Opportunity to work in a specialist perinatal mental health service, contributing to the well-being of parents and infants.
Flexible working hours, allowing for a better work-life balance with Monday to Friday shifts from 9am to 6pm.
Access to specialist clinical and professional supervision, enhancing professional development and skills in the perinatal field.
Collaborative work within a multi-disciplinary team, fostering an environment of shared expertise and integrated care.
Engagement in meaningful service evaluation, research, and policy development to improve mental health services.
Commitment to diversity and anti-discrimination, ensuring that all team members and service users feel included and respected.
Employment in a Trust that aspires to provide outstanding care, working in newly built world-class facilities designed for mental health treatment.
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is looking for two psychological therapists to join their specialist perinatal mental health service in London, working 30 hours a week. This role is suited for newly qualified practitioner psychologists or CBT therapists with a strong interest in perinatal care and infant mental health. The successful candidates will provide specialist psychological assessments and interventions for parents and their infants facing moderate to severe mental health challenges. They will collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to create a psychologically informed care environment while promoting inclusivity and anti-discrimination practices.
The position offers flexibility in working hours, from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 6 pm, supporting a healthy work-life balance. Candidates can expect opportunities for professional development and supervision, as well as involvement in service evaluation and policy development. The Trust emphasises its commitment to high-quality mental health care, community engagement, and staff well-being, making it an appealing time to join their transformative mission.
The position offers flexibility in working hours, from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 6 pm, supporting a healthy work-life balance. Candidates can expect opportunities for professional development and supervision, as well as involvement in service evaluation and policy development. The Trust emphasises its commitment to high-quality mental health care, community engagement, and staff well-being, making it an appealing time to join their transformative mission.
We are seeking two enthusiastic psychological therapist (30 hours per week) with a passion for perinatal care and infant mental health to join our specialist community perinatal mental health service and support the provision of psychological therapies.
We welcome applications from newly qualified practitioner psychologists or CBT therapists or those approaching qualification / accreditation.
The post holder will have a proven interest in perinatal mental health – direct experience of working within a specialist perinatal setting is desirable but not essential. Appropriate specialist clinical and professional supervision and opportunities for training and development will be made available.
They will join an experienced and friendly team of psychological therapists who provide a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for service users under the care of the Perinatal Mental Health Team. A key aspect of this role is to provide highly specialist psychological care to parents (and their infants) experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
Alongside their psychology and psychotherapy colleagues they will also work to enhance the work of the MDT by embedding a wider framework of psychologically informed care that can recognise and respond to psychological needs of both parents and infants arising within a perinatal context in a timely and effective manner.
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Catherine Green Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address:
We welcome applications from newly qualified practitioner psychologists or CBT therapists or those approaching qualification / accreditation.
The post holder will have a proven interest in perinatal mental health – direct experience of working within a specialist perinatal setting is desirable but not essential. Appropriate specialist clinical and professional supervision and opportunities for training and development will be made available.
They will join an experienced and friendly team of psychological therapists who provide a range of highly specialist psychological interventions for service users under the care of the Perinatal Mental Health Team. A key aspect of this role is to provide highly specialist psychological care to parents (and their infants) experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
Alongside their psychology and psychotherapy colleagues they will also work to enhance the work of the MDT by embedding a wider framework of psychologically informed care that can recognise and respond to psychological needs of both parents and infants arising within a perinatal context in a timely and effective manner.
- To provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments and interventions to service users and their infants of the Perinatal mental health service.
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for managing an identified caseload of parents and infants with complex psychological problems, including assessment of risk and safeguarding adults and babies
- To enable staff and service users from all backgrounds to flourish by working together to create a psychologically safe and responsive environment, ensuring the team operates from an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory perspective at all times
- To provide consultation as appropriate to other members of the MDT and wider professional networks involved in a family’s care.
- To undertake service evaluation, research and policy development
- To work collaboratively and flexibly as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to a psychologically informed framework of working across the service.
- To actively contribute to perinatal care plans, providing a psychological perspective, which may require attendance at pre-birth and post-birth planning meetings
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Catherine Green Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address:
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