About Us

Hesta Health is creating a new benchmark in women’s health, delivering exceptional care at every life stage. As we advance towards this goal, we are committed to closing the women’s health gap, beginning with pregnancy and postnatal as our initial focus.

75 million years of women’s lives are lost every year due to poor health or early death. This gap limits potential, drives inequality, and reflects a healthcare system that wasn’t built for women. We are changing that.

Our first mission is to reimagine care for mothers and birthing parents through compassionate care, clinical excellence and technology.

We’re looking for

We’re looking for a compassionate, experienced Clinical Psychologist (5+ years) who specialises in postnatal mental health care. You'll bring empathy, clinical excellence, and a trauma-informed approach to help women feel heard, supported, and empowered in the postnatal period. You'll share our tireless optimism and commitment to ensuring every woman receives the exceptional care she deserves as she recovers and thrives.

This is part time role for about 8-10 hours per week

Location: Remote - consultations will be online

Start Date: Early 2026

What You'll Do

• Deliver compassionate, evidence-based care and psychological support to postnatal women through our online platform, helping them recover emotionally and adjust to motherhood

• Undertake comprehensive psychological evaluations of wellbeing from mood and anxiety screenings to bonding and adjustment checks

• Regularly track patient’s progress and feedback, evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to continuously refine care and ensure a positive impact on recovery

• Work closely with GPs, midwives, physiotherapists, and other professionals to provide holistic support

• Proactively manage clinical risks and safeguarding concerns, ensuring every mother’s safety and rights are protected

• Create a warm, respectful space where every woman feels heard and valued

What You’ll Bring

• HCPC registration and a licence to practise as a Clinical Psychologist

• Minimum 5 years post-qualification clinical experience

• Expertise in trauma-informed care and proficiency in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Exceptional communication skills, sound clinical judgement, and effective risk management, with a high level of professional integrity

• Proficiency in using digital platforms and electronic health record systems

• Desirable: Experience with Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for trauma

• Desirable: Experience working in private healthcare settings or fast-paced startup environments

What we offer:

• You’re joining a winning team who closed their oversubscribed £2M pre-seed earlier this year, backed by investors such as Eka Ventures, Ascension and Blue Lion Capital

• Hesta’s co-founders bring expertise across business, technology, and clinical care, with experience in the NHS, Airbnb, Babylon, and McKinsey & Company, alongside research at the University of Oxford and UCL.

• A unique opportunity to join a HealthTech startup at day zero and help build the backbone of a healthcare service designed specifically for women and birthing parents

• Join a small, mission-driven team where your contributions have immediate impact - we can actually change how healthcare is designed, delivered and scaled for women, here at Hesta Health!