Job overview

To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and access to interventions for transgender patients.

The post holder will be part of the transgender health team and act as a Transgender Healthcare Professional and work as part of the service to support patients in line with the NHS England national service specification.

The role requires the post holder to be a named professional for patients and undertake both assessment and follow-up responsibilities for an identified caseload of transgender and non-binary patients.

The role involves monitoring cross sex hormone treatment for trans male trans female and non-binary patients.

The post holder will be part of the team providing a service to patients and, on occasions their families, including direct and indirect clinical work that supports the Clinical Lead and Service Manager in developing the service.

To demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, to ensure that all team members receive appropriate clinical / practice supervision and that professional standards are maintained.

Through annual appraisal that mandatory training, practice education and development are actively identified for all staff, and feed into the Trust’s continuous professional development planning process.

Lead by example, motivating and empowering others and promoting positive attitudes, mutual understanding and collaboration between all services involved in the delivery of the service.

Main duties of the job

To assess, design, implement safe, creative, and effective treatment
plans in collaboration with the patients’ needs.

Manage a diverse caseload of patients ensuring a high standard of
clinical care.

To work as an independent Non-Medical Prescriber within this field.
Work as a team member being flexible to the needs of the team.
To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both
written and computerised. To maintain the safe custody of
healthcare records.

Support the implementation of team objectives within the multidisciplinary
specialist team.

To maintain NMC registration and adhere to the revalidation
requirements.

Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for
all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and
contribute to clinical activity/data collection, as required.
To provide appropriate and relevant support, where appropriate to
peers and non-registered team members.

Compliance with best practice directions (WPATH and NICE) and
participation in quality initiatives.

The job description is not exhaustive. The tasks described are
representative of the duties it is expected the post holder will
undertake within the grade range of the post. Job content will be
reviewed as necessary in consultation with the post holder, to reflect
the changing nature of the post.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment