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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Consultant in GUM and HIV

The closing date is 04 January 2026

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Job summary

This is a full-time (10 PA) substantive post based in the Trafalgar Clinic (Sexual Health and HIV) at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Woolwich. The focus of the role is to strengthen the consultant team and in particular to provide strategic direction for the HIV service. The postholder will support the department in delivering excellent and innovative care with an emphasis on complex HIV care, re-engaging individuals who have been lost to follow up and building on our commitment to research and training. We envisage that this post will further develop our links with acute and general medicine, and other medical specialties. We are a very supportive department and we would encourage the postholder to take advantage of the new consultants mentoring programmes provided by BASHH and BHIVA.

Main duties of the job

  • Leading on in-patient HIV care
  • Supporting patients with co-morbidites
  • Working with difficult to reach populations and returning disengaged HIV positive people to care
  • Developing new models of care in HIV and Sexual Health services

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
  4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  5. Making equalities mainstream

Details

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year 0

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-AA7637

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Station Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


Job description

Job responsibilities

HIV outpatient care

Input into the management of HIV positive inpatients

Active support to the Sexual Health service, including referral (Level 3) clinics

Contribute to the HIV and Sexual Health research portfolio and recruitment to trials and the ongoing care of trial participants.

Participation in the on-call rota and involvement with in-patients as required

Job description

Job responsibilities

HIV outpatient care

Input into the management of HIV positive inpatients

Active support to the Sexual Health service, including referral (Level 3) clinics

Contribute to the HIV and Sexual Health research portfolio and recruitment to trials and the ongoing care of trial participants.

Participation in the on-call rota and involvement with in-patients as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Dip GUM
  • Diploma in HIV
  • DFSRH (Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning)
  • CCT/CESR in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV and inclusion on specialist register or within 6 months of this requirement.

Desirable

  • Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
  • MFSRH (Diploma/Membership of the Faculty of Family Planning)
  • Recent experience of acute and/or general medicine

Clinical Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit and research.
  • Understanding of clinical governance

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience

Desirable

  • Teaching skills/specific training and/or qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Experience in GU medicine
  • HIV clinical experience including in- patient care, antiretroviral therapy and care of patients with advanced disease
  • Awareness of the challenges of an inner city, multicultural community

Desirable

  • Experience in service and care pathway development
  • Wide experience in Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Experience of conducting/contributing to clinical trials

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience
  • Multidisciplinary working
  • Organisational skills
  • Communication skills
  • Computer skills/IT literacy
  • Understanding of commissioning landscape in the speciality

Desirable

  • Attendance at medical management course and understanding of management issues.
  • Management experience

Research Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of the importance of research in a clinical setting

Desirable

  • Research training Conference presentations and/or publications
  • Broader understanding of research in the NHS setting
  • Participation in clinical trial delivery

Other Attributes

Essential

  • Flexible, dynamic, resilient and assertive
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Dip GUM
  • Diploma in HIV
  • DFSRH (Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning)
  • CCT/CESR in Genitourinary Medicine/HIV and inclusion on specialist register or within 6 months of this requirement.

Desirable

  • Post graduate degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
  • MFSRH (Diploma/Membership of the Faculty of Family Planning)
  • Recent experience of acute and/or general medicine

Clinical Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of effective participation in clinical audit and research.
  • Understanding of clinical governance

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience

Desirable

  • Teaching skills/specific training and/or qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Experience in GU medicine
  • HIV clinical experience including in- patient care, antiretroviral therapy and care of patients with advanced disease
  • Awareness of the challenges of an inner city, multicultural community

Desirable

  • Experience in service and care pathway development
  • Wide experience in Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Experience of conducting/contributing to clinical trials

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience
  • Multidisciplinary working
  • Organisational skills
  • Communication skills
  • Computer skills/IT literacy
  • Understanding of commissioning landscape in the speciality

Desirable

  • Attendance at medical management course and understanding of management issues.
  • Management experience

Research Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of the importance of research in a clinical setting

Desirable

  • Research training Conference presentations and/or publications
  • Broader understanding of research in the NHS setting
  • Participation in clinical trial delivery

Other Attributes

Essential

  • Flexible, dynamic, resilient and assertive

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Station Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Station Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Consultant and Clinical Lead

Dr Emily Mabonga

e.mabonga@nhs.net

02030493516

Details

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year 0

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-AA7637

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Station Road

Woolwich

SE18 4QH


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