
Appointment Process Guidelines
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Within the UK there is considerable variation in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service provision yet, access to SRH care is a fundamental right for all. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) vision is of high-quality sexual and reproductive health at every stage of life. SRH service leads are needed to support and provide leadership to the multidisciplinary SRH workforce and specialist SRH care throughout the life course.
The information on this page is designed to guide employers and commissioners through the process of appointing the lead of an SRH service. It will be reviewed regularly and updated when required.
Before posts are advertised for consultant and SAS doctor posts, medical staffing departments should send the job description to specialty@fsrh.org.
We will respond within 4 weeks of receiving your job description.
We have a statutory role in the appointment of Consultants in SRH. It is a legal requirement for all doctors to be on the GMC’s specialist register before they can take up a consultant appointment. Trainees who have CCT dates no more than six months from the date of an Advisory Appointments Committee (ACC) may apply and be interviewed.
Here you can find the checklist we use to review and approve Consultant Job Descriptions.
We have no statutory role in the appointment of specialist grade and specialty doctor posts, but recommend below as good practice.
The specialist grade introduced in April 2021 requires employers to use the generic capabilities framework and template person specification, which they will develop based on the requirements of the service.
A doctor in this grade needs to:
Here you can find the checklist we use to review and approve Specialist Doctor Job Descriptions.
A doctor in this grade needs to:
Here you can find the checklist we use to review and approve Specialty Doctor Job Descriptions.
The FSRH representative is a core member of an AAC panel. Their main role is to assess the training of applicants to make sure they are suitable for the post and have the necessary qualifications.
FSRH representatives are full members of an AAC and should be included in the shortlisting process except for AACs for SAS doctor where shortlisting is not required.
Once a FSRH representative is secured for an AAC, the health authority should contact them with details of the AAC.
You will need to notify us as soon as an AAC date is confirmed, even if this is at job planning stage. We will need preferably six weeks’ notice to secure a FSRH representative for an AAC.
If you would like to request a FSRH representative, or have any questions, contact us at specialty@fsrh.org.