Job summary
We are looking to appoint to a 6PA Consultant in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health (CSRH) at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust based at our iCaSH Peterborough service, to deliver high quality direct patient care and support specialist training in Sexual and Reproductive Health.
This post of Consultant in CSRH is based within the iCaSH Peterborough locality of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS NHS Trust) at the Peterborough clinic: Kings Chambers, working collaboratively with the iCaSH Cambridgeshire and wider iCaSH services.
The post holder will work alongside the existing clinical and administrative teams providing integrated contraception and sexual health services in Peterborough.
The post holder will be expected to have broad and robust experience in reproductive health and work independently as a consultant in CSRH.
Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required.
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 13th June 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake a full range of medical duties in Contraception Clinics and Sexual Health Clinics and will be expected to work with clinical colleagues supported by local managers in providing a safe, efficient, and effective service .
The post holder will share clinical responsibilities with professional colleagues and will actively contribute to the governance arrangements of the department.
The post holder will provide active support to the leadership team to support the continued development of the iCaSH Peterborough service, in order to enhance patient access ensuring that patient safety, confidentiality, and effective clinical governance are maintained and to help develop appropriate clinical pathways.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A key element of this role is to deliver training at general and higher specialty levels. The candidate will be expected to deliver all components of an FSRH General Training Programme (DFSRH, LoC IUT, LoC SDI and FRT), in the role of Director of that programme to internal and external candidates as necessary.
The post holder will also act, if required, in the role of Educational Supervisor for Specialty Trainees in CSRH based in Peterborough or Cambridge providing both clinical and educational supervision and ensuring their own continuing competence as a Tier 3 Educator through engagement with local Deanery frameworks.
The post holder would also be expected to contribute to the planning and delivery of local courses to multi-professional audiences relating to all aspects of Reproductive Health and sexual health and provide expertise and drive in delivering them.
The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. For further information please visit the GMC website and click on the Registration and Licensing link. You will also have completed Specialist Training (or CESR/Portfolio Pathway) in CSRH and be entered on the Specialist Register of the GMC, or have a CCT date within six months of the date of interview.
Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules. For further information on how this may affect your application visit the UK Government website.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.
Please refer to the full Job Description / Person Specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A key element of this role is to deliver training at general and higher specialty levels. The candidate will be expected to deliver all components of an FSRH General Training Programme (DFSRH, LoC IUT, LoC SDI and FRT), in the role of Director of that programme to internal and external candidates as necessary.
The post holder will also act, if required, in the role of Educational Supervisor for Specialty Trainees in CSRH based in Peterborough or Cambridge providing both clinical and educational supervision and ensuring their own continuing competence as a Tier 3 Educator through engagement with local Deanery frameworks.
The post holder would also be expected to contribute to the planning and delivery of local courses to multi-professional audiences relating to all aspects of Reproductive Health and sexual health and provide expertise and drive in delivering them.
The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. For further information please visit the GMC website and click on the Registration and Licensing link. You will also have completed Specialist Training (or CESR/Portfolio Pathway) in CSRH and be entered on the Specialist Register of the GMC, or have a CCT date within six months of the date of interview.
Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules. For further information on how this may affect your application visit the UK Government website.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.
Please refer to the full Job Description / Person Specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Basic Medical degree qualification
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CCST, CESR or Portfolio Pathway in CSRH or within 6 months of completing it Which includes : Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health MFSRH Letters of competence in subdermal implants and intrauterine techniques LoC SDI/LoC IUT Deep Implant removal skill Complex IUT skill Ultrasound skills
- Faculty (FSRH) Registered Trainer
- Educational Supervisor (the appointee must be trained in educational supervision in line with the Faculty Development requirements)
- Management and leadership training/experience
- Knowledge and application of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Appropriate higher degree
- Research/publications in Contraception, Sexual & Reproductive Health and other aspects of sexual health
- Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/PhD/MSc/Dip HIV/Dip GUM
Experience
Essential
- Independent management of Complex Contraception and Reproductive Health caseloads
- Clinical Experience in other aspects of Sexual and Reproductive Health, i.e. vulval disease, psychosexual medicine, PCOS, PMS and Menopause
- Clinical experience of working with individuals with medical and psychosocial complexity and ability to liaise with all relevant specialists and teams
- Leadership experience
- Experience of completed robust clinical audit and implementation of quality Improvement projects
- Senior decision maker (decisions at consultant level) in Reproductive Healthcare
- Experience of service development with respect to Public Health Principles and contribution to strategic priorities within regional sexual health networks
Desirable
- Experience of working in a custodial setting
- Experience of working within young people's services
- Understanding of and training in safeguarding issues (young people and adults)
- Trained Appraiser
- Experience of working in GUM or integrated service including experience in community clinics
Skillls
Essential
- Requisite leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to fulfil the role of a consultant leading a multidisciplinary community team to provide SRH care.
- Demonstrates familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management and current political issues, including an awareness of national strategic plans and constraints.
- Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Ability to undertake clinical record coding in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Data Set (SRHAD), and the Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinic Activity Dataset (GUMCAD)
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibilities and supervise staff appropriately
- Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams
- Able, willing and proactive in helping other team members to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills
- Understanding of the importance of research and its application in clinical practice
- Current knowledge of NHS changes
- Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit, clinical risk management and research.
- Understanding, engagement with and leadership with respect to clinical governance
- Able, willing and proactive in leading quality improvement work and implementing change
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
- Comprehensive IT skills
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Young People/Vulnerable Adults
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
- Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda
- Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
- Is up to date with legislation and current events
- Can demonstrate how they have promoted 'best practice'
- Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding children
Working withing Professional Boundaries
Essential
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
- Understands the principle of confidentiality
- Demonstrates professional curiosity
Emotional Awareness
Essential
- Aware of the range of emotions in self and others
- Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others
- Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
- Encourages others to express themselves openly
- Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
- Shows respect for others' feelings, views, and circumstances
- In highly stressful situations keeps own feelings in check, takes constructive action and calms others down.
- Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so
- Listens to personal comments without becoming defensive
Self Awareness
Essential
- Has a balanced understanding of self and others
- Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
- Can demonstrate flexibility of approach
- Shows a realistic appreciation of the challenges of working with children and young people/vulnerable adults
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Basic Medical degree qualification
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CCST, CESR or Portfolio Pathway in CSRH or within 6 months of completing it Which includes : Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health MFSRH Letters of competence in subdermal implants and intrauterine techniques LoC SDI/LoC IUT Deep Implant removal skill Complex IUT skill Ultrasound skills
- Faculty (FSRH) Registered Trainer
- Educational Supervisor (the appointee must be trained in educational supervision in line with the Faculty Development requirements)
- Management and leadership training/experience
- Knowledge and application of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Appropriate higher degree
- Research/publications in Contraception, Sexual & Reproductive Health and other aspects of sexual health
- Additional post-graduate qualifications, e.g. MD/PhD/MSc/Dip HIV/Dip GUM
Experience
Essential
- Independent management of Complex Contraception and Reproductive Health caseloads
- Clinical Experience in other aspects of Sexual and Reproductive Health, i.e. vulval disease, psychosexual medicine, PCOS, PMS and Menopause
- Clinical experience of working with individuals with medical and psychosocial complexity and ability to liaise with all relevant specialists and teams
- Leadership experience
- Experience of completed robust clinical audit and implementation of quality Improvement projects
- Senior decision maker (decisions at consultant level) in Reproductive Healthcare
- Experience of service development with respect to Public Health Principles and contribution to strategic priorities within regional sexual health networks
Desirable
- Experience of working in a custodial setting
- Experience of working within young people's services
- Understanding of and training in safeguarding issues (young people and adults)
- Trained Appraiser
- Experience of working in GUM or integrated service including experience in community clinics
Skillls
Essential
- Requisite leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to fulfil the role of a consultant leading a multidisciplinary community team to provide SRH care.
- Demonstrates familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management and current political issues, including an awareness of national strategic plans and constraints.
- Excellent personal and interpersonal skills
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Ability to undertake clinical record coding in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Activity Data Set (SRHAD), and the Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinic Activity Dataset (GUMCAD)
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibilities and supervise staff appropriately
- Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams
- Able, willing and proactive in helping other team members to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills
- Understanding of the importance of research and its application in clinical practice
- Current knowledge of NHS changes
- Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit, clinical risk management and research.
- Understanding, engagement with and leadership with respect to clinical governance
- Able, willing and proactive in leading quality improvement work and implementing change
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
- Comprehensive IT skills
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Young People/Vulnerable Adults
Essential
- Ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
- Has a good understanding of the Safeguarding agenda
- Can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment
- Is up to date with legislation and current events
- Can demonstrate how they have promoted 'best practice'
- Shows a personal commitment to safeguarding children
Working withing Professional Boundaries
Essential
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Recognises the limits of own authority within the role
- Seeks and uses professional support appropriately
- Understands the principle of confidentiality
- Demonstrates professional curiosity
Emotional Awareness
Essential
- Aware of the range of emotions in self and others
- Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others
- Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
- Encourages others to express themselves openly
- Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
- Shows respect for others' feelings, views, and circumstances
- In highly stressful situations keeps own feelings in check, takes constructive action and calms others down.
- Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so
- Listens to personal comments without becoming defensive
Self Awareness
Essential
- Has a balanced understanding of self and others
- Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
- Can demonstrate flexibility of approach
- Shows a realistic appreciation of the challenges of working with children and young people/vulnerable adults
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).
