GP with a Special Interest in Womens Health

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Women's Health Clinical Academic Group

GP with a Special Interest in Women's Health (0.4 WTE)

Location: Whipps Cross University Hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a GP with a Special Interest in Women's Health to join our innovative and award-winning Women's Health Hub at Whipps Cross Hospital.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver specialist women's health clinics, provide triage and advice to primary care colleagues, and support the development of integrated women's healthcare services across Waltham Forest.

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience and a strong interest in Women's Health/Gynaecology
• General Practice experience
• Excellent clinical decision-making and communication skills
• Experience in procedures such as IUD insertions and other minor gynaecological procedures (desirable)

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience and a strong interest in Women's Health/Gynaecology
• General Practice experience
• Excellent clinical decision-making and communication skills
• Experience in procedures such as IUD insertions and other minor gynaecological procedures (desirable)

What we offer:

• Flexible working, including some remote clinics and triage sessions
• A supportive multidisciplinary team
• Opportunities for teaching, mentoring and service development
• The chance to shape the future of women's healthcare in North East London

Job Share: Applications for job-share arrangements are welcomed.

Join us and help transform women's healthcare for our local community

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience and a strong interest in Women's Health/Gynaecology
• General Practice experience
• Excellent clinical decision-making and communication skills
• Experience in procedures such as IUD insertions and other minor gynaecological procedures (desirable)

What we offer:

• Flexible working, including some remote clinics and triage sessions
• A supportive multidisciplinary team
• Opportunities for teaching, mentoring and service development
• The chance to shape the future of women's healthcare in North East London

Job Share: Applications for job-share arrangements are welcomed.

Join us and help transform women's healthcare for our local community

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBChB or equivalent
• LoC intrauterine Techniques (FSRH)

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate teaching qualification
• DRCOG/MRCOG or Equivalent or MFSRH or Equivalent
• Additional certifications related to menopause care or vulval health, such as the British Menopause Society certificate.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in women's health / gynaecology
• No particular length or level of experience is required but the ability to demonstrate particular skills or experience in the field of women's reproductive health Is a prerequisite
• Ability to take independent decisions on case management
• Experience of general practice

Desirable criteria

• Experience of performing minor gynaecological procedures
• Prior involvement in setting up or running specialised clinics (e.g., menopause or menstrual disorders clinics).
• Experience of working in Waltham Forest primary care / women's health
• Ability to work under pressure

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to take decisions in a busy clinic and at times under pressure
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and safeguarding
• Ability to organise own work

Desirable criteria

• Patient-centred communication, particularly for sensitive topics like sexual health and domestic violence
• One to one and small group clinical teaching
• Developing teaching programmes

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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