Specialty Grade Doctor in Genitourinary Medicine

Job summary

Shape the future of sexual health care. Transform lives. Are you an experienced GUM clinician looking for a role where you can make a real difference, develop your career, and work within a forward-thinking, integrated sexual health service? We are seeking a passionate and skilled Specialty Grade Doctor to join our Level 3 Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health service in Cheshire West & Chesterdelivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a diverse and dynamic community. About the role Youll play a key role in delivering a high-quality, prevention-focused sexual health service, including: Running ICASH and HIV clinics (67 per week) Managing complex STI and HIV cases Supporting clinical governance, audit, and teaching Contributing to regional HIV MDTs and service development Delivering patient-centred, inclusive care for all communities Youll primarily be based at Fountains Health Centre in Chester, with opportunities to work across community clinics. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) opportunity. Why join HCRG Care Group? True clinical variety Work across GUM, HIV care, and contraception, including LARC and integrated clinics, with access to onsite microscopy and a well-established HIV service. Career progression built in We actively support: CESR progression and entry to higher specialty training Diplomas in GUM & HIV Leadership development & service innovation roles Work with a collaborative MDT Join a well-established team including Consultants, Specialist Doctors, experienced nurses, and trainees in a service seeing ~18,000 patient attendances per year.

Main duties of the job

Are you an experienced GUM clinician? We are seeking a passionate and skilled Specialty Grade Doctor to join our Level 3 Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health service in Cheshire West & Chester. In this role, you'll deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across the community. Youll run ICASH and HIV clinics and manage complex STI and HIV cases. The position offers clinical variety and career progression. You'll join a collaborative team seeing ~18,000 patients annually and have protected development time. We seek someone with a passion for education, service improvement, and patient-centred care. Strong communication skills and GMC registration are essential.

About us

HCRG Care Group was established in 2006 and is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. The organisation works to transform health services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes, delivering a range of adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, and adult social care and wellbeing services. Serving millions annually, HCRG Care Group is guided by core values of care, thought, and action, and is committed to equal opportunities, welcoming diverse applications.

Details

• Date posted: 30 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £73,383 to £102,689 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1522276616
• Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Chester, CH1 4DS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Shape the future of sexual health care. Transform lives.

Are you an experienced GUM clinician looking for a role where you can make a real difference, develop your career, and work within a forward-thinking, integrated sexual health service?

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Specialty Grade Doctor to join our Level 3 Integrated Contraception & Sexual Health service in Cheshire West & Chesterdelivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a diverse and dynamic community.

About the role

Youll play a key role in delivering a high-quality, prevention-focused sexual health service, including:

• Running ICASH and HIV clinics (67 per week)
• Managing complex STI and HIV cases
• Supporting clinical governance, audit, and teaching
• Contributing to regional HIV MDTs and service development
• Delivering patient-centred, inclusive care for all communities

Youll primarily be based at Fountains Health Centre in Chester, with opportunities to work across community clinics.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) opportunity.

Why join HCRG Care Group?

True clinical varietyWork across GUM, HIV care, and contraception, including LARC and integrated clinics, with access to onsite microscopy and a well-established HIV service.

Career progression built inWe actively support:

• CESR progression and entry to higher specialty training
• Diplomas in GUM & HIV
• Leadership development & service innovation roles

Work with a collaborative MDTJoin a well-established team including Consultants, Specialist Doctors, experienced nurses, and trainees in a service seeing ~18,000 patient attendances per year.

Protected development timeWith 2.5 SPA sessions, youll have dedicated time for:

• Clinical governance
• Audit and research
• Teaching and service improvement

About you:

We are looking for a doctor who brings:

At least 4 years post-qualification experience, including 2+ years in sexual health / GUM / HIV Expertise inSTI management and integrated sexual health Strong communication and teamwork skills A passion for education, service improvement, and patient-centred care GMC registration and commitment to professional development

Desirable: DFSRH, STIF competency, HIV experience, teaching or research background.

About the service:

Our service provides free, confidential, and inclusive sexual health care across Cheshire West & Chester, supporting people of all ages, genders, and orientations.

We are proud to deliver:

• Comprehensive contraception services
• STI testing and treatment
• Integrated HIV care
• Community-based outreach and education

Our vision: empowering people to achieve positive sexual health and wellbeing.

Package Description

• An annual salary of £73,383 - £102,689 (depending on experience)
• NHS Pension!
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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