Senior Clinical Fellow - GUM/HIV Medicine

Job overview

Department: Sexual Reproductive Health & HIV

Site: King’s College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

Specialty Senior Clinical Fellow

Specialist in GUM/ HIV Medicine

Full-time 10 PAs / 40 hours per week / 12 Months Fixed-Term

Main duties of the job

HIV SERVICES

HIV outpatient services are based at the Caldecot Centre; separate but close to the main Denmark Hill site. Dedicated inpatient beds are located in the Hambledon Wing of King’s College Hospital on Oliver ward. Currently there are approximately 3000 patients under regular follow up. We also operate HIV outpatient clinics in three local GP practices: in Vauxhall, Clapham and Gypsy Hill and HMP Brixton.

SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES

As part of a major Modernisation Initiative in Sexual Health services at King’s, the departments of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Reproductive & Sexual health fully integrated in January 2009 to support the provision of a one-stop holistic Sexual Health service (providing contraception and management of sexually transmitted infections) to the local population.

The Sexual Health service provides open-access walk-in services to men & women from the Camberwell Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) and sees approximately 34,000 attendances per year.

Specialist GUM, MSM clinic, complex contraception, psychosexual and erectile dysfunction clinics are run from the Caldecot Centre by appointment.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 12,800 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.

King’s is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health-designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world-leading research-led university – King’s College London – and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’, and South London and Maudsley.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dedicated workforce and join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation for innovation and the desire to make a difference.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and have equivalent experience and competencies relevant for the role.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years), therefore 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent degree from a recognised medical school/Uni
• Completed at least 4 years full time or part-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent)
• MRCP or equivalent
• Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council / General Dental Council
• At least one year paid NHS experience

Desirable criteria

• MSc, PhD or MD
• Evidence of participation in GUM/HIV-related audit projects.
• Teaching skills course/qualification.

IMPORTANT

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• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.