Locum Consultant in HIV Medicine and Sexual Health – 56 Dean Street: Sponsorship Available

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post is for a 10 PA Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV Medicine.

1 x Locum (Fixed Term 12 months)

56 Dean Street is an award winning HIV and sexual health service based in Soho with a particular emphasis on HIV prevention and the sexual health care needs of LGBTQI+ people. It is Europe’s busiest sexual health clinic with an attendance of approximately 110,000 patients per year. It cares for the third largest HIV cohort in the country with approximately 4,600 patients. The clinic also runs an Integrated Gender Dysphoria Service called TransPlus, we are particular interested in candidates who have an interest in Gender Dysphoria Care as part of these Job Plans includes time developing experience within TransPlus.

The HIV inpatient service merged with the Imperial College Hospitals Trust service in 2019 and now provides care on Ron Johnson ward at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital site for inner northwest London as well as Hertfordshire.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will, in conjunction with the existing consultants, have responsibilities for providing advice, screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with STIs, including HIV infection. They will be committed to developing integrated HIV & sexual health services, optimize cost efficiency of the service, implement new technologies and develop new initiatives. The post holder will have an opportunity to work within our TransPlus service.

The post-holder will also be required to participate in quality improvement, research and management of the service. It is anticipated that the post-holder will engage in specific management tasks and contribute to monthly departmental meetings in agreement with the Clinical Lead. The post-holder will also be expected to work with the other consultants at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust to deliver and improve outpatient HIV care, including recruitment to clinical trials. They will be expected to manage their own HIV cohort.

They will also be expected to work alongside the other consultants in providing educational supervision for the multidisciplinary team and participate in Wednesday morning educational activities, the virtual clinic and the weekly Directorate HIV resistance meeting. In particular, the post-holder will have educational supervisory responsibility for nominated junior staff. This role will include appraisal of the individuals concerned.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential

  • Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC))
  • Dip HIV
  • DIP GUM
  • Extensive knowledge and skills of relevant GUM & HIV practice
  • Experience of audit, quality improvement and other aspects of clinical governance
  • Clinical and educational supervision experience
  • Ability to lead change
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MRCP (or equivalent)
  • DFSRH
  • LoC SDI
  • LoC IUT
  • Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in sexual health, contraception and HIV care equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
  • Clinical and educational supervision experience

Desirable

  • Teaching Qualification
  • Experience of developing patient centred healthcare, especially for individuals with increased vulnerability and /or complexity
  • Experience in gender dysphoria medicine
  • Higher research degree (MD or PhD)
  • Experience of developing patient centred healthcare, especially for individuals with increased vulnerability and /or complexity
  • Training in and practical experience of safeguarding
  • Experience of working with colleagues, including commissioners at a regional or national level to help develop services or the specialty itself
  • Training in Management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 1 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.