Job summary
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
To assess patients, advise on and provide reversible methods of contraception including LARC methods to patients requesting contraception.
To be a confident fitter of IUD and SDI methods of contraception. Ideally the successful candidate will have experience of using local anaesthetic where needed for IUD fittings that require cervical dilatation.
o To assess patients, advise on and screen for asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection including HIV, syphilis and hepatitis and to manage common symptomatic presentations to a sexual health service, including vaginal discharge, urethral discharge, genital ulcers and genital warts
Management of uncomplicated sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomonas vaginalis, mycoplasma genitalium, genital HSV and genital warts.
o To 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.
As an aspiring outstanding Trust, we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, always.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this exciting role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this exciting role.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Faculty Registered Trainer status
- Attendance at a STIF course
- DipGUM
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Management of asymptomatic and symptomatic Sexually transmitted infections
- Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Desirable
- Clinical experience in other aspects of women's sexual health eg. vulval disease, psychosexual counselling, etc.
- 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
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Excellent patient communication
- 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
Essential
- Flexibility in work patterns
Desirable
- Access to a car for work purposes or ability to travel across sites as required
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Faculty Registered Trainer status
- Attendance at a STIF course
- DipGUM
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Management of asymptomatic and symptomatic Sexually transmitted infections
- Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Desirable
- Clinical experience in other aspects of women's sexual health eg. vulval disease, psychosexual counselling, etc.
- 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
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Excellent patient communication
- 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
Essential
- Flexibility in work patterns
Desirable
- Access to a car for work purposes or ability to travel across sites as required
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
