General Practice

Salaried General Practitioner

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Brighton

Salary

£78,699 – £118,759

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

In line with NHS England's vision for improving adult gender care through increased capacity and patient choice in the care pathway, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) hosts Sussex Gender Service (SGS). SGS is a pilot that has been designed around multi-organisation collaboration, prioritises patient experience and choice, and will make more efficient use of specialist commissioned resources. The pilot provides a new regional service model for the provision of a gender service, providing assessment and gender-affirming treatments in line with the national service specification for gender identity services for adults. The service will provide specialist gender identity assessment and treatments for adults registered with a GP in Sussex and already on a Gender Identity Clinic waiting list elsewhere in the country. The service has been working through service users meeting this criteria in order to significantly reduce waiting times. The pilot is partnered with the TransPlus, one of the established Gender Identity Clinics (GICs) operating across England. It also works closely with primary care and community and voluntary organisations, including The Clare Project. SGS draws on the close links established through the Locally Commissioned Service for trans healthcare. The pilot launched in autumn 2023 and is now working towards becoming a fully commissioned service. This post is cover for maternity leave.

Salaried General Practitioner

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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General Responsibilities & Duties To deliver face to face and remote transgender healthcare clinics. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. To participate in service and business planning activity for the service. To participate in annual appraisal for doctors with their Designated Body for revalidation. As the post-holder will be expected to maintain a clinical role in Primary Care and be on the National GP Performers' List, their Designated Body will be their local NHS England office (not SPFT). Where appropriate, to participate in the academic programme, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme. To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management. To comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services. To comply with the Trust's Duty of Candour

The Sussex Gender Service pilot is the fifth adult gender service pilot commissioned by NHS England. You will be joining a supportive, creative and positive multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to providing high-quality, patient centred, primary & community care led gender dysphoria services. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and deliver a new service and to make a positive difference to the lives of the local trans, non-binary and intersex (TNBI) community.

Person specification

Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
MRCGP or MRCGP equivalent approved by the Royal College of Gender Practice
Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment
Eligible or within 6 months of being eligible for inclusion on the GMC General Practitioner Register
On the National GP Performers list
Excellent knowledge in General Practice
Excellent clinical skills using biopsycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Experience of MDT working
Experience in communication in potentially challenging circumstances
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Desirable

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Completion of RCP PGDip Gender Identity Health Practice
Additional clinical qualification
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Experience of clinical working with transgender and non-binary patients
Experience as working as a 'Lead Clinician' in transgender healthcare
Experience in recommendations for gender dysphoria medical treatment
Experience in assessment in transgender health