Locum Consultant Sexual Health and HIV Medicine

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a 6 months Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV (8.25 PAs) to join the established team at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, supporting services delivered at its satellite clinics in Hertfordshire and Harlow. The postholder will be primarily based at Southgate Health Centre in Stevenage, with additional HIV clinical sessions in Harlow.

The postholder will work closely with the existing consultant team and will maintain an active clinical role, contributing to the delivery of high‑quality Sexual Health and HIV care in Stevenage and at the Harlow HIV clinic. The role also includes responsibilities as Education/Audit Lead.

The postholder will also be expected to deliver all aspects of contraception care, including Long‑Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), and to support the development of the clinic towards an integrated, “one‑stop” sexual health service.

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust has an active research portfolio. The postholder will be welcome to join the delegation logs for existing studies and, if desired, develop further research activities as a lead investigator.

The appointee should expect that clinical sessions may be reallocated from time to time to meet service needs, including the development of new services, changes in consultant staffing, expansion or reduction of existing provision, and the outcomes of the Trust’s Business Planning Programme.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver specialist clinical care in Sexual Health and HIV, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of STIs and HIV.  •    Provide contraception services, including LARC methods where appropriately trained.  •    Offer expert advice on PrEP, PEP, and HIV management to patients and the multidisciplinary team.  •    Review and manage complex GUM and HIV cases requiring senior clinical oversight.  •    Manage a caseload of HIV patients, including those with seroconversion, pregnancy, treatment initiation/switches, and acute illness.  •    Provide senior clinical guidance to HIV Clinical Nurse Specialists and the HIV Specialist Pharmacist across all sites.  •    Contribute to high quality case management for patients with complex needs as part of the MDT.  •    Lead the service’s Education and Audit programme.  •    Support modernisation of the HIV care pathway and promote effective use of resources.  •    Collaborate with other sexual health providers across Hertfordshire, including primary care, secondary care, and third sector organisations.  •    Support the Trust’s zero HIV stigma strategy through education and training initiatives. •    Contribute to or lead service innovation, modernisation, and future tender development. •    Provide flexible senior medical cover, including cross site support when needed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with STIs, including HIV infection. •    Provide contraception, including subdermal implants and intrauterine devices if trained to do so.  •    Provide and advise on PREP and PEP for HIV. •    Provide consultant advice and support to multidisciplinary team working in GUM clinics.  •    Review complex cases requiring senior input. •    Manage a caseload of HIV patients, including management of seroconversion, pregnant women, starting/switching treatment and assessment and management of unwell patients. •    Provide clinical advice/input for the 3 HIV CNSs and the HIV Specialist Pharmacist across the three sites. •    As part of the MDT define and deliver excellent case-management practice for individuals with increased vulnerability and/or complex needs.    •    To Lead on the service Educational and Audit programme. •    Work with colleagues to modernize the HIV care pathway to ensure effective use of resources.  •    Contribute to the wider ‎sexual health of the community in Hertfordshire by supporting and working collaboratively with other sexual health providers, including secondary care, primary care and third sector agencies.  •    Contribute to the Trusts’ strategy to adopt and achieve a zero HIV Stigma target by developing education and training strategies within the directorate, the Trust and across Hertfordshire. •    Contribute to or lead on innovations, service modernisations and development of future tender submissions. •    Work flexibly with colleagues to provide senior medical cover, either on site or remotely, to other nearby sites when required, e.g. to cover colleagues’ leave.