Sex and Relationship Therapist

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Good annual leave

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing packages

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discount opportunities

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a fully qualified Sex and Relationship Therapist to join the male erectile dysfunction team at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield. You will manage a specialist caseload, screen for treatment suitability, and contribute to service development.

The role involves assessment, treatment, supervision and ongoing training, with opportunities for research participation and policy development within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Specialist Sex and Relationship Therapy qualification required.
• Registered with College of Sex and Relationship Therapists.
• Accredited with College of Sex and Relationship Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist clinical service, delivering Sex and Relationship therapy within the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
• Undertake assessment and treatment of own specialist caseload with accurate records.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to other professionals as agreed.
• Contribute to policy development and to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust.
• Participate in audit, research and development programmes.

Skills

Sex and Relationship Therapy

Clinical supervision

Education

Specialist qualification in Sex and Relationship Therapy

COSRT registration

COSRT accreditation

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 04/11/2026

Sex and Relationship Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

This post is for a fully qualified Sex and Relationship Therapist. The successful candidate will work within the male erectile dysfunction team based at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital where they will manage a specialist case load of patients. They will screen for treatment suitability, undertake assessment and treatment of adults suitable for sex and relationship interventions. The post holder will contribute to the development of the Male Erectile Dysfunction team working and will be involved in training and research within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist clinical service, delivering Sex and Relationship therapy within the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

To undertake the assessment and treatment of own specialist case load, maintaining associated records.

To provide clinical supervision and consultation to other professionals as agreed.

To contribute to the change and implementation of policy, contributing to the development of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.

To participate in audit, research and development programmes.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Specialist qualification in Sex and Relationship Therapy.
• Registered with College of Sex and Relationship Therapists and member of United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.
• Accredited with College of Sex and Relationship Therapists.

Experience

• Delivery of sexual and relationship therapy.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of psychological therapies.
• Experience of working within a sexual and relationship difficulties service and managing one’s own caseload.

Further Training

• Ability to work with a diverse range of staff teams.
• Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients with complex sex and/or relationship problems.
• Ability to provide training and supervision.
• IT literate.
• Skills in research and audit

Skills

• Ability to work flexibly.
• Enthusiasm for the integration of sexual medicine and psychotherapy.

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

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If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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.