Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health to join our caring and progressive team in Margate.

We’re a close team but we’re never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust provides integrated sexual health services across East Kent and Medway from a variety of settings including acute hospital sites, purpose-built health centres, community hospitals, community clinics and GP practices.

Services include sexual and reproductive health, outreach and young persons (YP) services and GUM/ HIV services. We also provide psychosexual services for the whole of Kent and Medway. In Medway, we provide a Level 3 integrated sexual health service and outpatient HIV service from new purpose-built premises at 4 Clover Street, Chatham, with around 15 000 patient attendances per year. There is a cohort of 320 individuals living with HIV who attend for outpatient care. We are not contracted to provide HIV inpatient care at Medway Maritime Hospital but this may be a possibility in future. There are extended opening hours including evenings, but currently no weekend responsibilities.

We provide online testing for asymptomatic and simple symptomatic clients through SH:UK, outreach services for vulnerable clients, and also work in partnership with a variety of community organisations in Medway to deliver sexual health care outside of the clinic. There is a fully equipped office with IT access shared with the GUM consultant, and an on-site medical secretary. The post holder will be encouraged to access mentoring through the BASHH / BHIVA / FSRH Mentoring Scheme or any other suitable alternative

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice, revalidated as needed
  • DFSRH and Letters of Competence in sub-dermal implants & intrauterine techniques
  • Postgraduate Award in Medical Education (Sexual Reproductive Healthcare) PGA – or equivalence/eligibility to be a Faculty Registered Trainer
  • On specialist register or a Specialty Trainee who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC’s specialist register by date of interview
  • Membership of the College of Sexual & Reproductive Health (MCSRH)

Desirable

  • Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
  • STIF Intermediate and / or STIF Advanced Competency
  • Qualified Educational Supervisor (QES)
  • Diploma in GU Medicine

Clinical Skills / Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of experience in Sexual & Reproductive Health
  • Experience of working in GUM or integrated sexual health service
  • Experience with outreach teams and working with vulnerable groups and hard-to-reach populations Holistic approach to patient management
  • Ability to provide complex contraception management. Ability to provide STI management to a high standard

Desirable

  • Experience of Public Health activities Experience with Young Peoples Services
  • Competency in ultrasound scanning
  • Ability to remove deep implants, or willingness to learn and provide this service
  • Skills in medical gynaecology and menopause care

Teaching, Training and ability to manage

Essential

  • Evidence of interest and experience in teaching all members of MDT
  • Willingness to become General Training Director for East Kent and Medway
  • Experience of educational supervision, teaching skills course/ qualification
  • Experience of teaching for CFSRH Awareness of the overall business environment in which the service operates
  • Ability to manage and lead change and inspire and develop forward thinking
  • Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
  • Ability to make decisions and deal with conflict

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching CSRH curriculum
  • Experience of teaching on STIF course

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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