# Psychosexual Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychosexual-therapist/c633316f-7432-4bd0-ae27-e13be423c1a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychosexual-therapist/c633316f-7432-4bd0-ae27-e13be423c1a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 12 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T10:43:07.936Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychosexual_Therapy/Psychosexual_Therapy-v8031516 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8031516?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. We are keen to recruit an experienced psychosexual therapist who will work with MFT Salford Sexual Health services (see www.thenorthernsexual.health.co.uk for more information) 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 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. ### 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 ## Job Details 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. We are keen to recruit an experienced psychosexual therapist who will work with MFT Salford Sexual Health services (see www.thenorthernsexual.health.co.uk for more information) 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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 ### Other **Essential** - Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. **Desirable** - Experience of working within a multicultural framework. ### Skills **Essential** - Highly developed skills in the use of complex methods of psychosexual assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. - Ability to use own initiative and to work under supervision where appropriate. - Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals. **Desirable** - Skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups. - Formal training in supervision of other psychosexual therapists ### Knowledge **Essential** - 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** - Knowledge of how to work with associated difficulties often presenting within a psychosexual context e.g. Trauma, Addictions (including sexual addiction), physical health conditions ### Experience **Essential** - - 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** - - Experience of the application of psychosexual therapy in different cultural contexts. - - Experience of representing psychosexual therapy services in multidisciplinary settings. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - 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** - - Registration with BACP/UKCP or other counselling or psychotherapy accrediting body - - MSc in Psychosexual Therapy/other relevant Masters degree - - Training in Supervision ## Documents - [8a jd/ps (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319092) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.