# Speciality Doctor in Gender Dysphoria and Endocrinology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Danetre Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Endocrinology and Diabetes
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T11:52:09.557Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Daventry/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gender_Dysphoria_Endocrinology/Gender_Dysphoria_Endocrinology-v8342674
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8342674?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post holder will provide specialist medical input within the Gender Dysphoria Service, undertaking comprehensive assessments, supporting treatment planning, advising on hormone therapy, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues. The role involves outpatient clinics, clinical governance activities, service development, and liaison with primary and secondary care providers.

### Main duties of the job

- Provide specialist medical assessment, diagnosis, and formulation for patients experiencing gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.
- Develop and implement individualised, patient-centred care plans.
- Assess suitability for gender-affirming medical interventions in accordance with current national and international guidance.
- Provide advice regarding hormone therapy initiation, optimisation, monitoring, and management of associated health risks.
- Collaborate with primary care clinicians to ensure safe prescribing and ongoing monitoring arrangements.
- Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team including psychologists, psychiatrists, specialist nurses, speech and language therapists, and other allied health professionals.
- Liaise with external healthcare providers regarding treatment recommendations and ongoing patient care.
- Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement projects, and service development initiatives.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and complete all associated administrative duties.
- Contribute to teaching, training, and professional development activities within the service.

Support the development of inclusive and equitable healthcare for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this role please see the attached job description or contact the service for further information

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working within NHS healthcare settings
- Experience conducting independent clinical assessments and formulating management plans
- Experience managing patients with complex physical and/or psychological healthcare needs
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams

**Desirable**

- Experience working with transgender and gender-diverse patients
- Experience in endocrinology, hormone replacement therapy, menopause care, sexual health or reporductive medicine
- Experience in quality improvement, audit, service development or clinical governance acitvities

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS, MBChB, or equivalent medical qualification.
- Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

**Desirable**

- Postgraduate qualification in Endocrinology, General Practice, Sexual Health, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine or related speciality
- Membership of Fellowship of a Royal College

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Understanding of evidence-based medical practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance, patient safety, and risk management principles
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to engage sensitively with diverse patient populations
- Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion principles

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of current guidance relating to transgender healthcare and gender dysphoria management
- Awareness of psychosocial factors affecting transgender and gender-diverse individuals
- Experience providing education or supervision to healthcare professionals

## Documents

- [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047)
- [specialty doctor - gic (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10667018)

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