Job summary
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading providers of services for the LGBTQI+ communities including our gender dysphoria clinic 'TransPlus', trans sexual health service '56T' and Chelsea Centre for Gender Surgery. Our services are recognised for their inclusivity & diversity, and recently won a Nursing Times Award for 'Enhancing Patient Dignity'. Our ambition is to be the leading healthcare provider for Trans and non-binary service users in the UK, building on the specialist expertise and knowledge of our clinical teams.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been commissioned to provide TransPlus at 56 Dean Street, the first integrated gender, HIV and sexual health service by NHS England. Our vision is for an innovative and patient-centred service, based on the principle that patients must have equal access to services whatever their gender identity with reasonable adjustments to the delivery of care to match the individual's needs and circumstances.
Main duties of the job
This post is for 12 months in Gender Medicine based at TransPlus at 56 Dean Street, Soho. The Clinical Fellow will work alongside other members of staff to deliver first class care to individuals presenting with gender dysphoria in a sexual health setting, to make appropriate onward referrals and to review and manage abnormal results from clinic attendees (with support from senior members of staff as appropriate).
The service refers for the range of services described in the NHS England service specification and agrees and co-ordinates treatment plans specifically tailored to address each service-user's goals and clinical needs.
These services include:
- An assessment, diagnostic, and person-specific treatment planning service, involving the client in every aspect of their care
- Endorsement for surgical gender affirming surgeries
- Referral for facial depilation
- Referral for speech and language therapy
- Advice and advocacy to support bio-psycho-social adjustment
- Specialist psychological interventions
- Sexual health services
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.
We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
- We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
- We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
- We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
- We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
- We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
- We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The post holder will work a 40-hour week at 56 Dean Street. We also welcome candidates that wish to work less than full time. There will be opportunities for training in other specialist clinics within the department if the candidate so desires.
On Call:
There is no on-call commitment attached to this post; however the post-holder may be required to do evening clinics and Saturdays on a rotational basis (with time back in lieu).
Relations with other departments:
You will be expected to work alongside professional colleagues and local managers to ensure the efficient running of services and with other clinical practitioners from multiple disciplines.
The Directorate of HIV/GUM and Dermatology works closely with a number of other departments including general medical specialities (e.g. dermatology, neurology), cancer services, liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, gynaecology, children's services, maternity services, urology and ophthalmology. There is also liaison and joint research with the pathology departments.
Teaching:
Postgraduate and undergraduate students are regularly attached to the departments of HIV Medicine and General Medicine and there are teaching facilities on site. Wednesday morning is allocated as protected departmental teaching time for clinical staff.
Study and Training:
Successful applicants will be assigned a clinical supervisor. Although the post is not educationally approved, the post-holder will have access to the same departmental educational sessions as their counterparts in approved training programmes. The possession of MRCP is not an essential requirement of these appointments. Clinical Fellows are encouraged to involve themselves in audit and research projects.
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- Considerable experience in a Medical Specialty or Accident and Emergency
- Appropriate clinical and technical skills and abilities
- Demonstrable evidence of being able and willing to understand our Trust values of respect, kindness, excellence and safety, with behaviour which reinforces these values
Desirable
- SHO level experience in GUM or HIV medicine
- Involvement/interest in relevant research
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
56 Dean Street
London
W1D 6AQ