Clinical Fellow (SHO) in HIV | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 plus £2162.00 London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Croydon, CR7 7YE |
| Company: | Croydon Health Services |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6217203/MW6217203 |
Summary
This is an opportunity for a 12 month Clinical Fellow SHO placement at Croydon Sexual Health Centre on the Croydon University campus.
Our HIV cohort at Croydon University Hospital is growing with almost 1000 patients, the majority of whom are on antiviral therapy. Croydon HIV clinic serves a diverse community with a large female cohort that we support through their pregnancies each year. HIV inpatients are admitted under the HIV team where HIV is the predominant issue, or shared care supporting other teams. Inpatient numbers are growing with approximately 100 admissions annually.
The Sexual Health centre is co-located with the HIV outpatient clinic. It sees 22,000 patients annually serving a population with a high incidence of STIs
This post is intended to support HIV inpatient care. It offers an excellent opportunity to gain clinical experience in HIV medicine and sexual health within a supportive department.
The work schedule includes:
• Daily ward rounds of HIV inpatients, this may also include those who have Sexual Health presentations
• Assessment of HIV & Sexual Health patients presenting to Emergency Department & Medical Assessment Unit.
• Weekly MDT meetings, audit and educational activities
• Monthly viral load meetings
• HIV MDT perinatal meetings every two months with midwifery, obstetrics and paediatrics
• Weekly radiology meeting
• Optional shadowing in Sexual health clinics
• Optional shadowing in HIV outpatient clinics
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.
These include:
• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington
The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our Vision:
“Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it”
Our 5 key ‘Here for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are:
• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services
“As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.”
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this post.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024