Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Support the head of department, head of service and senior medical/nursing staff in the ongoing clinical leadership of the service.
• Undertake expert clinical practice in the field of sexual health and HIV.
• Provide a range of contraceptive methods plus specialist clinical services dependant on service needs and the skills and interests of the individual
• Support service provision by non-medical staff within the service.
• Provide clinical advice and support when requested by other primary, secondary and tertiary care services.
• Assess and counsel patients with an unplanned pregnancy and referral to appropriate agencies for subsequent care including termination of pregnancy services
• Provide medical advice for clinical staff according to the needs of the service.
• Support the ongoing development of an integrated sexual health service.
• Maintain clinical skills and professional accreditation
• Participate in ongoing personal development including appraisal and revalidation.
• Maintain accurate and legible records of clinical work and to use IT as appropriate.
• Provide on-call advice across Lancashire and South Cumbria for HIV Medicine and general sexual health and needlestick advice
• Secretarial support, dedicated office space and computer IT facilities are available for the post
• The service provided is integrated, so the post holder is expected to have good knowledge and experience in STI management, and to manage STI cases and be able to provide contraception as needed

Managerial Responsibilities

These duties will be conducted in partnership with the Head of Department, Head of Service and senior management/medical/nursing staff.

• Support initiatives to improve and modernise the existing sexual health service in line with current commissioning criteria and BASHH, BHIVA and FSRH guidance.
• Take part in medical administration including professional and managerial support for clinicians working within the sexual health service
• Lead in, and support, the day-to-day clinical management of the service.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the service.
• Represent the service on sexual health groups, and other strategic groups as requested by the Head of Department.
• Participate in maintaining professional and service standards in accordance with all professional bodies service standards to ensure maintenance of a high quality service.

TEACHING

Blackpool Teaching Hospital has a faculty of engaged, motivated and enthusiastic Trainers to support the students and trainees that we host. We promote a multidisciplinary approach to education and training and the successful candidate would be fully supported by the Medical Education team. The team are keen to develop and support their trainers to enable us to deliver training to the standards required by the GMC.

The Trust is a teaching hospital for the University of Liverpool Medical School and we host 4th and 5th year students in most specialties. We also have students from UCLAN and Lancaster University who do various placements throughout the trust. The successful candidate will participate in undergraduate teaching within the sessions allocated to support professional activities.

There will also be the opportunity to participate in the supervision and training of Postgraduate trainees. The Trust hosts Junior Doctors in training placements in all specialities, working in collaboration with Health Education England North West. This includes Foundation Doctors, Core Trainees and Specialist Trainees at all levels. There are extensive opportunities for teaching all grades of doctor.

Facilities available at Blackpool for both trainers and trainees are exemplary and include the Health Professionals Education Centre with 24 hour library facilities as well as a clinical skills department and a full simulation suite. The accredited simulation based training unit has various high fidelity training manikins as well as state of the art A/V feedback capabilities. A faculty development programme is available for those trainers that would like to utilise the facilities available. The resources available from our library services are constantly reviewed and include access to a wide range of journals as well as Up to Date and Clinical Key. A clinical librarian is also available and utilised by existing trainers.

CLINICAL AUDIT

The appointee will be expected to carry out an ongoing programme of clinical audit and participate where appropriate in regional and national audit.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Research is considered core Trust business, with a separate Research, Development and Innovation Division. There is an expectation to deliver evidenced based care and to also contribute to the evidence base by supporting research studies. This includes NIHR portfolio studies and the opportunity to develop in house studies. The Trust is a member of the CLAHRC North West (Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care), and the NW Coast CRN and AHSN. The Trust works closely with the Lancaster Health Hub and there are opportunities for honorary academic appointments with Lancaster University, a top ten university in the UK, to recognise research contributions including supervision of PhD and MSc students.

CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENT

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for patients in his/her care and for the proper functioning of the service and will undertake the administrative duties associated with care of patients and the running of the clinical department.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be the employer for the appointment and will issue the Contract of Employment.

APPRAISAL AND REVALIDATION

There is a requirement to participate in annual appraisal in line with GMC regulations and incremental salary progression is linked to engaging with this process. The Trust has required arrangements in place to ensure that all doctors have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports doctors going through the revalidation process.

You will be expected to maintain your CME/CPD in line with college guidelines, and this will be supported by the Trust study leave policy.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The Trust is committed to being a clinically led organisation which espouses and embodies our values of People Centred, Positive, Compassion and Excellence. There is evidence that organisations which are clinically led and have high levels of clinical engagement produce better outcomes for patients. In order to support this commitment, we offer a range of leadership and development programmes for both new and senior Consultants employed by the Trust.

All new consultants will be automatically invited to attend a New Consultant and Senior SAS Doctor Induction programme which takes place over 4 months and includes action learning as well as taught interactive modules. The programme is designed to equip you with sufficient knowledge, information and support to enable you to undertake your new role more confidently and effectively. We place great value on coaching and mentoring and encourage all new consultants to access our trained in-house coaches and mentors.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date

Qualifications

Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent Dip GUM Dip HIV or equivalent MRCP or equivalent DFSRH or equivalent

Legal

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Whitegate Health Centre, Blackpool/ St Peters Centre, Burnley

150 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool/ ChurchStreet, Burnley

Blackpool / Burnley

FY3 9ES

Employer's website

https://www.bfwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)