Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sexual Health Service (SHS) as a Consultant in Sexual Health at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SFHT) with sessions also at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). The successful appointee may also work at other community SHS sites across Nottinghamshire.
The SHS at SFHT and NUH are comprehensive sexual health services and a wide range of contraception care is provided, including the management of complex contraception care, insertion and removal of intrauterine contraception devices/systems, sub-dermal implant procedures and injectable contraception. The service also provides genitourinary medicine (GUM) services for sexually transmitted infection (STI) care, genital infections/conditions, and HIV outpatient care.
We are looking for a motivated and committed person with experience in sexual health and HIV treatment and care, and an interest in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), to be part of our friendly and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team and complement our existing team who provide GUM, SRH and HIV outpatient services.
Main duties of the job
The main duties at SFHT are to provide outpatient sexual health services for contraception provision and STI/genital infections/conditions treatment and care.
The main duties at NUH are to provide outpatient HIV treatment and care services, and HIV PrEP services, including complex care and PrEP leadership.
You will be expected to work within national guidelines and standard operating procedures within the service.
Duties will also include teaching and training of other clinicians, such as resident doctors, medical students and nurses, as well as other healthcare professionals.
Active involvement in departmental and Trust audit/clinical governance is expected in collaboration with other staff in the department.
The person specifications for the post are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specifications, which is attached.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see details above and attached Job Description and Person Specification for a list of the main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see details above and attached Job Description and Person Specification for a list of the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Eligible to be included on the GUM Specialist Register or CCT expected within six months of the interview date
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent
- DipGUM or equivalent
- DipHIV or equivalent
- DFSRH
- LoC IUT
- LoC SDI
Desirable
- Higher Professional Degree
- MFSRH
Experience
Essential
- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job description and job plan
- Understanding of all aspects of GUM, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and HIV Medicine
- Experience in procedures such as genital biopsy, IUT and SDI
Desirable
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Able to effectively organise and manage clinical and administrative workload
- Able to prioritise and delegate appropriately
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
- Able to work in a team
Desirable
- Higher management degree, qualification or training
- Management and leadership experience
- Experience of change management
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of experience in teaching medical undergraduate/ postgraduate students, and other clinical and non-clinical staff
Desirable
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Research/Audit/Governance
Essential
- Able to convert research evidence into clinical practice
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
Desirable
- Original publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with team members, service users, their families and other health professionals
- Empathetic and caring attitude to patients and colleagues
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to travel between SHS sites
- Computer skills and ability to use the Trusts' IT systems
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and professional development
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- Eligible to be included on the GUM Specialist Register or CCT expected within six months of the interview date
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent
- DipGUM or equivalent
- DipHIV or equivalent
- DFSRH
- LoC IUT
- LoC SDI
Desirable
- Higher Professional Degree
- MFSRH
Experience
Essential
- Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job description and job plan
- Understanding of all aspects of GUM, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and HIV Medicine
- Experience in procedures such as genital biopsy, IUT and SDI
Desirable
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Able to effectively organise and manage clinical and administrative workload
- Able to prioritise and delegate appropriately
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
- Able to work in a team
Desirable
- Higher management degree, qualification or training
- Management and leadership experience
- Experience of change management
Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of experience in teaching medical undergraduate/ postgraduate students, and other clinical and non-clinical staff
Desirable
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Research/Audit/Governance
Essential
- Able to convert research evidence into clinical practice
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
Desirable
- Original publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with team members, service users, their families and other health professionals
- Empathetic and caring attitude to patients and colleagues
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to travel between SHS sites
- Computer skills and ability to use the Trusts' IT systems
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and professional development
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities
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).
