Specialty Doctor - Sexual Health and HIV
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Main area: Sexual Health and HIV
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 4 sessions per week
Job ref: 434-MEDS-001
Site: Brookside Town, Aylesbury
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 29/01/2025
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. We care for over half a million patients every year.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver integrated sexual health care? If your answer to the question above is yes, then this could be the perfect role for you! Here at Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, we are looking for a Specialty Doctor to join our highly experienced Integrated Sexual Health service. This exciting and rewarding role will be offered as a permanent position, on a part-time basis of PAs. There are up to 4 PAs available which could be shared between suitable applicants. The post holder will be working at Amersham hospital and Brookside clinic.
Please note that interviews will be held face to face at Brookside Clinic, Aylesbury on 29th January 2025. All applicants MUST hold a Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Throughout the role, you will work flexibly, independently and as part of the existing experienced integrated contraception and sexual health multidisciplinary team, providing integrated contraception and sexual GUM level 3 services in Buckinghamshire. You will provide medical support and advice to nurse-led clinics, and will be able to develop your skills in line with the changing needs of the service and your interests. There are plenty of training opportunities available, as you will take part in audit, research and training as appropriate, and you will participate in the teaching of medical students and other health professionals. There is weekly protected departmental teaching time for clinical staff.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL
• Participate fully in the clinic rota for screening, diagnosis and treatment of outpatients presenting with STIs and other sexual health conditions and provision of all methods of contraception.
• Provide clinical advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in ISH clinics. Review complex cases requiring senior input.
• To be competent in the management of under 18-year-olds and vulnerable adults working within Fraser Guidelines and mental capacity assessments.
• A suitably experienced candidate would also be able to participate in some of the other clinical sessions including genital dermatoses and other complex GUM presentations and patients attending for subdermal implants and intrauterine devices.
• Participate in the administrative tasks of the department, such as writing GP letters, completing the phone in lists and statutory coding and surveillance.
TEACHING & TRAINING
• Contribute to training and development of the existing workforce to facilitate integration of contraceptive and sexual health services.
• Contribute to the teaching and training of clinical staff at weekly educational meetings.
• Provide training and support for medical students and GP registrars.
• Ensure mandatory training is up to date as per trust policy.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Fully registered with GMC with Licence to Practice in the UK
* MB BS
* Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health
* Letter of Competence in Intrauterine Techniques
* Letter of Competence in Sub-Dermal Implants
Experience
* Experience in Sexual Health Care
* Experience in providing contraception support and advice
* Clinical Teaching
Knowledge
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on full range of sexual health issues in male and female patients and take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients where appropriate.
* Ability to problem solve and identify a solution(s) using combination literature, personal experience and information gained from peers.
* Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team during an integrated level 3 Sexual Health clinical session.
* Training in and practical experience of safeguarding.
* Aware of issues around providing care for men and women aged under 16.
* Aware of issues around providing care for women with unplanned pregnancy.
Clinical governance and Audit
* Demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance.
* Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
* Demonstrable experience in organising audit cycles.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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