Consultant Physician in Genitourinary and HIV Medicine

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

Three whole time equivalent consultant posts in Genitourinary and HIV Medicine are available at axess sexual health (NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group).

These are full time (10PA) substantive NHS Consultant Posts, post one is a newly created post and two posts are replacement posts.

The post holders will be employed by NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. The posts will be based within the Liverpool axess service (Hub clinic at Royal Liverpool University Hospital) while also providing clinical sessions to axess Wirral satellite HIV unit in Birkenhead and Sexual Health Wirral integrated sexual health services (Birkenhead and Wallasey).

We are seeking to recruitconsultant(s) with specialist skills in Genitourinary medicine/integrated sexual health (including outpatient HIV clinics, and management of sexually transmitted infections). The appointee(s) will contribute in the Clinical Governance programme, and will have the opportunity to participate in research supported by our research lead and dedicated research nurse dependant on individuals experience and interest.

Please see job description and person specification for full information on the posts.

Main duties of the job

Axess Sexual Health (Liverpool) is the largest Sexual Health service provider in Cheshire & Merseyside and one of the largest sexual health providers in the UK.

Axess Liverpool has a total annual attendance of approximately 83,000 patient contacts per year. The service is open 6 days a week and provides open access sexual health clinics. There are specialist clinics available for Young People, HIV, PrEP, men who have sex with men (MSM), Trans and non-binary people, Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) clinics, Complex contraception (including ultrasound), Genital Dermatology and sexual problems (Sexual Problems Service).

The appointment will be a full-time (10 PA) Consultant Physician in GU / Sexual Health, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group) with office accommodation provided at axess Liverpool - Royal Liverpool Hospital.

The posts are based at axess Liverpool (Linda McCartney Centre @ Royal Liverpool Hospital) with provision of clinical sessions to axess Wirral community HIV unit in Birkenhead and Sexual Health Wirral integrated sexual health services (Birkenhead and Wallasey).

The appointee(s) must hold the MRCP or equivalent and hold Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent and/or specialist registration with the GMC in Genitourinary Medicine, or be within six months of CCT at the time of the interview/appointment.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Date posted

07 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (Plus 2% on call availability supplement)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

287-RMED-125-25

Job locations

Axess Sexual Health - Royal Liverpool Hospital

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Each post has 10 Programmed Activities 7.5 for direct patient care and 1.5 for supporting activities. Final timetable will be confirmed with the successful candidate on appointment and reviewed after an appropriate period in line with the trusts job planning policy.

Please see job description and person specification for full information on the posts.

Royal College of Physicians post approval submitted / pending

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full information on the posts.

Royal College of Physicians post approval submitted / pending

Person Specification

EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Essential

Entry on the GMC Specialist register for GU Medicine via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community rights
MRCP or Equivalent
Basic Medical Qualification registrable in UK
Diploma in GU Medicine
Management Training

Desirable

Appropriate Higher degree (eg MSc, MD / PhD)
Teaching qualification appropriate to sexual health e.g. Faculty registered trainer, STIF trainer
Research/publications in sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS /Contraceptive/Reproductive Health and other aspects of Sexual Health
MFSRH
Diploma in HIV Medicine

SKILLS & ABILITY

Essential

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Excellent patient communication
Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibilities and supervise staff
Ability to undertake robust audit within team structure
Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Essential

Management of Sexually transmitted infections
Contraception, Sexual and reproductive Health
Knowledge and principles of resource and budget management
Understanding importance of clinician in management

Desirable

Clinical experience in other aspects of women's sexual health i.e. vulval disease, psychosexual counselling, etc.
Awareness of core values of NHS in its modern structure

Person Specification

EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Essential

Entry on the GMC Specialist register for GU Medicine via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community rights
MRCP or Equivalent
Basic Medical Qualification registrable in UK
Diploma in GU Medicine
Management Training

Desirable

Appropriate Higher degree (eg MSc, MD / PhD)
Teaching qualification appropriate to sexual health e.g. Faculty registered trainer, STIF trainer
Research/publications in sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS /Contraceptive/Reproductive Health and other aspects of Sexual Health
MFSRH
Diploma in HIV Medicine

SKILLS & ABILITY

Essential

Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Excellent patient communication
Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibilities and supervise staff
Ability to undertake robust audit within team structure
Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Essential

Management of Sexually transmitted infections
Contraception, Sexual and reproductive Health
Knowledge and principles of resource and budget management
Understanding importance of clinician in management

Desirable

Clinical experience in other aspects of women's sexual health i.e. vulval disease, psychosexual counselling, etc.
Awareness of core values of NHS in its modern structure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).