Psychosexual Psychotherapist

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self -motivated individual to join our dynamic and progressive psychosexual service. The successful candidate will provide evidence based therapy for individuals and couples referred into the service and maintain and manage a set caseload efficiently and productively. The post holder will be required to explore and reflect on their outcomes analysis and productivity data to enable a vibrant modification approach to their work that empowers insight and appropriate adaptations to support their value within the organisation and the NHS in the current climate.

Please note the posts 21 hours- 3 days are split across two venues:

2 days (7.5 and 6 hours) Preston

1 7.5 hour day Blackpool

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have specialist qualification and knowledge to accurately provide assessment, formulation and intervention for clients presenting with psychogenic and/or organic sexual disorder and to address relationship issues precipitating to or maintaining sexual disorder and/or intimacy issues. The post holder will be capable of working professionally and autonomously to provide direct clinical care and support to clients demonstrating high level, expert therapeutic skills and knowledge. The post holder will maintain a specific and significant caseload and manage such reporting to the Principal Therapist. The post holder will be a team contributor responsible for the provision of a high quality, efficient, effective and specialist service for clients with sexual disorder and relationship issues referred from primary and secondary care within the geographical footprint of  Lancashire and Blackpool.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To act as an expert practitioner in Psychosexual Therapy
• To maintain a specific caseload and manage such reporting to the Principal Therapist.
• To work effectively with multidisciplinary colleagues to provide an efficient and high quality standard of care for clients referred into the service
• To maintain a high standard of personal clinical practice including access of regular supervision as specified by the College of Sex and Relationship Therapists (COSRT)

• To contribute to the maintenance a positive and efficient service waiting list.
• To provide evidence of effective service delivery through on-going monitoring and evaluation in line with key performance indicators.
• To support the governance and quality improvement agenda for the organisation. Ensure supervision and Care Quality Commission standards and regulations are embedded in practice.

• Adhere to Trust clinical and management policies and procedures.
• To support innovation and change within clinical practice in line with Trust requirements, and emerging national priorities and guidance.
• To ensure that all clinical interventions carried out are evidence based and clinically effective.

• Possess the skills and wide range of clinical knowledge to work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake independent, direct consultation and provision of care.
• Formulate, provide and evaluate intervention /treatment for complex patients including rationale for decision making.
• To adopt the concept of customer care and challenge performance or interactions which fail to deliver a quality service to internal and external customers.
• Be a role model for the service demonstrating a clear understanding of organisational goals and represent the beliefs and values of the organisation
• Comply with all training to identify and manage risk including safeguarding concerns ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to.

• Maintain own professional registration and hold responsibility for own continued professional development meeting requirements to maintain a professional portfolio and demonstrating evidence of reflective practice