behavioural_Therapist-v8041139 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8041139?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced and compassionate Cognitive – Behavioural therapist who is passionate about supporting women, their babies and families? Are you looking to gain specialist skills and experience in a supportive MDT setting, in a CQC ‘Outstanding’ service? We have a rare opportunity for a qualified CBT therapist to join our Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (SPCMHT) team covering Pennine Lancashire. The Lancashire and South Cumbria SPCMHT Perinatal Service has a reputation for providing kind and expert care to women, their families and babies during the perinatal period (conception up to two years). We are a multidisciplinary service and work closely with partner agencies, including Maternity Services, Health Visiting, Adult Mental Health Services and the Reproductive Trauma Service. Postholder must be able to meet the travel requirements for the role. ### Main duties of the job You will be welcomed into an established psychology and therapy team, join a friendly and supportive MDT and will have good support from psychology and therapy peers across the team and service. We understand you might not have worked in perinatal mental health before, but we would encourage applications from therapists who have a special interest in this client group and who feel they can work creatively and flexibly. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. ## Job Details Are you an experienced and compassionate Cognitive – Behavioural therapist who is passionate about supporting women, their babies and families? Are you looking to gain specialist skills and experience in a supportive MDT setting, in a CQC ‘Outstanding’ service? We have a rare opportunity for a qualified CBT therapist to join our Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (SPCMHT) team covering Pennine Lancashire. The Lancashire and South Cumbria SPCMHT Perinatal Service has a reputation for providing kind and expert care to women, their families and babies during the perinatal period (conception up to two years). We are a multidisciplinary service and work closely with partner agencies, including Maternity Services, Health Visiting, Adult Mental Health Services and the Reproductive Trauma Service. Postholder must be able to meet the travel requirements for the role. ## Job Description You will be welcomed into an established psychology and therapy team, join a friendly and supportive MDT and will have good support from psychology and therapy peers across the team and service. We understand you might not have worked in perinatal mental health before, but we would encourage applications from therapists who have a special interest in this client group and who feel they can work creatively and flexibly. ## Responsibilities Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to plan, prioritise and organise own caseload, treatment programmes involving other staff, and other aspects of the work such as research activity - High levels of ability to communicate effectively with the network around women and their families during the perinatal period ### Knowledge **Essential** - Specialist knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of therapies and approaches applied to clinical practice, particularly in respect of adults with moderate to severe mental health problems ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of work in either a severe and enduring mental health service, IAPT service or equivalent ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc/BA Honours degree in Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, OT or other suitable mental health or Social Work qualification - Further training and accredited CBT qualification - BABCP accreditation as a CBT Therapist ## Documents - [jd ps (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10329702) - [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.