Psychosexual Therapist/Specialist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Counsellor specializing in Psychosexual Therapy to manage a caseload of clients with sexual and relationship complaints. The role demands clinical supervision and adherence to professional conduct standards while ensuring high-quality patient care. Applicants must possess relevant COSRT qualifications and a strong ability to manage sensitive information. This part-time, permanent position offers competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Training to at least COSRT Membership Diploma of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine.
• Experience in supervision of COSRT/IPM trainees.
• Previous post-registration experience within the relevant specialty.

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of patients within the specialty, delivering individualized patient care.
• Maintain client records and ensure confidentiality.
• Act as an advocate for patients and ensure a patient-oriented delivery of care.

Skills

Psychosexual expertise

Patient management

Leadership

Communication skills

Clinical governance knowledge

Education

COSRT Membership Diploma

COSRT Accreditation Membership

Tools

Microsoft Word

EPIC software

Job description

Job Summary

The post holders will be responsible for assessment, planning and provision of psychosexual treatment/counselling. The post holders will provide clinical supervision to other staff, students and may undertake research, lead clinical audits in own specialist area. Ensuring the safety and well being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.

Main Duties

The Counsellor specialist in Psychosexual Therapy is required to manage a caseload of clients presenting with a variety of sexual and relationship complaints. They are to assess and then provide ongoing psychosexual therapy to the individual or couple. When necessary they will refer on to other specialist disciplines or services in particular for medical advice or assessment. The post holder is to maintain client records and confidentiality. The posts involve working both independently and also as part of a multi disciplinary team.

About Us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world. We have over 23,500 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Details

Date posted: 31 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum inc H.C.A (pro rata of full time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 196-LIS10009D
Job locations: Burrell St Sexual Health Clinic, 4-5 Burrell St., London, SE1 0UN

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
• Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination (in the case of Psychosexual Specialist Clinicians) and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
• Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
• Provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
• Be wholly accountable for practice in line with the COSRT/IPM code of professional conduct and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment.
• Ensure that sensitive patient records are stored appropriately.
• Ensure the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
• Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.
• Participate in case conferences in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care.
• Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure needs are met.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and families regarding disease treatment and management.
• Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.
• Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review.

Qualifications / Education

• Training to at least COSRT Membership Diploma of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine (Essential)
• COSRT Accreditation Membership of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine (Desirable)

Professional / Statutory Registration

• COSRT Membership (Essential)
• IPM Diploma (Essential)
• COSRT Accreditation (Desirable)
• IPM Membership (Desirable)
• Experience in supervision / Training of COSRT / IPM trainees (Desirable)

Previous Experience

• Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty (Essential)
• Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality (Essential)

Skills / Knowledge / Ability

• Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory acquired through CPD (Essential)
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues (Essential)
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients / clients and give relevant advice / information to patients (Essential)
• An understanding of resource management (Essential)
• Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others. Ability to organise and plan own time (Essential)
• Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and how this affects their role and the department (Essential)
• Can decide how best to achieve expected results, whilst acting within clearly defined policies / procedures and codes of conduct (Essential)
• Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information (Essential)
• Knowledge of evidence based practice (Essential)
• Microsoft Word / Excel skills (Desirable)
• Previous experience with EPIC software (Desirable)

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check – This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship – Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration – Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Burrell St Sexual Health Clinic, 4-5 Burrell St., London, SE1 0UN

Employer's website: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx