Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic applicant for a full time Consultant post (10PAs) in Integrated Sexual Health commencing in July 2025 to work alongside a dynamic team of sexual health professionals working at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. This post is to work in North Kent at the Riverside Clinic, Gravesham Community Hospital and Overy Street clinic, Dartford. We are looking for someone who can lead the Clinical Governance for our service and develop high quality clinical outcomes for our diverse local population. We are looking for an applicant who wants to work innovatively to deliver effective patient care and collaborate with our experienced and flexible multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to work 10 PAs of Direct Clinical Care DCC (8DCC and 2 SPA) with each PA being a 4-hour session. Consultations are 30 -45 minutes depending on the type of clinic undertaken. Thirty minutes of DCC admin time is included within each session to allow for patient related admin and to provide clinical support of the nursing staff who run clinics alongside the Consultants. It is expected that Consultants will support the training of sexual health staff, medical students and other professionals interested in sexual health.
The successful applicant will be expected to attend and contribute to relevant clinical and management meetings including a monthly team meeting, Clinical Ops meeting and Directorate meeting and any additional clinical meetings that require their presence. Time is allocated within the job plan for these and can be adjusted as responsibility changes.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust in the south east of England. The Trust was legally established on 14 February 2000 and provides a full range of general hospital services, and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south of west Kent and the north of East Sussex. It also provides specialist care including ophthalmology, stroke and sexual health services to a wider population. The Trust's Chair is Annette Doherty, the Chief Executive is Miles Scott and the Medical Director is Dr Sara Mumford.
The Trust employs a team of over 8,000 staff. Its core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs, and it operates from three main clinical sites: Fordcombe Hospital, Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury.
The Trust provides specialist cancer services to around 2 million people in Kent, Medway and East Sussex, via the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital, and at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury. We also provide outpatient clinics across a range of locations in Kent and East Sussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will have responsibility to contribute to our sexual health strategy in line with the National Strategies and Kent Public Health priorities including meeting our accessibility targets, population health targets including ending the HIV epidemic (UK 2030 Zero HIV Transmission), increasing Chlamydia testing in those aged < 25 years and reducing unplanned pregnancy through availability of LARC contraception.
The successful applicant will be responsible for managing a case load of GUM and HIV patients and supporting nurse led clinics. The successful applicant will also be expected to provide safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults attending the service. The service is supported by a Safeguarding lead nurse and the Trust Safeguarding team.
To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery. The Sexual health service is due to start receiving F2 doctors in August 2024 as part of a new Foundation Program development.
You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will have responsibility to contribute to our sexual health strategy in line with the National Strategies and Kent Public Health priorities including meeting our accessibility targets, population health targets including ending the HIV epidemic (UK 2030 Zero HIV Transmission), increasing Chlamydia testing in those aged < 25 years and reducing unplanned pregnancy through availability of LARC contraception.
The successful applicant will be responsible for managing a case load of GUM and HIV patients and supporting nurse led clinics. The successful applicant will also be expected to provide safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults attending the service. The service is supported by a Safeguarding lead nurse and the Trust Safeguarding team.
To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery. The Sexual health service is due to start receiving F2 doctors in August 2024 as part of a new Foundation Program development.
You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.
Person Specification
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the process of structured training, assessment, and appraisal
- Experience of hospital management role
- 6.To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
Desirable
- Attendance at management training course
- Aware of sexual health funding
Qualifications
Essential
- FULL GMC REGISTRATION
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Diploma in GUM and / or Diploma in HIV
- Membership of a relevant national body/bodies (BASHH,BHIVA or FRSH)
Desirable
- Letters of competency in subdermal implants and implant fitting
- BSc, MSc, MD
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
Clinical Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Enthusiastic and motivated to provide high quality service
- Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning
- Experience in setting up an MDT
- Understand role of Clinical Audit/QIP within Service
- Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of clinical governance
- Demonstrate ideas for research and innovative practice
- Clinical research in the fields of special interest
- Experience of undertaking and publishing research
Teaching and traning experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching in informal and formal setting
- Experience of acting as a clinical or educational supervisor
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Knowledge and experience of delivery of RCOG training programme
Desirable
- Medical education experience/courses
- Evidence of interest and experience in supporting trainees in difficulty, training in effective delivery of feedback
- Educational supervision of medical students
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to lead effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Effective communicator
- Supportive and tolerant
- Ability to be flexible, quality driven and innovative
Person Specification
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the process of structured training, assessment, and appraisal
- Experience of hospital management role
- 6.To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
Desirable
- Attendance at management training course
- Aware of sexual health funding
Qualifications
Essential
- FULL GMC REGISTRATION
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Diploma in GUM and / or Diploma in HIV
- Membership of a relevant national body/bodies (BASHH,BHIVA or FRSH)
Desirable
- Letters of competency in subdermal implants and implant fitting
- BSc, MSc, MD
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
Clinical Experience, Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Enthusiastic and motivated to provide high quality service
- Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning
- Experience in setting up an MDT
- Understand role of Clinical Audit/QIP within Service
- Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional lead in multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of clinical governance
- Demonstrate ideas for research and innovative practice
- Clinical research in the fields of special interest
- Experience of undertaking and publishing research
Teaching and traning experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching in informal and formal setting
- Experience of acting as a clinical or educational supervisor
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Knowledge and experience of delivery of RCOG training programme
Desirable
- Medical education experience/courses
- Evidence of interest and experience in supporting trainees in difficulty, training in effective delivery of feedback
- Educational supervision of medical students
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to lead effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Effective communicator
- Supportive and tolerant
- Ability to be flexible, quality driven and innovative
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).
