Job summary
- Main area
- Psychosexual Therapy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 12 hours per week (happy to discuss flexible working)
- Job ref
- 437-6078656-A
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lance Burn Medical Centre
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Psychosexual Therapist
Band 8a
Job overview
Post: 0.32wte/12hrs Band 8A Psychosexual Therapist (COSRT accredited)
Base: Lance Burn Medical Centre Salford
Less experienced candidates will start at Band 7 until demonstrating appropriate competencies for rebanding to 8A.
Following the recent transfer of Salford sexual health services to the Northern (MFT), we are keen to recruit an experienced psychosexual therapist who will work with Salford Sexual Health services providing specialised assessment and treatment for all forms of sexual dysfunction (with both physical and psychological factors). The postholder will be based with the Northern at their Salford Base and work alongside key MDT professionals in providing high quality care to those with identified psychosexual difficulties.
GMMH are the host trust in recruiting/employing psychosexual therapists, via an agreement with MFT. You will be employed by GMMH and will receive support and supervision from a small team of experienced psychosexual therapists in GMMH.
Main duties of the job
Role will include assessment, formulation and intervention of psychosexual difficulties, drawing on the established evidence base.
Provision of consultation to the wider MDT 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.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in relevant area e.g. Nursing, AHP, Social Work, Counselling, Psychotherapy
- • Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy
- • COSRT accredited/eligible for COSRT accreditation
Desirable criteria
- • Registration with BACP/UKCP or other counselling or psychotherapy accrediting body
- • MSc in Psychosexual Therapy/other relevant Masters degree
- • Training in Supervision
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Minimum of 3 years’ experience of working as a qualified psychosexual therapist (less experienced candidates may be appointed at Band 7 and work towards 8A competencies prior to rebanding)
- • Considerable experience in assessment and therapeutic work with adults (and their partners) with psychosexual difficulties in a relevant setting (e.g. health/third sector/charity)
- • Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- • Experience of exercising full responsibility for service users’ psychosexual care and treatment, within the context of multidisciplinary care.
- • Experience of providing supervision (professional / clinical), teaching and / or training.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of the application of psychosexual therapy in different cultural contexts.
- • Experience of representing psychosexual therapy services in multidisciplinary settings.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Current knowledge of best practice and developments in psychosexual therapy including specifically: • Impaired sexual interest • Impaired sexual arousal • Erectile dysfunction • Ejaculatory disorders • Vaginismus • Sexual pain/discomfort • Sexual aversion and phobias
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of how to work with associated difficulties often presenting within a psychosexual context e.g. Trauma, Addictions (including sexual addiction), physical health conditions
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychosexual assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Padraig McDonnell
- Job title
- Clinical Manager, Psychosexual Therapy service
- Email address
- [email protected]
List jobs with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors