Job summary
Locum Consultant post in HIV
£84,559 - £114,003 p.a excl. LZ (pro rata)
Full time - 10PA
Locum post for 12 months.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:
Must be eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practice, be on the GMC Specialist register (Genitourinary medicine) or within 3 months of attaining CCT, Dip HIV, Dip GUM
The HIV service at GSTT is one of the largest in the UK and has over 4000 patients under active follow-up. The Harrison Wing HIV department is seeking a locum, full time (10 PA) Consultant to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team for 1 year. The department is currently involved in many exciting initiatives and are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement this team and help keep the service in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.
Part time applications are welcome.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for this fixed term 12 months appointment.
Please refer to the Job description for more information on the main duties.
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
Research, Teaching and Training
To collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance
Performance Management
To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and improved patient flow.
Medical Staff Management
To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors' hours are compliant in line with junior doctor contracts.
To ensure compliance with systems and procedures that have been put in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments
About us
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals and employs over 13,650 staff and have over 2 million patient contacts a year. Our annual turnover is now £1.3 billion.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Programmed activities
Number of programmed activities DCC / SPA split
Direct clinical care (DCC)
4.5 General / HIV clinics 4.5 Clinical administration, huddle attendance 2 NLC supervision 0.125 GUM or HIV research clinic or Specialist HIV clinic 1 1 in 6 on-call (predictable & unpredictable) 0.265 DCC: 7.89 PA
Supporting programmed activities (SPA)
Job Planning, appraisal, continuing professional development, clinical governance, mandatory training
1
Project lead work
0.25
Educational Supervision (1xStR)
0.25
Research development
0.5
SPA: 2 PA
Total
9.89PA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Programmed activities
Number of programmed activities DCC / SPA split
Direct clinical care (DCC)
4.5 General / HIV clinics 4.5 Clinical administration, huddle attendance 2 NLC supervision 0.125 GUM or HIV research clinic or Specialist HIV clinic 1 1 in 6 on-call (predictable & unpredictable) 0.265 DCC: 7.89 PA
Supporting programmed activities (SPA)
Job Planning, appraisal, continuing professional development, clinical governance, mandatory training
1
Project lead work
0.25
Educational Supervision (1xStR)
0.25
Research development
0.5
SPA: 2 PA
Total
9.89PA
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
- On GMC Specialist Register (GUMedicine) or within 3 x months of attaining CCT
Desirable
- Masters degree, MD or PHD
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in all aspects of HIV management and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Clinical Skills
Essential
- The management of complex HIV, antiretroviral drug therapy and resistance
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Significant track record of clinical governance activity, clinical audit, innovation & service development.
- Quality improvement experience and an understanding of risk management
Desirable
- Quality Improvement training
Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
Leadership/Management
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
- On GMC Specialist Register (GUMedicine) or within 3 x months of attaining CCT
Desirable
- Masters degree, MD or PHD
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in all aspects of HIV management and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Clinical Skills
Essential
- The management of complex HIV, antiretroviral drug therapy and resistance
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Significant track record of clinical governance activity, clinical audit, innovation & service development.
- Quality improvement experience and an understanding of risk management
Desirable
- Quality Improvement training
Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
Leadership/Management
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).
