Specialty Doctor - HIV & Sexual Health

This is an exciting opportunity for a 6 monthsfixed termSpecialty Doctor 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. We envisage further retirement towards the end of this post which would enable recruitment to a substantive post(s). The postholder will work closely with the existing medical 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.,

• 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 with support of the MDT and consultants.
• Manage a caseload of HIV patients, including those with seroconversion, pregnancy, treatment initiation/switches, and acute illness.
• Provide 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.
• Provide flexible senior medical cover, including cross site support when needed.
  
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.