Psychosexual Counsellor

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Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust seeks a COSRT Accredited Psychosexual Counsellor to join their busy Urology team. The role involves providing specialist psychosexual assessment and counselling for adults facing sexual and relationship difficulties. Candidates should have counselling experience, proven ability to manage a caseload, and familiarity with NHS IT Systems. This position offers a salary of £44,485 - £52,521 PA, and emphasizes high-quality patient care and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

London high cost area supplement

Staff benefits and training schemes

Qualifications

• Counselling experience required.
• Evidence of managing an independent caseload.
• Previous work in an NHS trust is necessary.
• Experience in psychosexual counselling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a designated caseload and develop care plans.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure high standards of clinical record keeping.

Skills

Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights

Ability to communicate effectively

Understanding individual communication and emotional needs

Education

COSRT accreditation

Tools

NHS IT Systems (Cerner)

Job description

Employer Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Helier Hospital Town Carshalton Salary £44,485 - £52,521 Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2026 23:59

Psychosexual Counsellor

Band 6

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Job overview

We are looking for a COSRT Accredited Psychosexual Counsellor to join our busy Urology team at Epsom and St Helier. The successful candidate will provide specialist psychosexual assessment and counselling to adults experiencing a wide range of sexual and relationship difficulties

Main duties of the job

The role involves managing a designated caseload, undertaking comprehensive assessments and developing care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues within the Urology department. The post holder will liaise closely with referrers, GPs, and other professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure patients receive high quality care.

The post holder is expected to work within relevant legal and ethical frameworks, maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, monitor outcomes, and practice in accordance with professional codes of conduct and organisational policies.

Please see attached job description for further details. We encourage interested candidates to reach out to us via the email contact provided.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• CORST accreditation

Experience

• Counselling experience
• Evidence of managing an independent case load
• Previous experience working in an NHS trust
• Previous experience of NHS IT Systems (Cerner)
• Previous experience of psychosexual counselling

Skills

• Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human right
• Ability to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care
• Ability to understand an individual’s communication, physical & emotional needs

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’

There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

FURTHER INFORMATION

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.

If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.

ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

>As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.