Psychosexual Therapist

We are currently seeking a part time psychosexual therapist/counsellor.
The successful candidate will have experience in providing psychosexual counselling and hold the appropriate qualifications, ideally they should be COSRT registered.
The post is currently timetabled for 2 days per week based within our community contraception & sexual health clinic., Triage and assessment of referrals from GP's and other clinical staff.
Manage a fixed term caseload, usually offering 6 sessions of therapy per episode.
Provide activity reports to Operational manager.
Engage in internal/external training and attend supervision.
Ensure registration is maintained., To provide a qualified psychosexual therapy service, providing psychosexual therapy assessment and treatment services to outpatients experiencing sexual dysfunction and intimacy difficulties under the care of CASH & Community gynaecology services. To provide specialist advice and consultation on patients' sexual and relationship difficulties to medical, nursing and AHP colleagues in CASH & Community gynaecology through multidisciplinary team meetings and attendance at clinics as appropriate. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the department and trust's policies and procedures.
Key Task and Responsibilities
Providing assessment and fixed term counselling/psychosexual therapy to patients referred by their GP from Greenwich and Bexley boroughs. To manage an appropriate and time limited caseload. To attend regular clinical supervision ass agreed with the departmental management team. To manage complex emotions that may arise from case management. To be able to assess complex cases and understand the need to refer elsewhere as required. To keep updated in relevant techniques and therapies via the appropriate CPD.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
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Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
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