Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV

Job overview

This post is a permanent consultant post.

An office base with administrative support will be provided.

This post will involve working within the varying opening hours of the service including some early mornings, evening clinics and a Saturday morning clinic in Reading or Thatcham on a rotation. Time in lieu will be given for working Saturday clinics.

The base clinic will be at the Royal Berkshire Hospital site (21a Craven Road, Reading) but the appointee will need to work flexibly across the satellite locations also. The location of clinics may be changed in the future. The opening hours of the service are continually reviewed and may be changed in the future.

This post is outpatient-based but will also include providing expert advice to inpatient teams and reviews of inpatients on an ad hoc basis.

The appointee will have active involvement in education, teaching and research. The appointee will be the named Lead for Oxford, Brunel and Southampton medical students within the department.

They will have the pre-requisite leadership, management and team working skills to play an active part in leadership and service development.

Applicants should have full General Medical Council (GMC) Registration with a current licence to practice. They should have obtained CCT in Genito-Urinary Medicine, or expect to obtain within 6 months of the interview date.

Please note the simulation date is the 13th May 2026 and the interview date is the 20th May 2026

Main duties of the job

To provide care for patients attending integrated sexual health appointments and walk-in sessions.

To contribute to the ‘Doctor of the day’ (DOD) rota and provide an advisory role within clinic, including support for nursing and resident doctor colleagues.

To provide training and supervision of medical students and postgraduate trainees.

To provide, with colleagues, expert advice and decision making within multidisciplinary team meetings for HIV, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) and safeguarding.

To provide care for patients in specialist/complex clinics, including: HIV, complex GUM and genital dermatology.

To provide review of patients in inpatient settings and expert advice to other medical specialities.

Provision of cover for colleagues’ periods of leave and flexible working as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

To provide care for patients attending integrated sexual health appointments and walk-in sessions.

To contribute to the ‘Doctor of the day’ (DOD) rota and provide an advisory role within clinic, including support for nursing and resident doctor colleagues.

To provide training and supervision of medical students and postgraduate trainees.

To provide, with colleagues, expert advice and decision making within multidisciplinary team meetings for HIV, genito-urinary medicine (GUM) and safeguarding.

To provide care for patients in specialist/complex clinics, including: HIV, complex GUM and genital dermatology.

To provide review of patients in inpatient settings and expert advice to other medical specialities.

Provision of cover for colleagues’ periods of leave and flexible working as required.

Leadership responsibilities:

Active participation in clinical governance meetings within the department.

Participation and involvement in meetings and other business in the Sexual Health and HIV service.

Participating in service development and quality improvement activities.

As and when appropriate, to take on defined leadership roles within the department as agreed with the clinical leads as part of job planning. Examples include but are not limited to Clinical Governance Lead and Audit Lead.

Education and Training:

To become the Undergraduate/medical student lead within the department (to encompass Southampton, Oxford and Brunel medical students) including overseeing placements, training and assessments.

Play an active role in the education and supervision of resident doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals.