Lead Psychosexual Therapist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in High Wycombe is seeking an enthusiastic psychosexual therapist to lead a new service within an existing Sexual Health Clinic. You will assess and treat patients, provide supervision to junior staff, and help develop clinical protocols and pathways to ensure quality and safety in line with NHS standards.

The post offers a unique opportunity to shape service delivery, work within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to national guidance while supporting

Qualifications

• Recognised postgraduate qualification in psychosexual therapy.
• Degree-level qualification in a relevant healthcare or psychological profession.
• Registration with COSRT, BACP, UKCP, HCPC or NMC.
• Training in EMDR, CBT or systemic therapy.
• Post-qualification experience in psychosexual therapy.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of psychosexual therapy within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Assess and treat individuals, couples and groups with complex sexual difficulties.
• Develop clinical protocols and pathways to ensure quality, safety and NHS alignment.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and trainees.

Skills

Therapeutic skills

Sexual health expertise

Autonomous practice

Clinical supervision

Trauma-informed care

Communication skills

Outcome measurement

Education

Postgraduate psychosexual therapy qualification

Healthcare/psychology degree

Master's level qualification

Tools

EMDR training

CBT training

Systemic therapy training

Job description

Main area Qualifications

• 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
• Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 434-CR8097274

Site Wycombe Hospital and Brookside Community Clinic Town High Wycombe and Aylesbury Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/09/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

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.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you\'ll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [e-mail] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Qualifications

• 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)

Experience

• 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

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.