Lead Psychosexual Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves leading the development of a new psychosexual service within an existing Sexual Health Clinic. The post holder will assess and treat patients, provide clinical supervision, and develop clinical protocols. They will act as a professional resource and contribute to the strategic development of the service, ensuring quality and effectiveness.
Essential criteria
- Recognised postgraduate qualification in psychosexual therapy (e.g., COSRT or equivalent)
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant healthcare or psychological profession (nursing, psychology, social work, etc.)
- Registration with a relevant professional body (COSRT, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, or NMC)
Desirable criteria
- Training in additional therapeutic modalities (e.g., EMDR, CBT, systemic therapy)
- Master's level qualification
- Post-qualification experience in psychosexual therapy with individuals and/or couples in a healthcare setting
- Demonstrable experience assessing and managing complex sexual dysfunction presentations including high-risk cases
- Experience in service leadership or management
- Experience working in NHS or equivalent healthcare settings
- Experience contributing to service development or pathway design
- Experience working with gender dysphoria or LGBTQ+ presentations
- Group therapy facilitation
- Experience providing clinical supervision to junior staff or trainees
- Experience leading audits or quality improvement projects
- Skills and Knowledge
- Advanced therapeutic skills with the ability to build effective working alliances with complex presentations
- Highly developed, specialist knowledge of sexual health and complex sexual dysfunction presentations
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of safeguarding legislation and ability to act as a senior resource for the team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presenting to professional audiences
- Proven ability to work autonomously, lead a team, and manage competing priorities
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive clinical information and supervision
- Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches
- Experience using clinical outcome measures
- Personal Attributes
- Non-judgmental, empathetic, and culturally sensitive approach
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Able to manage exposure to emotionally distressing content with resilience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Interest in service development and leadership
- Recognised postgraduate qualification in psychosexual therapy (e.g., COSRT or equivalent)
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant healthcare or psychological profession (nursing, psychology, social work, etc.)
- Registration with a relevant professional body (COSRT, BACP, UKCP, HCPC, or NMC)
- Training in additional therapeutic modalities (e.g., EMDR, CBT, systemic therapy)
- Master's level qualification
- Post-qualification experience in psychosexual therapy with individuals and/or couples in a healthcare setting
- Demonstrable experience assessing and managing complex sexual dysfunction presentations including high-risk cases
- Experience in service leadership or management
- Experience working in NHS or equivalent healthcare settings
- Experience contributing to service development or pathway design
- Experience working with gender dysphoria or LGBTQ+ presentations
- Group therapy facilitation
- Experience providing clinical supervision to junior staff or trainees
- Experience leading audits or quality improvement projects
- Skills and Knowledge
- Advanced therapeutic skills with the ability to build effective working alliances with complex presentations
- Highly developed, specialist knowledge of sexual health and complex sexual dysfunction presentations
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience of safeguarding legislation and ability to act as a senior resource for the team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presenting to professional audiences
- Proven ability to work autonomously, lead a team, and manage competing priorities
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive clinical information and supervision
- Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches
- Experience using clinical outcome measures
- Personal Attributes
- Non-judgmental, empathetic, and culturally sensitive approach
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Able to manage exposure to emotionally distressing content with resilience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Interest in service development and leadership
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic psycosexual therapist to take a lead role in developing a new psychosexual service provision within an existing Level 3 Sexual Health Clinic. The role will involve assessing and treating patients, providing clinical supervision of junior staff and trainees, and the development of clinical protocols and pathways. The post holder will act as a professional resource for colleagues and contribute to the strategic development of the psychosexual therapy service, ensuring quality, safety, and clinical effectiveness in line with national standards and NHS values.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist psychosexual therapy assessment and treatment to individuals, couples, and groups experiencing complex sexual difficulties. As a senior autonomous practitioner within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will lead the delivery of evidence-based psychological and psychosexual interventions across a range of presentations of the sexual health elements of psychosexual therapy.
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