Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health – CWHS service lead | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Lakenheath; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Lakenheath is seeking a Consultant in SRH who will engage in delivering comprehensive care across various SRH services. The role involves supporting SRH trainees, conducting clinics, and providing educational supervision. Candidates must hold a medical degree and possess relevant specialist qualifications. The position emphasizes evidence-based practice and the importance of teaching within the clinical environment, promoting patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Must have a medical degree and specialty training in SRH.
• Experience in educational supervision for trainees preferred.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to teaching and improving clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care in SRH services.
• Supervise and teach integrated sexual health clinics.
• Contribute to the training of CSRH trainees.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teaching ability

Commitment to patient safety

Education

Medical degree

Specialist qualification in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant in SRH to join our well established team at Barts Health. You will work with Consultant, SAS and nursing colleagues across the full spectrum of SRH. Any necessary training and support will be provided and you will also have a role in supporting SRH trainees, CESR candidates and DFSRH trainees. You will primarily work at Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, but there may also be the chance to work at our Stratford Centre of Excellence. This is a substantive 10 PA post.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will have a commitment to be available for 10 PAs each week. They will work as part of the Consultant body to support delivery of care, and training of the multidisciplinary team. They will work across the whole remit of SRH. This will involve work within the abortion service including performing surgical procedures in clinic and with GA in theatre, as well as FGM, menopause, complex contraception and integrated sexual health.
• The post holder will deliver general integrated sexual health clinics during which supervision and training will be provided to other clinical staff working in the clinic. The post holder will work with our TPD and training co-ordinator to deliver SRH teaching in clinic and elsewhere. There may also be the opportunity to participate in teaching of undergraduate medical students.
• The post holder will be an educational supervisor for CSRH trainees working on the Barts rotation.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

General duties and expectations

• To provide evidence – based care.
• To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out within Trust guidelines.
• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with colleagues within the department, other clinical specialities within the Trust particularly gynaecology, General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work, working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.
• To provide cover for annual and study leave colleagues so far as is practicable.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
• The post holder will be expected to devote substantially the whole of his/her professional time to this appointment and to give it priority on all occasions.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025.