Specialty Doctor in Women's Health

We are pleased to offer a fixed term 0.15 WTE specialty doctor post within the City & Hackney Women's Health Hub service until 31/3/25. The post is suitable for a GP with an interest in community-based women's health or a specialist doctor in SRH or gynaecology. This is a part-time post (1.5 Professional Activities / 6 hours per week). It includes delivery of women's health care in a General Practice or community setting and neighbourhood level support for women's health., o To provide patient-centred holistic careto women referred to the Women's Health Hub serviceo To conduct minor procedures such as insertion of Longer Acting Methods of Contraception, or pipelle biopsy as required, and appropriate to skills base.o To provide clinical care within a group consultation setting in different aspects of women's reproductive health, as this service evolves.o To support identification of priorities and community engagement in partnership with Primary Care Networks to address local inequalities in women's healtho To provide educational sessions for primary care and other health services to raise awareness of the service and support education in women's healtho To develop clinical pathways for the service ensuring smooth running within the service and linking effectively with Homerton gynaecology and other associated services.

WOMEN'S HEALTH HUB

The service is part of Homerton Healthcare's Women's Health division, but is an interface service which aims to integrate with primary care, and other community services to serve the whole of City and Hackney, including through:

o Clinics based at the main hub (Ivy, St Leonards) and PCN hubs co-located with GP practices/community siteso Patient engagement events and group consultationso Education and training for primary care and other healthcare professionalso Community engagement

This service has evolved from the original Community Gynaecology service which previously operated solely from the Ivy Centre at St Leonard's Hospital.

Referrals include a wide range of conditions including menstrual problems, menopause and vulvovaginal conditions. Minor procedures such as insertion of intrauterine devices, pipelle biopsy and polypectomy are conducted as well as basic ultrasound scanning.

There is a programme of education and engagement to enable clinicians to build confidence in managing women's health conditions and to ensure women are empowered to manage their conditions and seek help when needed. The service aims to increasingly work with PCNs and the community to identify and prioritise inequalities, and trial approaches to addressing them. There are good working relationships between the clinical team, local GPs, local & regional O&G colleagues.