Psychological Lead Therapist - Perinatal Team

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parent-infant intervention training

Bronze Defence Employer Recognition

Job summary

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust in Bradford is seeking a skilled Psychological Lead Therapist to join the Perinatal Mental Health Team. The role delivers evidence-based psychological therapies, including parent‑infant interventions, across homes, clinics, and telemedicine, with training provided.

You will make autonomous clinical decisions, contribute to care planning, and support colleagues while playing a key role in service development and training.

Qualifications

• Accredited psychologist/psychotherapist or equivalent.
• Experience delivering perinatal mental health therapies.
• Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and contribute to care planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality psychological therapy, including parent‑infant interventions, across homes, clinics, and via telemedicine.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions and contribute to care planning.
• Provide consultation and support to colleagues across the team.
• Assist the Team Manager and Clinical Lead with operational duties and service development.
• Engage in training to deliver specialist therapies that support perinatal mental health and parent‑infant relationships.
• Promote a perinatal frame of mind in all aspects of care, enhancing the parent‑infant relationship.

Skills

Accredited psychological therapist

Perinatal mental health

Clinical leadership

Job description

We are seeking a skilled, compassionate, and accredited Psychological Lead Therapist to join our Perinatal Mental Health Team. This is a unique opportunity to deliver evidence-based psychological therapies, including parent‑infant interventions, while helping to shape service development and clinical practice. You will be provided with parent‑infant therapeutic intervention training.

Closing – 18th October 2026

Shortlisting – 21st October 2026

Interview – 29th October 2026

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality psychological therapy, including parent‑infant interventions, across a range of settings including homes, clinics, and via telemedicine.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions and contribute to care planning.
• Provide consultation and support to colleagues across the team.
• Assist the Team Manager and Clinical Lead with operational duties and service development.
• Engage in training to deliver specialist therapies that support perinatal mental health and parent‑infant relationships.
• Promote a perinatal frame of mind in all aspects of care, enhancing the parent‑infant relationship.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

We Care

We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen

We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver

We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Milne Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07860749770