Job summary
- Main area
- Sexual Health Consultant
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 050-YGC-SXH-0724
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glan Clwyd Hospital
- Town
- Bodelwyddan
- Salary
- £100,000 - £146,000 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Sexual Health Consultant
Consultant
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has a vacancy for a permanent, full time Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV within the Central local Integrated health community. We are seeking an exceptional candidate with strong leadership and management skills to play a major part in delivering a high quality, innovative, integrated sexual health model of care for the population
The Consultant will join a highly motivated and friendly team of two consultants, nursing, administrative and pharmacy staff in the central integrated health. Additionally you will be networked with a further 3 consultants and their respective teams who provide services in the West and East integrated health communities.
The post is 10 sessions per week and is based At Glan Clwyd Hospital.
The successful applicant will be expected to help shape the development of the service, and have the opportunity to develop a special interest to augment and expand on current services provided.
Main duties of the job
- To Provide Clinical Care to patients accessing sexual health and HIV services.
- To provide clinical care and management to patients living with HIV
- To provide in patient support to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
- To provide consultant clinical advice within the sexual health team and to primary and secondary care colleagues
- Work with colleagues and service leads to establish new clinical pathways
- Provide supervision and support for the multidisapinary team and provide telephone/ email advice to other healthcare professionals
Working for our organisation
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people, across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham). Some areas of Mid-Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire are also covered by the Health Board.
The Health Board employs around 16,500 staff and has a budget of around £1.4 billion. It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Wrexham Maelor Hospital, in Wrexham, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units. The Heath Board also coordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales' Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies.
Situated in the Northern most aspect of Wales, the Health Board lies at the edge of the beautiful Snowdonia National Park and spans a huge and diverse geographical area. North Wales also boasts some of the UKs most varied and spectacular coastline, offering unparalleled opportunities to engage with outdoor activities in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Primary medical qualification
- Full GMC registration and license to practice
- MRCP or equivalent.
- CCT in GUM or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC) AND entry on Specialist Register, or eligibility within 6 months of prospective interview date.
Desirable criteria
- Dip GUM – Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine, or equivalent
- Diploma in HIV medicine, or equivalent
- DFSRH - Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive health or equivalent
- Letter of competence in Intrauterine Techniques (LOC IUT)
- Teaching qualification including STIF trainer
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of Clinical and Information Governance
- Understanding the role of clinical audit, quality improvement, incident and risk management
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and quality improvement
- Evidence of participation in incident and risk management
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of clinical audit or quality improvement being published or presented nationally or internationally as either an oral or poster presentation
Leadership and Management
Essential criteria
- Experience of leadership within a multidisciplinary team
- Awareness of wider local, regional and national policy developments in sexual health and HIV.
- Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
- Experience in the development of clinical guidelines and care pathways, in line with best practice.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management training
Research, Teaching and Training
Essential criteria
- Understanding of research methodology
- Experience of undergraduate and / or post graduate medical teaching and / or other healthcare professionals
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation in research based publications
- Formal training in teaching skills
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Thorough, up-to date knowledge of clinical issues related to STIs, and HIV
- Experience of managing both simple and complex HIV patients
- A working understanding of, and experience in, identifying and managing safeguarding issues in both adults and children.
- Evidence of participation in relevant continuing professional development.
- Confident in examining gram-stained smears and wet-prep with direct light microscopy.
- Experience of teaching undergraduate, postgraduate medical and nursing staff.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within an integrated sexual health setting.
- Experience of telephone consultations with patients.
- Thorough, up-to date knowledge of clinical issues related to contraception.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Healthboard values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- IT Skills
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
- Evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills
- Willingness to work occasional unsociable hours to meet the needs of the sexual health service which may involve evenings or weekends dependent on service developments
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karla Blee
- Job title
- Service Lead for Sexual Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Functioning of the Business and Operational activities of the Directorate of HIV, can be made to Yvette Drysdale [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Abergele Hospital
LLanfair Road
Abergele
- Telephone
- 03000843798
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