Job Introduction
We are seeking to appoint a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health (CSRH) to work across our multiple sites within Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.
As an cSRH Consultant, your days will be rewarding and diverse. You will join a great department of talented and passionate individuals who you will work closely with, including Specialist Doctors, Lead Nurses and clinicians to provide a prevention-focused, integrated sexual health service that meets the needs of the local population.
Our vision is to empower all people living in the Cheshire West area to enjoy positive sexual health and wellbeing. Integrated Sexual Health Services provide a range of interventions that enable people to experience healthy sexual relationships.
We require a prevention focused integrated sexual health service that meets the needs of the local population within the boroughs and minimises the need for residents to travel outside of the area; a service that will continually improve education, prevention, testing, treatment, and support services in response to a changing environment of sexual health and relationship needs.
The service will improve sexual health by delivering a range of interventions across the life course; with a focused direction of travel towards prevention, building resilience and self-esteem, along with consistently promoting healthy choices. The service will provide open and easy access, cost-effective, high-quality provision for contraception and prevention, diagnosis, and management of sexually transmitted infections, according to evidence-based protocols.
Main Responsibility
The post holder will be expected to work with the MDT. They will undertake 5-6 consultant clinics per week and will provide clinical leadership in cSRH to the service in support of the clinical lead.
• The appointee will participate in Clinical Governance, Clinical Audit, CME and meet the annual CPD requirements of the appropriate Royal College / Faculty.
• HCRG Care Group supports the requirements for continuing professional development and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
• The postholder will be required to follow the policies and practices laid down within HCRG Care Group
• The postholder will undertake annual appraisal and ensure they meet the requirements for continuing professional development in line with GMC good medical practice and to meet requirements for revalidation. The postholder would also be supported to undertake further training in revalidation appraisal for consultant/SAS doctors themselves.
• All medical and dental staff employed by HCRG Care Group are expected to comply with its risk management and Health and Safety policies, procedures and guidelines, and information Governance policies.
• All staff are personally responsible for record keeping. A record is anything that contains information and any medium e.g., paper, tapes, computer information etc which have been created or gathered to document NHS activity.
• All individuals within HCRG Care Group are responsible for any records they create. Records must be retained in accordance with the records management policy and stored in a manner that allows them to be easily located in the event of a Freedom of Information request.
• The postholder must ensure complete and accurate data is collected to the highest standard. Data collection should be supported by adequate documentation and processes should be reviewed regularly. All staff should ensure that processes conform to national standards and are fit for purpose. All staff should comply with Information Quality Policy.
All staff are expected to have or to gain a minimum of basic IT skills to enable them to use the IT systems to support the organisation`s services and needs.
• Staff should be familiar with relevant IT systems, security policies and procedures.
• The postholder will be encouraged to participate in the mentoring scheme run jointly by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and the British HIV Association (BHIVA).
There is also a regional SRH clinical leads group which meets regularly throughout the year.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details.
The Ideal Candidate
We have built organisation-wide networks in many specialist fields. You’ll have the option to join your clinical specialism, networking with professionals from across the country. We get together regularly, auditing and sharing standard methodology for innovation and service re-design. You’ll be a part of the pool of subject matter experts bringing together clinical and operational leads. You will be a part of quality improvements, research and development activity. Here we recognise and celebrate clinical excellence and dedication.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
Package Description
As well as NHS terms and conditions including NHS pension, you'll have access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Laptop and Mobile enabling fantastic flexible working patterns that can help you lead a perfect work/life balance. Flexible and less than full time working arrangements will be considered, including job share and compressed or annualised hours.
- 34 days holiday+ Bank Holidays
- MyWellness a health and lifestyle platform covering mental health awareness and support, healthy recipes & activity challenges and access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- We are pleased to offer access to Wagestream which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, bespoke career pathways and opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 100% of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
About the Company
Our Location
Founded by the Romans over 2000 years ago, much of the Roman influence remains and Chester’s city walls are the most complete in Britain. In every corner of the city, you are confronted with history, from the Roman amphitheatre to the medieval half-timbered buildings.
One of Chester’s most unique features is the two-tiered rows, which means you can shop whatever the weather and gives you a unique experience and double the shopping fun!
As well as having so much history and heritage, Chester is a vibrant, dynamic city full of restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, hotels, racecourse, zoo, theatre and not forgetting the River Dee. With so much to discover, you will always find something new each time you visit.
With nearby cities of Liverpool 20 miles away and Manchester 40 miles away; with easy and accessible transport routes Chester is a great location. Whether you are looking for a nearby vibrant city or the relaxed countryside in North Wales which is just across the border.
Our Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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