Job Introduction
We are seeking to appoint a “Specialty Grade Doctor in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health” in our Teeside Sexual Health services
We require a prevention focussed integrated sexual health service that meets the needs of the local population within the Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton, and Redcar local authority areas; 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.
Our services provide free information and advice on all types of contraception, STI testing and treatment and psychosexual management. We are a “Level 3” integrated contraception and sexual health service, combining the medical specialties of Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) and Community Sexual and Reproductive Health. We have four bases in each of the above local authorities. Our service is confidential, non-judgemental and for people of all ages, genders, and orientations.
Main Responsibility
The appointment will be a full-time (10 PA) Speciality Grade Doctor in Community and Sexual Reproductive Health. The appointee must hold the Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH) or equivalent and meet the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) person specification for the Specialty Grade.
It is expected that the appointee will deliver appointment/walk in clinics for Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), complex contraception , testing and treatment of STI.
The post holder may be asked to deliver one evening clinic per week.
Clinics will consist of booked appointments for referrals from other members of the clinical team, or GPs and directly booked patient appointments as well as within the non booked walk in clinics.
There is no direct in-patient responsibility with this post.
The post covers four sites across Teesside and is supported by a consultant and team of experienced specialist nurses and support staff.
Outline Provisional Job Schedule:
The post has 10 Programmed Activities – 7.5 for direct patient care (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for service development and leadership. An indicative 10 PA week can be summarised as follows, final timetable will be confirmed with the successful candidate on appointment and reviewed after an appropriate period in line with the trusts job planning policy. Flexible and less than full time working arrangements will be considered, including job share and compressed or annualised hours.
Please see attached Job Description for full responsibilities .
The Ideal Candidate
- Basic medical qualification registrable in UK
- Interest in working towards an application to the GMC for a CESR in Community Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- MFSRH
- Letter of competence in IUC or equivalent
- Letter of competence in sub-dermal implants or equivalent
- Ultrasound special skills qualification
- Gynaecological scanning
- Soft tissue (deep implant)
- Specialist skills relevant to sexual and reproductive health
- Application/acknowledgement of evidence-based practice
Package Description
As “Specialty Grade Doctor in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health”, you’ll be part of our valued team:
- £50,373 to £78,759 depending on experience with NHS pension
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
About the 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, di-verse 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.
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