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Job overview

•    The post holder will function as an autonomous practitioner working in conjunction with other members of the Gender Identity Clinic as part of a multidisciplinary team.
•    The post holder will undertake comprehensive assessments, manage a complex caseload of service users, provide advice, support, deliver interventions and respond to any adult safeguarding issues.  They will also monitor medication management and concordance and monitor effects under supervision of a lead clinician.  
•    To work to develop and deliver safe and effective services, in accordance with key national targets, clinical standards, service priorities, and performance indicators set by regional and national commissioners and Trust and service policies.
•    To provide specialist health advice, direction, and guidance to service users, colleagues and other stakeholders.
•    Work in partnership with commissioners, regional service colleagues and other partner agencies to provide gender identity services that achieve the best possible outcomes for service users.
•    To offer line management to members of the clinical team where required in collaboration with other service leaders. 

Main duties of the job

•    Work as part of a multi-disciplinary service fostering good communication with colleagues of all disciplines whilst ensuring that all communications are conducted with dignity and respect.
•    Establish rapport and maintain supportive professional relationships with patients and their carers, supporting them through the assessment process even when there are barriers to acceptance such as lack of insight or difficulties adjusting to diagnoses and complex life changes.
•    Be responsible and accountable for receiving and providing complex, contentious, and sensitive information to patients regarding their health status or future treatment.
•    Take and accurately record patient histories and medical conditions, including physical health.
•    Advise and take informed consent for investigations and clinical procedures and disclosure of sensitive personal information.
•    Communicate contentious information in unpredictable, confrontational / volatile situations where clients, carers, staff may be stressed / distressed, abusive and anxious / irrational.
•    Maintain effective communication with colleagues in health and partnership agencies, negotiating and agreeing individual roles and responsibilities in relation to the delivery of care, respecting user choice and autonomy throughout the process.
•    Act as the Named Professional as defined by appendix G of the Service specification: Gender Identity Services for Adults (Non-Surgical Interventions)* for an agreed caseload.

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS FT is a major employer and provider of services. Our Service Users, Carers and Staff are central, and our Values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:

• Working together for service users
• Respect and kindness
• Everyone counts
• Commitment to quality
• Improving lives