Job summary
Applications are invited for Transgender Healthcare Consultants (Psychiatrist), on a full-time or part-time basis, working in the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health (NCTH). These are replacements posts, due to colleagues reducing hours and leaving the Trust.
Applicants must be eligible for registration on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register in general psychiatry, intellectual disability psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry or forensic psychiatry. Possession of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or to be within 6 months of attaining it is a requirement.
Main duties of the job
The successful post-holder will be expected, with suitable training, to work as a 'Lead Clinician' in transgender healthcare, and undertake transgender healthcare assessments, recommendations for gender affirming medical treatments, recommendations for gender affirming surgical treatments, manage a caseload, and liaise with primary care for the delivery of these treatments and also other services as required. NCTH will provide the entirety of this training while in post with the support (if required) of the Gender Identity Healthcare course.
The post holder will have a significant exciting opportunity to provide leadership to forge and form better working with primary care in the delivery of transgender healthcare across the nation.
It is expected that the post holder will develop or continue to develop specialist knowledge in transgender healthcare and attend (if required) the Royal College of Physicians and University of London Gender Identity Healthcare course. This course will be funded through this employment.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust was created in April 2001 and has an income (for 2020/21) of £470 million. It achieved Foundation Trust status in March 2015. It has three service delivery divisions: Community Health Services, Mental Health Services (providing a comprehensive range of Mental Health and Learning Disability Services) to the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (population 1.15 million) and a Forensic Division, which includes High Secure (Rampton Hospital) , Medium Secure units at Arnold Lodge in Leicester and Wathwood Hospital in Rotherham, Low Secure Services at the Wells Road Centre, Nottingham and healthcare services into a number of Prisons in the East Midlands Region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To deliver face to face and remote transgender healthcare clinics.
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for NCTH
- To participate in annual appraisal for senior medics.
- To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and NCTHnet, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
- To participate annually in a job plan review with the Clinical Director to ensure that the post is developed to consider changes in service configuration and delivery.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
- To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
- To comply with the Trusts Duty of Candour.
Please note, this job description is awaiting approval from the royal college of psychiatrists, and may be subject to change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To deliver face to face and remote transgender healthcare clinics.
- To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
- To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for NCTH
- To participate in annual appraisal for senior medics.
- To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and NCTHnet, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
- To participate annually in a job plan review with the Clinical Director to ensure that the post is developed to consider changes in service configuration and delivery.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
- To comply with the Trusts agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
- To comply with the Trusts Duty of Candour.
Please note, this job description is awaiting approval from the royal college of psychiatrists, and may be subject to change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months (General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Intellectual Disability, Forensic)
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Experience of clinical working with transgender and non-binary patients
Desirable
- Wide range of transgender healthcare experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience as working as a 'Lead Clinician' in transgender healthcare
- Experience in recommendations for gender affirming medical/surgical treatment
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months (General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Intellectual Disability, Forensic)
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
Desirable
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Experience of clinical working with transgender and non-binary patients
Desirable
- Wide range of transgender healthcare experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience as working as a 'Lead Clinician' in transgender healthcare
- Experience in recommendations for gender affirming medical/surgical treatment
Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
- Participated in continuous professional development
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
