Psychosexual Therapist

Job overview

Post: Band 8A Psychosexual Therapist (COSRT accredited)

Base: Lance Burn Medical Centre Salford

Less experienced candidates will start at Band 7 until demonstrating appropriate competencies for rebanding to 8A.

Following the recent transfer of Salford sexual health services to the Northern (MFT), we are keen to recruit an experienced psychosexual therapist who will work with Salford Sexual Health services providing specialised assessment and treatment for all forms of sexual dysfunction (with both physical and psychological factors). The postholder will be based with the Northern at their Salford Base and work alongside key MDT professionals in providing high quality care to those with identified psychosexual difficulties.

GMMH are the host trust in recruiting/employing psychosexual therapists, via an agreement with MFT. You will be employed by GMMH and will receive support and supervision from a small team of experienced psychosexual therapists in GMMH.

Main duties of the job

Role will include assessment, formulation and intervention of psychosexual difficulties, drawing on the established evidence base.

Provision of consultation to the wider MDT around psychosexual difficulties/presentations

Contributing to MDT approaches

Provision of supervision, as well as training/teaching where appropriate

Participating in relevant departmental meetings around the delivery and evaluation of services, as well as improvements.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over  6,400  members of staff, who deliver services from more than  160  locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

•Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant area Nursing, AHP, Social Work, Counselling, Psychotherapy •Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy •COSRT accredited/eligible for COSRT accreditation

Desirable criteria

•Registration with BACP/UKCP or other counselling or psychotherapy accrediting body •MSc in Psychosexual Therapy/other relevant Masters degree •Training in Supervision

Experience

Essential criteria

•Minimum of 3 years’ experience of working as a qualified psychosexual therapist (less experienced candidates may be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies prior to rebanding) •Considerable experience in assessment and therapeutic work with adults (and their partners) with psychosexual difficulties in a relevant setting ( health/third sector/charity) •Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. •Experience of exercising full responsibility for service users’ psychosexual care and treatment, within the context of multidisciplinary care. •Experience of providing supervision (professional / clinical), teaching and / or training.

Desirable criteria

•Experience of the application of psychosexual therapy in different cultural contexts. •Experience of representing psychosexual therapy services in multidisciplinary settings.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Current knowledge of best practice and developments in psychosexual therapy including specifically: •Impaired sexual interest •Impaired sexual arousal •Erectile dysfunction •Ejaculatory disorders •Vaginismus •Sexual pain/discomfort •Sexual aversion and phobias

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of how to work with associated difficulties often presenting within a psychosexual context Trauma, Addictions (including sexual addiction), physical health conditions

Skills

Essential criteria

Highly developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychosexual assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.

Desirable criteria

Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

 Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government . Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities. 

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.

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