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Psychosexual Therapist - Integrative Oncology, Cancer Survivorship and Cancer Pain Care

Remote · One day per week with scope to expand · 0.2 FTE employed or freelance · Autumn 2026 start

Changes to sexual function, intimacy and body image are among the things people affected by cancer most want to talk about, and among the things they are least often asked about. We are recruiting an experienced psychosexual therapist to give this work the proper clinical attention it deserves.

About us

Synthesis Clinic is an award-winning, CQC-regulated private integrative medicine practice based in Reading with a UK-wide online footprint. We provide doctor-led, multidisciplinary integrative cancer care alongside conventional cancer treatment. Our team includes integrative medicine physicians, nurses, nutritionists, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, a superintendent pharmacist and other allied healthcare professionals, working across three departments: Integrative Cancer Care, Integrative Pain Care, and Survivorship and Carer Support.

About the role

You would hold a psychosexual caseload one day a week, delivered entirely remotely, across all three of our departments. Patients are adults aged 18 and over, seen individually or as couples, and include people in active treatment, people in survivorship, people at high genetic or familial risk, and partners and carers. The reporting line is to the Medical Director, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel.

The working pattern is designed for the demands of the specialty:

• Your choice of Monday, Wednesday or Friday, fixed on appointment
• Initial assessments of 75 to 90 minutes; follow-up sessions of 55 minutes
• Four to five patient contacts per day, with the rest of the day protected for notes, correspondence and referral review
• If you choose Wednesday, our general and integrative oncology MDT meetings would sit inside your paid day
• Scope to grow to two or three days a week in due course, subject to demand

This is a clinical post with service delivery being the primary role. We are looking for an experienced clinician who will hold a caseload to a high standard, communicate clearly with medical colleagues, and keep excellent records.

Who we are looking for

You will meet one of these four routes:

• Accredited membership of COSRT
• Registered membership of COSRT with an evidenced route to accreditation, plus core registration with UKCP, BACP or HCPC
• HCPC-registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with a documented psychosexual specialism
• GMC-registered doctor with Institute of Psychosexual Medicine training

You will also bring:

• At least three years' post-qualification psychosexual practice with adults
• Experience of both individual and couple work
• Experience with people affected by cancer, or with a closely allied population such as gynaecology, urology, menopause or long-term conditions, with clear transferable competence
• Working knowledge of how cancer treatment affects sexual function, including endocrine therapy, androgen deprivation therapy and treatment-induced menopause
• Confidence in risk assessment, including safeguarding, domestic abuse and coercive control
• Real experience of remote therapy and the governance it demands
• Clinical record keeping you would be happy to have audited

Helpful but not required: psycho-oncology or cancer centre experience; experience with BRCA and other previvor populations.

Please note that we are are unable to consider applications from psychosexual nurse specialists on this occasion.

Options - employed vs freelance (personal choice)

• Employed at 0.2 FTE: £11,000 to £12,400 per annum (£55,000 to £62,000 full-time equivalent), depending on experience and accreditation. 28 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata. Nest pension with 3% employer contribution. Clinical supervision funded by the clinic.
• Self-employed: £370 to £400 per clinic day, depending on experience and accreditation, invoiced monthly. Supervision arranged and funded by you and reflected in the rate.

Both routes require professional indemnity insurance to a minimum of £2 million and an enhanced DBS check with Adults' Barred List. You will need to be UK-based with the right to work in the UK.

Synthesis Clinic is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are a Disability Confident employer and will make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process.

Pay: £55,000.00-£62,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Please summarise any experience you may have in working with patients who are impacted by cancer.

Experience:

• psychosexual therapy: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Remote