Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV

Job overview

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Clinical Lead in HIV and Genitourinary medicine following the maternity leave of the existing post holder. The post holder will be working for 10 programmed activities (PA) per annum with any additional PA’s subject to negotiation, depending on the circumstances.

The post holder will join the current medical team which consists of a Consultant in Genitourinary medicine (full time) and a Specialty Doctor. The team provides high quality care for management of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and all forms of contraception. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop the integrated sexual health service and care for HIV patients and improve the quality of care that is provided. The service provides both inpatient and outpatient care for HIV infected patients. The HIV service is supported by a dedicated pharmacist and clinical psychologist.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate in a 1 in 3 on call Consultant rota during weekdays and weekends along with a Consultant in HIV and sexual health at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (Sandwell General Hospital). The integrated sexual health service is also supported by a Consultant in sexual and reproductive health who manages cases of complex contraception which includes deep implants and misplaced intrauterine contraceptive devices.

Provide a high-quality HIV and integrated contraception and sexual health service to outpatients attending WISH Walsall Sexual Health Service which is delivered by the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Clinics will be a combination of complex and non-complex sexual health, contraception advice and opportunity to have procedure clinics fitting LARCs depending on competency level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide at least 1 HIV outpatient per week seeing both follow up and new patients.
• Provide support to all wards looking after HIV positive inpatients.
• Take an active role in the management of the service with opportunities to develop interests and leadership skills.
• Support and provide teaching to undergraduates, junior medical staff, nurses and primary care colleagues as required within the clinical setting.
• To provide specialist advice to colleagues within the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust in other specialities as required providing optimum delivery of patient care.
• Demonstrate involvement with clinical governance, risk management and audit processes.
• Participate in continued professional development, multidisciplinary and clinical meetings, and other postgraduate activity to provide up to date clinical care.
• Participate in mandatory training, annual appraisals and annual job planning process and revalidation.
• Contribute to the directorate team system of cover for annual, study and professional leave and deputise for absent colleagues as far as is practicable.
• Maintain professional standards as set out by the General medical council.