Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust in Cambridgeshire seeks a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health to join the Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health (iCaSH) team. The role covers clinics across Cambridge, Huntingdon and Wisbech, and offers flexible, part-time hours.

You will provide expert clinical care, contribute to service development, governance and education, and lead a multidisciplinary team to improve patient access and outcomes in reproductive health.

Qualifications

• GMC Specialist Register entry or within 6 months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible expert leadership and clinical care within the full range of reproductive health including complex contraception and adolescent care.
• Deliver contraception and reproductive health services across Cambridge, Huntingdon and Wisbech clinics.
• Contribute to governance, quality improvement, education and supervision of the medical team.
• Develop and implement local pathways and shared care plans to improve patient access and outcomes.
• Lead training and provide clinical supervision to the team and trainees.

Job description

Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Company: East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

Hours: Part-time

Location: Cambridge, Huntingdon and Wisbech, CB1 3DF

A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire).

At the East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust, we are proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to our communities. We are looking for a dedicated Consultant in Sexual & Reproductive Health to join our Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health (iCaSH) team in Cambridgeshire.

Working across our clinics in Cambridge, Huntingdon & Wisbech you will play a key role in providing expert clinical care across reproductive & sexual health services. You will work closely with a skilled multidisciplinary team, helping to shape and develop services that meet the needs of a diverse population.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration, innovation & continuous improvement. Alongside clinical duties, you will support education, supervision, service development and quality improvement, while promoting best practice and patient centred care.

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate clinician with strong leadership and communication skills, GMC Specialist Register entry (or within 6 months of interview) and robust experience in reproductive and sexual health medicine.

In return, we offer a supportive working environment and a strong commitment to professional development and work-life balance.

Join us and make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

The post holder will undertake a full range of medical duties in Contraception and Reproductive 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 Cambridgeshire 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.

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.

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Roles and responsibilities

1. Provide visible expert leadership and clinical care within the full range of reproductive health including complex LARC, complex contraception, use of contraception throughout the life course including adolescence and perimenopause
2. To directly provide Contraception services to address the holistic reproductive health needs of clients and include signposting for other relevant health needs, ie: reproductive mental health, women’s health, gynaecology, sexual assault and substance misuse/dependence
3. Perform contraceptive or reproductive health examinations and procedures as required or clinically indicated to aid differential diagnosis
4. Provide expert advice and direction to medical, nursing, allied and administrative staff
5. Provide leadership and vision in development of local and shared care pathways in line with clinical governance arrangements ensuring patients with complex needs receive their onward care within an appropriate time frame
6. To use the electronic patient database competently and efficiently for all aspects of patient care and operational day to day clinical management
7. Work as part of a team dedicated to sexual health promotion and care, delivering contraception and reproductive health services to national College of Sexual and Reproductive Health (CoSRH), British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) standards and guidelines
8. To be an active participant of the local reproductive health team/network
9. Be responsible for the training of the clinical team
10. Be responsible for updating, supervision and professional management of the medical team, ensuring adherence to procedures and protocols
11. To liaise with colleagues within the local area to deliver safe and effective care
12. Support good medical practice through clinical supervision, education and training, reviews of safety and quality, team working and clinical leadership
13. Support the commitment of the department to the development of undergraduate teaching, with a programme of clinical supervision
14. To be familiar with all aspects of the Community Sexual and Reproductive Health (CSRH) Specialty Training Programme, and able to act as Educational Supervisor to CSRH trainees within the Trust and/or Training Programme Director (TPD) if required
15. Support the establishment of a rolling programme of CoSRH general training and supervision for multidisciplinary colleagues in Primary Care and other organisations providing sexual and reproductive healthcare
16. Undertake audit and research as a part of the service audit plan

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust