Job 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.

Main Duties of the Job
Perinatal Psychology is a flourishing and exciting field to work in. We would welcome those who have an interest and are looking to develop their skills in perinatal approaches. There will significant opportunities to develop your specialist CBT skills and experience as well as consultation skills. Staff wellbeing is also highly valued and we are looking for candidates with experience of wellbeing initiatives to support the PMHS staff as they manage highly challenging caseloads with complex risk and safeguarding issues.
You will be expected to contribute to the development of Perinatal Psychology both within the trust and externally through attendance at CPD and network events. Participation in research and audit will be encouraged. You will be encouraged to develop a specialist clinical interest and continued professional development is strongly supported.
You will join a Psychology Directorate that has had significant investment and is led by a Clinical Director of Psychological Services providing robust governance and support of enthusiastic and diverse teams of Clinical, Counselling and Forensic Psychologists, CBT therapists, and family systemic psychotherapists.

About Us
To learn more about working within our Services at EPUT, please view our recruitment videos, where members of the team share their experiences and insights into their roles and what it is like working within our Psychological Services, here at EPUT.
Please view our video link here: Psychological Services
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.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits
• 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

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Details
Date posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 364-B-223
Job locations: Linden Centre, Pudding Wood Drive, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM17LF, United Kingdom

Job Description
Delivery of high quality, evidenced based and specialised assessments and interventions, both individual and group.
Delivery of high quality consultation to perinatal staff.
Supporting senior management with service development initiatives and striving for high quality responsive care for mothers and their infants

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• oCBT Therapist with full accreditation with BABCP

Desirable

• oEMDR Therapist with full Accreditation

Experience
Essential

• oExtensive experience of delivering high quality specialist CBT intervention to individuals and their families.
• Experience of MDT working

Desirable

• oExtensive experience of working with difficult, complex and challenging cases of families requiring skilled and complex interventions.
• o Experience of liaising and fostering good working relationships with providers of mental health services.

Knowledge
Essential

• oKnowledge of psychological therapies when working with perinatal presentations

Desirable

• oKnowledge of psychological and psychotherapeutic therapies and their application when working with trauma presentations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details
Employer name: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Linden Centre, Pudding Wood Drive, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM17LF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Dr Ellen Auty
ellen.auty@nhs.ne
07501221794