Consultant / Clinical Lead - Wigan and Leigh Sexual Health Service

Job summary

Wigan is centrally located large northern town, has good transport links to cities including Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Chester, and easy access to the West coast, Wales, and the Lake District. Wigan has a population of around 330,000, the surrounding areas, all with areas of interest and activities catering for all interests (bars/restaurants/theatres/outdoors activities/countryside and coastal holiday destinations).

Wigan has a cohort of schools rated outstanding by OFSTED, and there are many more in the surrounding areas of Greater Manchester and Liverpool, including independent schools.

The clinic has an annual footfall of around 37,000, both contraception and STI provision, including PreP, and is an integrated provision of levels 1-3, both contraception and STI management (including PreP/PEP), outreach provision, relationship and sex education in Wigan's Secondary Schools, Health Advisor provision, and a wider sexual health leadership expectation to our key stakeholders (Primary Care etc). There is currently no prison or HIV provision included in this role/service.

The successful candidate will possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP and be on the specialist register of the GMC. Please see job description and person specification for further details.

We aim to be flexible in matching your availability with our work patterns and the needs of the service and therefore we are also able to offer part time and flexible working options.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Consultant in HIV and Sexual Health to join Spectrum Community Health CIC in Wigan and Leigh. The post is 8 sessions.

This post will lead in conjunction with a clinical head of service, a multidisciplinary clinical team, consisting of both Band 7 and 6 dual trained clinical nurse specialists, working independently to Patient Group Directives, and a well-established team of clinical and administrative support. We have an innovative approach to clinical provision with a strong digital strategy which contributes to the flexibility of patient care but also work/life balance. You will be part of a wider sexual health team within Spectrum, which includes peer engagement from our Consultant Leads in Barnsley and Wakefield. This post is based at our Wigan Clinic for the Sexual Health care. The Wigan service has a brand-new purpose built clinical site, part of the Wigan Town Centre's regeneration project. The new site is in the very centre of town with good links to bus and train stations.

There will continue to be a secondary level 2 provision to the population of Leigh. In addition to the new service estate, the service provision is looking for someone to lead innovation and system change, both internally and across the borough to the wider health provider network.

Commissioners are keen to see transformational change in relation to sexual health provision and this post is a key stakeholder in that innovative change agenda.

About us

Spectrum Community Health CIC was established in 2011, our focus has remained providing care for society's most vulnerable. We are a not for profit, values led organisation and have over 900 members of staff Home - Spectrum Community Health CIC (spectrum-cic.org.uk)

We have NHS Terms and Conditions, including NHS Pension inclusion and National Medical and Dental Pay Scales https://spectrumhealth.org.uk/opportunities/.

Support for relocation is available for those eligible and will be discussed with the successful candidate if appropriate.

We're one of the best performing CICs in the country. We consistently score highly in our staff survey as a place staff would recommend to work. Our Wigan and Leigh Sexual Health Service has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'.

Our vision is to be the "employer of choice", where every member of staff has the best possible experience when working here. As part of our values led approach, we listen carefully to our employees, and have an active Staff Council, we listen to staff and act on their feedback. Our aspirational agenda is to deliver outstanding care to our patients in an organisation which is, innovative, respectful of difference, recognises and rewards staff accordingly, work with integrity and deliver care with compassion.