Job summary
BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST
Substantive Consultant in HIV and Integrated Sexual Health (6PA)
Based at the Greenway Centre, Newham University Hospital and Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
Substantive Post
Available from August 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated consultant to join a dynamic
Multidisciplinary HIV, Sexual Health and Reproductive team based at Greenway Centre, Newham University Hospital and Royal London Hospital. The post will be based in Newham University Hospital with some shifts for sexual health being in one of our Centres of Excellence (Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre, Stratford or Ambrose King Centre, Whitechapel).
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities include 2 HIV clinics per week and 2 general sexual health clinics including one evening per week with scope for a specialist clinic suited to the applicants skills.
The post holder will be expected to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate training, education and research. The department is part of the North East London Clinical Services Network (NELNET) thus providing excellent opportunities to engage in clinical leadership, teaching and research.
You should have your CCT GUM or be eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the interview date.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the provision of comprehensive, sensitive and efficient HIV care.
To contribute to specialist HIV clinical services including looking after in-patients at Newham University Hospital
To contribute to specialist GUM services
To contribute to educational, service development and research activities in the department
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the provision of comprehensive, sensitive and efficient HIV care.
To contribute to specialist HIV clinical services including looking after in-patients at Newham University Hospital
To contribute to specialist GUM services
To contribute to educational, service development and research activities in the department
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional training and development in HIV medicine
- MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP
- Entry on the specialist register with CCT
Desirable
- Research GCP certificate
- Dip GUM
- Other higher degree (e.g. MSc, MD, PhD)
- DipHIV
- Management qualification
- Teaching qualification
Registration
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
Language skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and delivering training to multi-disciplinary professionals
- Experience of working in a HIV and sexual and reproductive health setting
- Ability to analyse, interpret, manipulate and present complex data
- Experience of clinical audit
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Experience of leading change management and service improvement in clinical services
Desirable
- Demonstrable track record of clinical or operational leadership in a complex health environment
- Experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Able to lead and manage others
- Computer/IT skills
- Skills required to manage HIV patients and sexual and reproductive health consultations
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships within multi-disciplinary team and across different organisations
- Good organisational skills
- Good teaching & presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant issues in HIV servcies
- Knowledge of government sexual health agenda
- Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of clinical and shared governance
- Demonstrates an understanding of quality strategies
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional training and development in HIV medicine
- MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP
- Entry on the specialist register with CCT
Desirable
- Research GCP certificate
- Dip GUM
- Other higher degree (e.g. MSc, MD, PhD)
- DipHIV
- Management qualification
- Teaching qualification
Registration
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
Language skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and delivering training to multi-disciplinary professionals
- Experience of working in a HIV and sexual and reproductive health setting
- Ability to analyse, interpret, manipulate and present complex data
- Experience of clinical audit
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Experience of leading change management and service improvement in clinical services
Desirable
- Demonstrable track record of clinical or operational leadership in a complex health environment
- Experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Able to lead and manage others
- Computer/IT skills
- Skills required to manage HIV patients and sexual and reproductive health consultations
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships within multi-disciplinary team and across different organisations
- Good organisational skills
- Good teaching & presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant issues in HIV servcies
- Knowledge of government sexual health agenda
- Demonstrates an understanding of the concept of clinical and shared governance
- Demonstrates an understanding of quality strategies
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.
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.
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).
