HIV GUM Locum Specialty Doctor

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust is seeking a locum specialty doctor in Integrated Sexual Health. The role involves managing STIs and HIV, attending multidisciplinary team meetings, and providing effective patient care. Candidates must have an MB BS or equivalent and be registered with the GMC. This position offers valuable experience in a supportive environment with potential for career development.

Qualifications

• Skills in written and spoken English to communicate effectively.
• Sound knowledge and experience in General Medicine including critically ill patients.
• Experience in outpatient clinics and training medical students.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients with symptomatic STIs and HIV.
• Participate in weekly MDT meetings.
• Work independently with support available.

Skills

Effective communication in English

Experience in General Medicine

Training experience

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

MB BS or equivalent

Full registration with the GMC

Job description

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Overview

HIV GUM Locum Specialty Doctor role within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 26 October 2025. The advertised post is a locum specialty doctor in Integrated Sexual Health for the Trust. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Sexual Health Services provides GU Medicine, HIV Medicine and Sexual & Reproductive Health Services within Portsmouth, Southampton and Hampshire.

Main duties of the job

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for a locum specialty doctor in the integrated sexual health department in the North locality of Sexual Health services to commence from February 2026 for 6 months with a potential to extend it for up to one year. This post provides excellent experience in Genito-urinary Medicine and HIV. The post holder is primarily based between Basingstoke and Eastleigh.

The department is one of the largest integrated services in the South of England providing high quality services in the management of sexually transmitted infections (STI), HIV, contraceptive services, outreach clinics, outpatient gynaecology scanning, psychosexual services and dedicated clinics for MSM and vulnerable patient groups. The post holder will be required to work in a mixture of same day and booked appointment clinics managing patients with symptomatic STIs and HIV and be part of HIV weekly MDT. There will be an initial induction package to support the training of the post holder in aspects where they lack previous experience. The post holder will need to be confident in working in an independent manner and to be able to ask for help where appropriate. The team includes Consultants, Specialty Doctors, sexual health nurses, health advisers, health care assistants, the HIV pharmacy team and sexual health promotion team.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust\'s Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Sound knowledge and experience in General Medicine including the care of critically ill patients
• Experience of working in outpatient clinics
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary staff
• Experience of training medical students and post graduate clinicians

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.

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