Job summary
Consultant in GUM and HIV (10PA, Fixed Term Contract for 12 months)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join a friendly and innovative team at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust.
The department of Sexual Health and HIV provides comprehensive services across three main sites and is led by a team of eight consultants.
The services sit within the Division of Women's Children and Sexual Health/HIV; and in the directorate of Gynaecology and SH/HIV.The trust provides care to over 2500 people living with HIV and the department offers a comprehensive service including in-patient care, a joint antenatal service and clinical trial opportunities. In addition we provide Sexual health and HIV services to the Greenwich Prison Cluster.
Main duties of the job
This fixed-term post will support the HIV and Specialist Sexual Health service at the Trafalgar Clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. It is an HIV-focused job with the opportunity for involvement in the specialist Sexual Health Service. There is no SRH commitment. The successful candidate will form part of the HIV on-call rota 1:6 with a 2% on-call supplement. We envisage that a substantive post will be developed in due course in collaboration with acute/general medicine to strengthen our links and best need the needs of our patients.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will require broad experience in HIV and Sexual Health, and will be encouraged and supported to develop an area of special interest. This will be an ideal post for candidates who have joint CCT in GUM/ General Internal Medicine.
Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register with CCT in Genitourinary Medicine (or be within three months of obtaining it by the interview date). Full Registration with the GMC is essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will require broad experience in HIV and Sexual Health, and will be encouraged and supported to develop an area of special interest. This will be an ideal post for candidates who have joint CCT in GUM/ General Internal Medicine.
Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register with CCT in Genitourinary Medicine (or be within three months of obtaining it by the interview date). Full Registration with the GMC is essential.
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit and research. Understanding of clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in HIV and GUM and DFSRH
- Full registration with GMC
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCT/CESR in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV and inclusion on specialist register or within 6 months of this requirement.
Desirable
- Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- MFSRH (Diploma/Membership of the Faculty of Family Planning)
Research
Essential
- Understanding of the importance of research in a clinical setting
Desirable
- Research training Conference presentations and/or publications
- Broader understanding of research in the NHS setting
- Participation in clinical trial delivery
Motivation
Essential
- Flexible, dynamic, resilient and assertive
Personal Skills
Essential
- Organisational skills
- Understanding of commissioning landscape in the specialty
- Multidisciplinary working
- Computer Skills/IT Literacy
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience in GU medicine
- HIV clinical experience including in-patient care, antiretroviral therapy and care of patients with advanced disease
- Awareness of the challenges of an inner city, multicultural community
Desirable
- Experience in service and care pathway development
- Wide experience in Sexual and Re productive Health
- Experience of conducting/contributing to clinical trials
Other requirements
Essential
- Clear, concise, and well-presented CV.
- An interest in teaching and education
- Clearly formulated career goals.
- Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occupational health clearance
Desirable
- Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine
- Outside interests.
Teaching
Essential
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
Desirable
- Teaching skills/specific training and/or qualification
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit and research. Understanding of clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in HIV and GUM and DFSRH
- Full registration with GMC
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCT/CESR in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV and inclusion on specialist register or within 6 months of this requirement.
Desirable
- Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- MFSRH (Diploma/Membership of the Faculty of Family Planning)
Research
Essential
- Understanding of the importance of research in a clinical setting
Desirable
- Research training Conference presentations and/or publications
- Broader understanding of research in the NHS setting
- Participation in clinical trial delivery
Motivation
Essential
- Flexible, dynamic, resilient and assertive
Personal Skills
Essential
- Organisational skills
- Understanding of commissioning landscape in the specialty
- Multidisciplinary working
- Computer Skills/IT Literacy
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience in GU medicine
- HIV clinical experience including in-patient care, antiretroviral therapy and care of patients with advanced disease
- Awareness of the challenges of an inner city, multicultural community
Desirable
- Experience in service and care pathway development
- Wide experience in Sexual and Re productive Health
- Experience of conducting/contributing to clinical trials
Other requirements
Essential
- Clear, concise, and well-presented CV.
- An interest in teaching and education
- Clearly formulated career goals.
- Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occupational health clearance
Desirable
- Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine
- Outside interests.
Teaching
Essential
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
Desirable
- Teaching skills/specific training and/or qualification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
