Junior Clinical Fellow in Sexual Health Medicine

Transformationunitgm; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow in Sexual Health Medicine. This full-time role offers excellent training opportunities and involves working in integrated sexual health clinics, with potential exposure to HIV and LARC clinics. Candidates will engage in patient care and educational programs while contributing to a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to world-class healthcare.

Qualifications

• 4 months or longer experience working in a sexual health environment.
• Post graduate qualification in sexual health (eg DFSRH, STIF, Loc SDI or LoC IUT, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Regular integrated sexual clinics with STI and reproductive health presentations.
• Involvement in delivery of inpatient HIV care and review of sexual health referrals.

Skills

Understanding of research

Evidence of completion of key competencies

Experience of working out of hours

Experience working in a sexual health environment

Education

Post graduate qualification in sexual health

Tools

GMC

Full ALS

Job description

Main area GUM Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03) Contract Fixed term: 6 months (with possibility of extension for a further 6 months) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 164-7052181

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site City Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £49,909 Plus supplements for out of hours worked Salary period Yearly Closing 25/05/2025 23:59

Junior Clinical Fellow in Sexual Health Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a full Time Junior Clinical Fellow (at CT1+) level in Genitourinary Medicine in Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Integrated Sexual Health Service.

Successful applicants will be provided with excellent training and educational opportunities, tailored to meet individual needs. The core work will be in integrated sexual health clinics, but experience in HIV clinics and/or LARC clinics can be offered depending on experience.

The service has an active educational programme and post holders will be able to participate in this.

Main duties of the job

Regular integrated sexual clinics, with a mix of STI and reproductive health presentations. Exposure to a regular HIV clinic may be possible and/or LARC clinic depending on candidate experience and interest. Involvement in delivery of inpatient HIV care and review of sexual health referrals from other in-patient specialties.

Participation in HIV and Sexual health MDTs and involvement in post graduate and undergraduate training and education within the department.

Working for our organisation

The service as a whole sees around 35 000 patients per year, at main Hub clinics at the City Hospital and Victoria Health Centre with 20+ community sites throughout the city and southern boroughs. The HIV service numbers around 1200 patients and is provided at City Hospital.

ISHS provides all levels of contraceptive and STI care, including complex implant removal and coil removals, level 3 STI care and a variety of health promotion work. There are specialist clinics in genital dermatology, recurrent infection, complex contraception and complex PrEP. There is a co-located HIV service and a psychosexual medicine service. The service has an active research profile and currently runs a weekly research clinic in addition to recruiting to a number of national and international trials.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached JD and person spec for more detail.

The job will be based between the City Campus of NUH and the Victoria Health centre clinic.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GMC
• Full ALS

Experience

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Evidence of completion of key competencies equivalent to completion of F2 training
• Experience of working out of hours with limited support.
• 4 months or longer experience working in a sexual health environment
• Post graduate qualification in sexual health (eg DFSRH, STIF, Loc SDI or LoC IUT, or similar)

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.