Job overview

This post is a replacement substantive position. The appointment will be a part-time (2 PA) Specialist grade doctor in Sexual Health, with a potential for a whole-time post when the current post holder retires in April 2026, based at  Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.

The appointee will be working towards DFSRH and / or STIF intermediate, along with gaining significant  experience in provision of contraception and/or genitourinary medicine. Letters of Competence in Intrauterine Techniques and/or Subdermal Implant techniques are desirable but training can be provided.

It is expected that the appointee will deliver clinics in integrated sexual health. Clinics will consist of booked appointments and drop in attendances (subject to covid restraints), working alongside sexual health nurses (advanced nurse practitioners and band 6 nurses working to PGD), health care assistants delivering asymptomatic STI screening and providing support to clinicians and other sexual health doctors. .

There is no direct in-patient responsibility with this post.

The appointee will be expected to work with the multidisciplinary team to identify clinical governance and training needs. This may involve involvement in the development of local training programmes to support staff attain appropriate FSRH or BASHH accreditation.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will undertake

·       History taking, examination, investigation and treatment of patients attending the Genitourinary Medicine department in line with clinic protocols.

·         Supporting the department in the management of patients with HIV disease.

·         Working in line with all Trust  policies and procedures and the GU clinic guidelines.

·         Keep up to date with clinic guidelines, good medical practice and safeguarding guidelines.

·         Participation in the internal educational activities of the department, including teaching nurses, medical students, junior doctors and other visitors to the department, as appropriate.

·         Participation in the external educational activities, including meetings and courses hosted by the department and other courses such as the BASHH STIF course, HIV Masterclass and DFSRH as appropriate.

·         Participation in audit and clinical governance activities of the department.

·         Providing medical support to non-medical staff of the clinic.

·         Performance of administrative tasks relevant to Genitourinary Medicine (such as writing of letters to colleagues and patients, compiling GUMCAD data, development of clinic protocols).

·         Clinical liaison with other hospital departments, general practitioners and other agencies as required.

·         Participation in the developing clinical networks within Genitourinary Medicine in the West Midlands.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment