Salaried General Practitioner

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.

Main duties of the job

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.