Bank Speciality Doctor

NHS; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A local health care trust in Birkenhead is seeking a Bank Specialty Doctor to provide integrated Sexual Health services. This role involves assessing and advising patients on reversible contraception, managing STIs, and working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a Basic Medical Qualification registered in the UK and relevant sexual health experience. Flexibility in work patterns is required, and the position may involve travel across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in the provision of Sexual Health services.
• Confident with IUD and SDI fitting under local anaesthetic.
• Management of sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia and gonorrhoea.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients for reversible methods of contraception.
• Manage uncomplicated sexually transmitted infections.
• Provide counselling for unplanned pregnancy.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Effective teaching

Ability to motivate a multi-disciplinary team

Education

Basic Medical Qualification registrable in UK

Full registration with GMC

Vocationally trained GP with MRCGP

Faculty qualifications DFSRH, LoC SDI, LoC IUT

Trained in cervical cytology

Job description

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Bank Speciality Doctor.

Job Description

The role of Specialty Doctor requires experience in the provision of Sexual Health services. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing integrated Sexual Health services, including provision of all methods of reversible contraception and management of sexually transmitted infections.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Assess patients, advise on and provide reversible methods of contraception including LARC methods to patients requesting contraception.
• Be a confident fitter of IUD and SDI methods of contraception, with experience of using local anaesthetic where needed for IUD fittings that require cervical dilatation.
• Assess patients, advise on and screen for asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection including HIV, syphilis and hepatitis, and manage common symptomatic presentations to a sexual health service.
• Manage uncomplicated sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomonas vaginalis, mycoplasma genitalium, genital HSV and genital warts.
• Utilise professional skills in all relevant areas of contraception and sexual health care, including counselling and referral for unplanned pregnancy.

About us

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Basic Medical Qualification registrable in UK
• Full registration with GMC
• Vocationally trained and accredited GP with MRCGP
• Faculty qualifications: DFSRH, LoC SDI, LoC IUT
• Trained in cervical cytology
• Faculty Registered Trainer status
• Attendance at a STIF course
• DipGUM

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• Management of asymptomatic and symptomatic Sexually transmitted infections
• Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Clinical experience in other aspects of women's sexual health
• Knowledge and principles of resource and budget management
• Understanding importance of clinician in management
• Awareness of core values of NHS in its modern structure

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Effective teaching
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibilities and supervise staff
• Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Flexibility in work patterns
• Access to a car for work purposes or ability to travel across sites as required

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.