Job Description
Clinical fellow HIV/Sexual Health
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed doctor to join the HIV/Sexual Health &
Contraception team in Brighton – the first UK fast track city. This is a full-time post for 6 months from August 2023.
This post is split between The Sussex Beacon & The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The post holder will be expected to provide medical care to inpatients in The Sussex Beacon and staff Sexual Health & Contraception outpatient clinics, and HIV emergency clinics if suitably experienced. The Sussex Beacon has a 10 bedded inpatient unit serving patients living with HIV in B&H, East & west Sussex. The HIV/Sexual Health department currently has a cohort of over 2,400 patients with HIV and sees approximately 34,000 attendances in the fully integrated Sexual health service per year and is a major centre for clinical research in HIV and Sexual Health. This is an ideal opportunity to gain experience in this dynamic specialty.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Providing medical care to patients in the Sussex Beacon
- Staffing sexual health & contraception clinics
- LARC if appropriately trained
- HIV emergency clinic if suitable experience.
- On Call Commitment: no on call commitment unless appropriate experience
Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of theUK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put ourPatient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do
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