Job summary
We are seeking a part-time (7 PA) Consultant to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team, which has undergone significant growth in the last decade. The department is currently involved in many exciting initiatives and are looking for individuals with appropriate skills to complement this team and help build the community SRH Service to be in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.
This is a new Consultant in Community Sexual and reproductive Health (cSRH) post created to support the expansion of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) provision and training within the service and to champion high quality cSRH research within the service. The post holder will work collaboratively with the women's health/contraception lead and FSRH principal trainer with overseeing the expansion of LARC services in the department and with delivery and oversight of training for contraception for staff within the department and the organisation as well as with training of the cSRH specialty trainees.
Main duties of the job
This is a new post for a part-time (0.7 WTE) Consultant in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health (cSRH) created to support the cSRH lead consultant with oversight of training within the department for cSRH trainees and for FSRH related training and to provide complex contraception, leadership in sexual health research, training, as well as general clinical and managerial responsibilities in the department.
The post holder will contribute to clinical, teaching, audit and research support for the department and management support for the medical staff and the department in general.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
A detailed indicative job plan is attached.
The job plan will be negotiated between the consultant and their clinical director/lead at least annually.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals and employs over 13,000 staff and has over 2 million patient contacts a year. Our annual turnover is now £1.2 billion.
The Sexual and Reproductive Health department at Guy's and St Thomas' (GSTT) incorporates three integrated clinics. We provide a full range of sexual and reproductive health services based at Burrell Street, Walworth Road, and Minnie Kidd House, covering a diverse client group across Southwark and Lambeth. We run a walk-in service across five days at Walworth Road and Minnie Kidd House, and a seven-day service at our Burrell Street location.
It is a busy department seeing 66000 patient attendances annually. Lambeth and Southwark have the highest sexual health needs in England and the service is at the heart of the new Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy for South East London with the challenge of increasing access to LARC and reducing unplanned pregnancies in young people.
We have strong links with Lambeth and North Southwark primary care for whom we are the lead providers. The department works in close collaboration with women's health services, Urology, Dermatology, infection services, emergency department and inpatient services.
The service is going through an organisational restructure to increase accessibility for LARC, HIV PrEP, STI prevention and care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Weekly Complex LARC clinic
- Monthly Deep Implant Clinic
- 2 LARC/Training clinics (could include Young people's clinic)
- 2 General GUM clinics (1:8 weekends)
- Job Planning, appraisal, continuing professional development, clinical governance, mandatory training,
- Research and academic activity lead
***Job Description is pending Royal College approval***
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Weekly Complex LARC clinic
- Monthly Deep Implant Clinic
- 2 LARC/Training clinics (could include Young people's clinic)
- 2 General GUM clinics (1:8 weekends)
- Job Planning, appraisal, continuing professional development, clinical governance, mandatory training,
- Research and academic activity lead
***Job Description is pending Royal College approval***
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent and full GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC Specialist Register or Specialty Trainee within 6 months of CCT or has submitted a CESR Application to the GMC
- MFSRH (Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health)
- Letter of Competency for Intrauterine techniques (LoC IUT)
- Letter of Competency for Sub-dermal implants (LoC SDI)
- Letter of Competency for Medical Education or PGEA in Medical education
Desirable
- Masters degree, MD or PHD
- Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine
- MRCOG
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Competent in ultrasound scanning
- Competent in complex LARC procedures
- Experience in removing deep implants
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Evidence of a depth of understanding of audit. Understanding of principles of audit.
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management.
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working, organisational skills, and IT skills.
Desirable
- Training/qualification in Quality Improvement
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in Sexual and Reproductive Health and STI work including experience in community clinics
- Understanding of the need for an integrated sexual health service
- Experience of community-based work
- Experience of working with young people
Desirable
- Experience in service and care pathway development
- Experience in Community gynaecology
Research skills & experience, Teaching Skills & experience
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
- Demonstration of an interest in research and willingness to help developing academic activity aligned with the King's Health Partners' strategy.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates, junior medical staff and wider clinical multidisciplinary team.
- Be a Registered Trainer with the FSRH
Desirable
- Research skills and experience in sexual health research
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Formal teaching qualifications
Leadership & Management skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Management training or qualification.
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.
- Appraisal training.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Awareness of the challenges of an inner city, multicultural community
- Ability to travel to all clinic sites speedily, including on call cover in an emergency
- Flexible approach to working
- Willingness to work with male and female patients
- Willingness to participate in assessment and referral for termination of pregnancy
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent and full GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC Specialist Register or Specialty Trainee within 6 months of CCT or has submitted a CESR Application to the GMC
- MFSRH (Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health)
- Letter of Competency for Intrauterine techniques (LoC IUT)
- Letter of Competency for Sub-dermal implants (LoC SDI)
- Letter of Competency for Medical Education or PGEA in Medical education
Desirable
- Masters degree, MD or PHD
- Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine
- MRCOG
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Competent in ultrasound scanning
- Competent in complex LARC procedures
- Experience in removing deep implants
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Evidence of a depth of understanding of audit. Understanding of principles of audit.
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management.
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working, organisational skills, and IT skills.
Desirable
- Training/qualification in Quality Improvement
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Wide experience in Sexual and Reproductive Health and STI work including experience in community clinics
- Understanding of the need for an integrated sexual health service
- Experience of community-based work
- Experience of working with young people
Desirable
- Experience in service and care pathway development
- Experience in Community gynaecology
Research skills & experience, Teaching Skills & experience
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
- Demonstration of an interest in research and willingness to help developing academic activity aligned with the King's Health Partners' strategy.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates, junior medical staff and wider clinical multidisciplinary team.
- Be a Registered Trainer with the FSRH
Desirable
- Research skills and experience in sexual health research
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Formal teaching qualifications
Leadership & Management skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Management training or qualification.
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.
- Appraisal training.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Awareness of the challenges of an inner city, multicultural community
- Ability to travel to all clinic sites speedily, including on call cover in an emergency
- Flexible approach to working
- Willingness to work with male and female patients
- Willingness to participate in assessment and referral for termination of pregnancy
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
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).
