Psychosexual Therapist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater Manchester is seeking an experienced Psychosexual Therapist, offering a Band 8A position with potential for career development. Responsibilities include assessing psychosexual difficulties, consulting with healthcare professionals, and providing training. Flexible work arrangements are available, supporting work-life balance. Benefits include competitive annual leave, a strong pension plan, and well-being programs.

Benefits

Pay enhancements for evenings and weekends

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• COSRT accreditation for Psychosexual Therapy.
• Experience working in a culturally diverse environment.
• Ability to provide supervision and training.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment and intervention for psychosexual difficulties.
• Provide consultation to healthcare professionals.
• Participate in departmental meetings for service delivery improvements.

Job description

Post: 0.43wte/16hrs Band 8A Psychosexual Therapist (COSRT accredited)

Less experienced candidates are eligible to apply and would commence at Band 7 until demonstrating appropriate competencies for rebanding to 8A.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our established Psychosexual Service. You will have a base at a Central Manchester site but you would be supported to perform some of your role remotely.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic psychosexual therapist with an appreciation of the challenges and rewards of working within a culturally diverse city.

The service sits within GMMH, a large mental health trust. You would be joining a small but highly experienced team of established psychosexual therapists, and you would be supported/line managed by the clinical lead for the service. A high standard of supervision and potential opportunities for career development exist.

Role will include:

Assessment, formulation and intervention of psychosexual difficulties, drawing on the established evidence base.

Provision of consultation to other healthcare professionals 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.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.

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
• Blue Light Card Discounts


This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Jul 2025