Specialty Doctor - Contraception and Sexual Health

Job overview

Are you a passionate and experienced Specialty Doctor looking to make a real difference in sexual and reproductive healthcare?

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time (7.5 PA) Specialty Doctor in Contraception and Sexual and Reproductive Health (CSRH) to join Sexual Health Dorset on a permanent basis.

Working across Dorset, primarily from our Bournemouth and Weymouth hubs, you will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse population.

This is a varied and rewarding role with opportunities to provide specialist contraception and sexual health care, including scan guided complex contraception management and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) services. You will contribute to our Complex Contraception and LARC clinics, support the nurse-led Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTOP) service and contribute to the training and development of colleagues and trainees.

You will have a minimum of five year’s experience as a College Registered Trainer and be fully qualified in ultrasound scan guided techniques and practice for MTOP and complex contraception.

Sexual Health Dorset provides a comprehensive range of services including specialist GUM clinics, young people's services, PSM and HIV PrEP provision.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative, forward-thinking service committed to improving sexual health outcomes while supporting professional development, teaching and service innovation.

If you’d like to find out more about this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Dr Shruti Batham, Consultant CSRH & GTPD Dorset Medical Lead; shruti.batham@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

As the Specialty Doctor you will work under the direction of the CSRH Consultant and as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals with a wide range of sexual and reproductive healthcare needs.

Working closely with consultants, nurses, health advisors and operational colleagues, you will promote collaborative multidisciplinary working and help drive continuous service improvement. You will provide clinical leadership within the service and support the supervision, education and development of nursing staff, trainees and junior colleagues.

As the Specialty Doctor you will contribute to teaching and training programmes, including support for DoCSRH, LoC IUT and LoC SDI training, while also participating in clinical audit, quality improvement, research and service development initiatives.

The post is well supported by an Admin Manager, Data Lead and dedicated administrative team, providing full administrative and secretarial support to facilitate the smooth running of clinics and timely communication with clinicians, referrers and patients. Designated shared office space is available within the Hub.

Dorset Healthcare offers excellent opportunities for professional development, NHS pension, generous annual leave and a range of wellbeing and flexible working benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

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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.