Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV and Safeguarding Lead NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

AAC Interview Date: 7th November AM

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Consultant in The Rosehill Clinic, an integrated Sexual Health clinic based at St Helier Hospital in Sutton. The post has arisen following the retirement of the incumbent. This is an opportunity to work with a dedicated and passionate team within Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust to deliver integrated sexual health to the population of Sutton and beyond as part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance. The post holder will work across genitourinary medicine and HIV and will be departmental safeguarding lead.

Main duties of the job

• Provide consultant care to a small cohort of HIV patients
• Provide advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of STIs (8-10/ clinic)
• Safeguarding lead for sexual health & HIV
• Provide consultant advice and support to HIV testing in emergency department health advisor
• Contribute to implementation of innovative clinical pathways
• Provide consultant advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in the integrated sexual health service. Review complex cases requiring senior input.
• As part of the MDT define and deliver excellent case-management practice for individuals with increased vulnerability and or complex needs
• Contribute to the wider sexual health of the community in Sutton by supporting and working collaboratively with other sexual health providers, including secondary care, primary care and third sector agencies.
• Provide consultant advice and clinical supervision to rotational FY2 doctors in genitourinary medicine

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT in GUM or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC))
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: o Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) o Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) o European Community Rights
• DIP HIV
• MRCP or MRCOG
• DFSRH
• DipGUM

Desirable criteria

• Teaching Qualification
• Training in Leadership and/ or Management
• LoC IUT & LoC SDI

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of broad-based training experience and competence in sexual health, and contraception equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
• Experience of effective audit leading to change, quality improvement and other aspects of clinical governance
• Training in and practical experience of safeguarding
• Experience of setting up and evaluating new sexual health or outreach services
• Clinical and educational supervision experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing patient centred healthcare, especially for individuals with increased vulnerability and /or complexity
• Experience of setting up and conducting clinical research studies and collaborating with other researchers
• Experience of working with colleagues at a regional or national level to help develop the specialty

Management & Administrative Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge and skills of relevant sexual and reproductive health practice
• Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
• Computer skills and IT literacy
• A good understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable criteria

• Management training course
• Training in Leadership and/ or Management
• Experience of training and competence in the insertion of intrauterine devices and subdermal implants

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualification

Research Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of research

Desirable criteria

• Publications in peer review journals

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