Job summary
***Brand New Position***
***Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health***
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of award winning sexual health and HIV services across London. We provide services across the city including at two acute hospital sites and a number of community centres including 10 Hammersmith Broadway and 56 Dean Street.
Our strategic ambition is to continue to expand our contraception service and to become a centre of excellence for SRH as we have done for our other services such as HIV and TransPlus.
We are recruiting a full time, substantive consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health to help us grow and develop our directorate. The successful candidate will be qualified in SRH, will understand the demands of the clinical specialty as well as leadership of NHS services. They will be motivated to lead and transform SRH services in London and will take the initiative to innovate as we continue to adapt and develop.
The post holder will work across both of our acute sites (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital) wherecontraception, sexual health and HIV clinicalservices arefully integrated.
We welcome applications from candidates who have recently completed training as well as those who have well-established careers.We consider candidates who wish to work flexibly and/or less than full time hours.
****Please be aware the attached JD is still pending Royal College approval.****
Main duties of the job
Brief Duties
- This is a substantive 10 PA Consultant post.
- Provide support to directorate service lead for contraception delivery and training, and support FSRH training for the SH services provided by CWFT.
- Provide consultant care to those with difficult to insert/remove long acting methods of contraception, including transvaginal ultrasound scanning and other complex contraceptive needs.
- Work with the service lead for contraceptive services in developing a plan to deliver key elements of person-centred contraceptive services.
- Work with colleagues to modernise the integrated sexual health pathways to ensure effective use of resources, shifting asymptomatic patients to e-services.
- Provide consultant advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in GUM/RSH clinics. Review complex cases requiring senior input.
- Participate fully in the GUM clinic rota for screening, diagnosis and treatment of outpatients presenting with STIs and other sexual health conditions.
- Manage a caseload of patients attending for subdermal Implants and intrauterine devices.
- Shared responsibility for the induction, training and supervision of trainee doctors attached to the service
- There may be evening and/or weekend SRH clinics within the job plan as well as one specialist clinic.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will, in conjunction with the existing Consultants, have responsibilities for providing advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with STIs. They will be committed to developing integrated sexual health services in line with the National Strategy for Sexual Health & HIV. The post-holder will be expected to help lead on innovations or service change designed to achieve local/national targets, develop/expand outreach services, optimise cost efficiency of the service, including implementation of new technologies and development of online services. The post holder will also be expected to provide all aspects of contraception and LARC.
The post-holder will support the directorate service lead for contraception delivery and training, and facilitate FSRH training for the SH services provided by CWFT. They will provide consultant care to those with difficult to insert/remove long acting methods of contraception, including transvaginal ultrasound scanning and other complex contraceptive needs. He/she will be expected to work with colleagues to modernise the integrated sexual health pathways to ensure effective use of resources, shifting asymptomatic patients to e-services. Provision of consultant advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in GUM/SRH clinics is essential and reviewing complex cases requiring senior input.
The post-holder will participate fully in the clinic rota for screening, diagnosis and treatment of outpatients presenting with STIs and other sexual health conditions as well as manage a caseload of patients attending for subdermal Implants and intrauterine devices. He/she will have responsibility for the induction, training and supervision of trainee doctors attached to the service. Developing a fixed regular complexLARCforum across Northwest London is one of the priorities for the Directorate.
The post-holder may engage in specific management tasks and contribute to monthly departmental meetings in agreement with the Clinical Lead. The successful post holder will discuss the use of SPA time with their service director when commencing the post to ensure that supporting activity is in line with the objectives and requirements of the service and the Trust.
The appointee should expect that sessions may be re-allocated from time to time to meet changes in circumstances such as the development of new services, changes in consultant staff, expansion or reduction of existing services and the review and implementation of the Business Planning Programme. The appointee may also expect to work evenings and/or weekends within SSC or at other healthcare premises within Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust or outreach services managed by the Trust.
The post-holder will share an office with consultant colleagues at the St Stephens Centre, with shared administrative and secretarial support. The post-holder will have access to computer facilities, including, email, word-processing and hospital results system. They will have access to facilities for confidential meetings such as appraisal and supervision.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will, in conjunction with the existing Consultants, have responsibilities for providing advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with STIs. They will be committed to developing integrated sexual health services in line with the National Strategy for Sexual Health & HIV. The post-holder will be expected to help lead on innovations or service change designed to achieve local/national targets, develop/expand outreach services, optimise cost efficiency of the service, including implementation of new technologies and development of online services. The post holder will also be expected to provide all aspects of contraception and LARC.
The post-holder will support the directorate service lead for contraception delivery and training, and facilitate FSRH training for the SH services provided by CWFT. They will provide consultant care to those with difficult to insert/remove long acting methods of contraception, including transvaginal ultrasound scanning and other complex contraceptive needs. He/she will be expected to work with colleagues to modernise the integrated sexual health pathways to ensure effective use of resources, shifting asymptomatic patients to e-services. Provision of consultant advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in GUM/SRH clinics is essential and reviewing complex cases requiring senior input.
The post-holder will participate fully in the clinic rota for screening, diagnosis and treatment of outpatients presenting with STIs and other sexual health conditions as well as manage a caseload of patients attending for subdermal Implants and intrauterine devices. He/she will have responsibility for the induction, training and supervision of trainee doctors attached to the service. Developing a fixed regular complexLARCforum across Northwest London is one of the priorities for the Directorate.
The post-holder may engage in specific management tasks and contribute to monthly departmental meetings in agreement with the Clinical Lead. The successful post holder will discuss the use of SPA time with their service director when commencing the post to ensure that supporting activity is in line with the objectives and requirements of the service and the Trust.
The appointee should expect that sessions may be re-allocated from time to time to meet changes in circumstances such as the development of new services, changes in consultant staff, expansion or reduction of existing services and the review and implementation of the Business Planning Programme. The appointee may also expect to work evenings and/or weekends within SSC or at other healthcare premises within Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust or outreach services managed by the Trust.
The post-holder will share an office with consultant colleagues at the St Stephens Centre, with shared administrative and secretarial support. The post-holder will have access to computer facilities, including, email, word-processing and hospital results system. They will have access to facilities for confidential meetings such as appraisal and supervision.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Relevant CCT in GUM or CSRH or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC)
- On specialist register or a Specialty Trainee who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register by date of interview
- MFSRH
- LoC IUTand LoC SDI or equivalent
- Eligible to become a FSRH registered trainer (FRT) or is already an FRT
- Ultrasound trained
Desirable
- MRCP / MRCOG
- Dip GUM
- Experience in removing deep implants
- Higher research degree (MD or PhD)
- Teaching Qualification
- Training in Management
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in sexual health, contraception (including LARC) equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- Experience of audit, quality improvement and other aspects of clinical governance
Desirable
- Clinical and educational supervision experience
- Training in and practical experience of safeguarding
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and skills of relevant GUM & SRH practice
- Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
- Computer skills and IT literacy
- Solid understanding of the Clinical Governance
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
Desirable
- Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Flexible, dynamic, confident and assertive
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand the Trust PROUD values
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Relevant CCT in GUM or CSRH or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC)
- On specialist register or a Specialty Trainee who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register by date of interview
- MFSRH
- LoC IUTand LoC SDI or equivalent
- Eligible to become a FSRH registered trainer (FRT) or is already an FRT
- Ultrasound trained
Desirable
- MRCP / MRCOG
- Dip GUM
- Experience in removing deep implants
- Higher research degree (MD or PhD)
- Teaching Qualification
- Training in Management
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in sexual health, contraception (including LARC) equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- Experience of audit, quality improvement and other aspects of clinical governance
Desirable
- Clinical and educational supervision experience
- Training in and practical experience of safeguarding
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and skills of relevant GUM & SRH practice
- Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
- Computer skills and IT literacy
- Solid understanding of the Clinical Governance
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
Desirable
- Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Flexible, dynamic, confident and assertive
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand the Trust PROUD values
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).