Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 clinician to join our highly skilled MDT based at The Laurels Gender Identity Clinic, in Exeter.

We support Trans and non-binary adults to receive treatment tailored to their unique experiences of gender incongruence, offering specialist gender assessments and treatment plans, specific gender focused psychological therapy, speech and language therapy, specialist medical consultations, and surgical referrals.

This is a truly specialist area, offering unique care to a diverse and important population of clients. The work is interesting, rewarding, and can genuinely affect people's lives for the better.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is growing as we establish ourselves as one of the leading providers of mental health services in the country.

Working as part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will make a difference to people's lives from the moment you start.

Main duties of the job
Clinical Gender Specialists are accredited healthcare professionals with a background in Nursing (Mental Health and/or General), Occupational Therapy or Social Work. They act as the patient's primary point of contact with the GIC, provide basic information about interventions and the care process and oversee and facilitate timely progress through the patient's treatment plan. They liaise and share information with other clinicians involved in the patient's care (e.g. Psychology, Voice and Communication Therapy or Specialist Medical Practitioners) as well as the patient's GP. When required, Clinical Gender Specialists also deliver supportive guidance throughout their care.

When necessary, Clinical Gender Specialists will be expected to liaise with external agencies such as Mental Health Teams, Social Services or other specialists (Neurodiversity Services or Eating Disorders). They will also take part in professional meetings surrounding clinical care of patients with other members of the patient's team.

Clinical Gender Specialists are also involved in the assessment of patients as they enter our clinic.

About us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist and secure services for the wider south west region and nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families and carers in everything we do.

Our values
We recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values, including a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity and compassion. We bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile, making time for people, challenging ourselves and others, and being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and applications are encouraged and welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time and flexible working applications will be considered and supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details
Closing date: 20 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 7 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-26-0832-2
Job location: The Laurels, 11-15 Dixs Field, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner with service users (and with their agreement, carers and significant others), including people who have specific difficulties in understanding and/or communicating.
• Work closely with other health professionals, multidisciplinary team colleagues, GPs and other health and social care staff, contributing to the team's engagement including liaising with a wide range of other professionals and agencies.
• Communicate with a wide range of health and social care staff in other services regarding the complex and sensitive information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of people under the service's care.
• Liaise with external agencies such as the Police, housing, employment etc.
• Contribute to the safe and effective day to day operations of the service including the handling of clinical enquiries.
• Provide a high standard of written and verbal communication that is clear and in line with professional documentation standards.
• Promote social inclusion regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
• Undertake risk assessments and determine the appropriate course of action, seeking consultation with senior clinical leads where appropriate.
• Undertake initial assessments and information gathering to inform an ongoing diagnostic assessment.
• Undertake and continuously re-evaluate bio-psycho-social assessments and contribute to the development of a working formulation and diagnosis, in consultation with senior clinical staff and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain awareness of your own clinical competencies, knowledge base and experience, updating and practising within this, seeking support if required.
• Carry a specialist caseload of service users, providing practical advice to them, family members, carers and professionals.
• Organise your own day to day working patterns in a timely and effective way, taking the wider needs of the team into consideration.
• Ensure interventions are planned in an integrated and co-ordinated manner, including liaison with external agencies.
• Liaise and plan with other professionals that provide all other interventions for people who access the service.
• Be IT competent.
• Organise meetings, including non-CPA professional and risk meetings.
• Demonstrate a willingness to engage in the specialist training in Gender Identity Disorders, making appropriate use of supervision.
• Maintain appropriate accurate and up to date client records.
• Ensure clinical practice is developed and maintained in line with the latest research and evidence base.
• Ensure designated caseload is well managed and that care and treatment is provided in line with practice standards.
• Understand social factors that impact upon the mental health of people experiencing gender incongruence.
• Consider the holistic needs of service users and identify actions to address these within a jointly agreed and negotiated care plan.
• Ensure all interventions have clear outcomes and that these are taken into consideration when sourcing resources to best meet individuals' needs.
• Deliver care in line with service protocols and evidence based practice, employing engagement and therapeutic skills appropriate to the clinical situation.
• Provide specialist advice to referrers and other multi-disciplinary staff in relation to the care of individuals.
• Enable communication and engagement of individuals and their significant others so that they have a voice about the services they receive and how these are developed, including engagement of advocacy services.
• Ensure appropriate action is taken to safeguard adults and children, including contributing to safeguarding meetings.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of all clinical activity in line with professional guidance and best practice.
• Practise in a way that actively minimises dependency and promotes well-being.
• Contribute to clinical governance arrangements to ensure the quality of the service provided, including ensuring performance targets are met.
• Be responsible for your own professional actions, including engagement in the development of protocols for the gender service as guided by line management, involvement in implementing local systems and processes, following Trust policies, and working within professional body guidelines.
• Reflect upon and develop your own practice and knowledge using supervision, support and training.
• Promote the values and principles underpinning best practice.

Person specification
Experience (Essential): Experience of individual patient case management responsibility; substantial experience of MDT working; demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
Experience (Desirable): Experience of clinical working with transgender and non-binary patients.
Knowledge and skills (Essential): Knowledge of the interface of psychological and physical aspects of healthcare.
Knowledge and skills (Desirable): Knowledge of the legal, social, and societal aspects of gender diversity.
Qualifications (Essential): An appropriate up to date professional mental health qualification eg RMN, OT or social worker on the appropriate professional body register and hold current NMC, Social Work Council or HCPC registration with no restrictions (newly qualified social workers must demonstrate completion of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) before commencing in post or within the first 12 months of employment with the Trust); willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Qualifications (Desirable): Relevant Masters degree or working towards; demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration; training in transgender healthcare; training in gender diversity.

Disclosure and Barring Service check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: The Laurels, 11-15 Dixs Field, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QA, United Kingdom
Website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Catherine Wathen, cwathen@nhs.net, 01392677077