Locum Consultant Sexual Health and HIV | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Posting date: | 18 February 2025 |
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Salary: | Not specified |
Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (pro rata) |
Hours: | Part time |
Closing date: | 20 March 2025 |
Location: | London, E9 6SR |
Company: | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
Job type: | Contract |
Job reference: | 6963957/293-Consultant-347 |
Summary
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to offer a fixed term consultant post within an integrated sexual health service across a range of clinical sites in Hackney. The post will cover maternity leave and is planned for 12 months in the first instance.
Hackney is home to a diverse and vibrant population with a multitude of health care provision needs. Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the leading sexual and reproductive health care provider within this borough.
The post holder will be responsible for Sexual Health and HIV outpatient clinics, providing advice to other clinicians on Sexual Health and HIV matters.
This post includes clinical governance leadership responsibility.
The post holder should demonstrate a commitment to medical audit and be able to supervise other members of staff performing audit and quality improvement programs, as well as performing these themselves.
This post involves providing leadership and advice on patient care to the multidisciplinary team across a range of services delivering an integrated sexual health service that offers STI management and contraception care.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
Homerton Hospital has been rated as "Good" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's, originally a workhouse but now the home for many NHS bodies and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
We offer a range of specialist care in obstetrics and neonatology, fetal medicine, fertility, HIV and sexual health, asthma and allergies, keyhole and bariatric surgery and neuro-rehabilitation across east London and beyond.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
The post-holder will be proficient in the following / participate in the following:
Ability to investigate and treat common presentations within the sexual health clinic including young people, commercial sex workers, survivors of sexual assault, and MSM.
Providing leadership and advice on patient care to the multidisciplinary team in an integrated sexual health service offering STI management and contraception care. Operating as senior clinician in a busy walk-in clinic, providing clinical advice to colleagues and supporting the nurse co-ordinator to manage patient flow and deal with any untoward incidents.
Providing educational and clinical supervision to junior doctors.
There is an opportunity to deliver HIV treatment and care.
There may be an opportunity to manage patients presenting with psychosexual problems.
Ability to advise and prescribe common methods of contraception.
Ability to fit subdermal implants and/or intrauterine devices is desirable but not essential. If required, FRSH approved training will be provided by the department.
Confidentiality in relation to patient care and the clinician’s role.
Please view job description and person specification for full details of the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Feb 2025
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