Clinical psychologist, perinatal
Perinatal psychology for birth trauma, loss and postnatal adjustment, with proper session lengths.
Applications closed
Posted 2026-08-19. Closed 2026-10-14. Applications are no longer being taken. The pay, responsibilities and requirements below are kept here for reference.
The short version
An associate perinatal clinical psychologist role paying £70 to £95 an hour, London hybrid or remote. You work with birth trauma, pregnancy loss and postnatal adjustment. HCPC registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist required.
- Pay
- £70 to £95 per hour
- Location
- London or remote
- Contract
- Associate
- Working pattern
- Hybrid
- Hours
- From one day a week
- Start
- Rolling
Partner opportunity
The hiring organisation is intentionally confidential at this stage. Clarity Clinic lists this opportunity, receives your application and introduces suitable candidates. Clarity is not the employer. The hiring organisation confirms the terms and next steps directly, and we cannot guarantee a reply.
Why this role exists
Perinatal mental health services are rationed to the most severe presentations, which leaves a large group of women with genuine trauma and no route to treatment. Six months of untreated birth trauma changes how a woman parents, works and decides about future pregnancy.
Who you would be looking after
Women in pregnancy and the first two years after birth, including after traumatic birth, loss, neonatal intensive care, and severe hyperemesis.
A day in the diary
- Five to six 60 minute sessions a day, or four plus a formulation slot
- EMDR or trauma-focused CBT blocks where indicated
- Direct liaison with midwifery and the medical team
- Monthly perinatal MDT case discussion
What the work involves
- Assess, formulate and treat perinatal trauma, loss and adjustment difficulty
- Deliver trauma-focused therapy including EMDR where you hold the training
- Advise the wider team on how to work with women who are frightened of clinical settings
- Contribute to the perinatal pathway design
What we ask for
- HCPC registration as a clinical or counselling psychologist
- Perinatal experience and trauma-focused competence
- Comfort working with pregnancy loss
What you get
- Sixty minute sessions as standard
- MDT around you rather than isolation
- Rates published, paid monthly
What this pays, and why
NHS Band 8a psychology equates to roughly £38 to £43 an hour. Independent practice runs £100 to £160 a session, but with acquisition and admin taken out of it. Our band is what remains once neither of those costs is yours.
For the full UK picture, see the clinical psychologist salary guide, or read how to become a clinical psychologist.
How applying through Clarity works
- You apply here, on this page. Your details go to Clarity Clinic, not to an agency screening list.
- Clarity reads your application against what this opportunity actually asks for, and comes back to you either way.
- Where it fits, Clarity introduces you to the recruiting organisation for this role.
- The recruiting organisation confirms the next steps, the terms and any start date with you directly.
Questions candidates ask about this role
Is EMDR training required?
Not required, but valued. If you hold it you will use it. If not, trauma-focused CBT is the alternative route.
How much in-person work is there?
Around one day a week in London if you want it, otherwise fully remote is workable.
Do you take severe or high-risk presentations?
We hold moderate presentations and refer high-risk and psychotic presentations into NHS perinatal services, with a written escalation policy.
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