Job summary
Croydon Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) is situated in purpose built premises on the acute hospital site. It is fully integrated with contraception and sexual health delivered from the ground floor and HIV on the 1st floor. In addition, CSHC operates a specialist psychosexual service and specialist training.
The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team providing care for patients with sexual and reproductive healthcare needs. The individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a commitment to teaching and training of other staff.
The service is commissioned to provide a full and comprehensive range of contraceptive services for anyone attending the service either referred by other health care teams or predominantly as self-referral. This includes but is not limited to: short acting and long acting reversible contraception (LARC) and consultations for medically complex contraception needs.
Adjoined to contraception is the domiciliary contraception nurse and the teenage pregnancy and outreach team who run training courses, sexual relationship education in schools and outreach contraception clinics off site. The post holder will provide clinical supervision and support for the contraception staff within the unit and of these outreach teams.
Main duties of the job
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital (CUH) and Purley War Memorial Hospital. CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home-birthing team.
About us
Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.
Please kindly refer to the detailed JD attached for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.
Please kindly refer to the detailed JD attached for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Letter of competence in Intrauterine Techniques (LOC IUT)
- Letter of competence in Sub dermal implants (LOC SDI)
- FRSH registered trainer
- Full registration with the GMC
- Diploma in GUM
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Letter of competence in Medical Education
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young and/or vulnerable people.
- Experience in day to day organisation of services in a busy outpatient sexual health department.
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Knowledge of local population needs
- Experience in the development of clinical guidelines including clinical care pathways or submissions to drug and therapeutics committees.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.
- Experience of teaching and training candidates for DFSRH.
Desirable
- Teaching skills course/qualification
- Experience of teaching and training of primary care practitioners including group tutorials and specialty updates as well as training for LOC in IUT and SDI
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Letter of competence in Intrauterine Techniques (LOC IUT)
- Letter of competence in Sub dermal implants (LOC SDI)
- FRSH registered trainer
- Full registration with the GMC
- Diploma in GUM
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Letter of competence in Medical Education
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young and/or vulnerable people.
- Experience in day to day organisation of services in a busy outpatient sexual health department.
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Knowledge of local population needs
- Experience in the development of clinical guidelines including clinical care pathways or submissions to drug and therapeutics committees.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.
- Experience of teaching and training candidates for DFSRH.
Desirable
- Teaching skills course/qualification
- Experience of teaching and training of primary care practitioners including group tutorials and specialty updates as well as training for LOC in IUT and SDI
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
