Specialty Doctor in Sexual Health

Specialty Doctor in Sexual Health

The closing date is 06 March 2026

The post advertised is a fixed term 10 PA Specialty Doctor in Sexual Health at Kingston and Richmond Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, covering maternity leave for one year, from mid-April 2026.

The sexual health service at Kingston (The Wolverton Centre) prides itself on being a modern and progressive service, providing high quality care for patients presenting with both contraceptive and STI needs, as well as patients living with HIV. A range of clinics; general integrated sexual health, complex (consultant led clinics), and nurse led clinics currently exist across the service and in addition the service has psychology support.

There is a well established vulval pain service supported by clinical psychology which the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in.

Main duties of the job Clinical

The post holder will be expected to:

• Undertake both GUM and Contraception (including LARC) clinics
• Provide complex contraception clinic if they have the relevant qualifications.
• Cover emergency presentations to the integrated sexual health service at the Wolverton Centre.
• Share the "Duty Senior Clinician of the Day" rota for GUM and contraception and provide advice and support for the multi disciplinary team as well as training to the junior doctors.
• Undertake one specialist clinic per week in the vulval pain service (VPS)
• Provide training in Coils and implants for post graduate doctors and nurses if they possess the relevant qualifications to do so.

Teaching, Training and Research

The post holder will be expected to:

• Provide teaching, training and support for junior doctors in the Wolverton induction programme.
• Plan and manage the undergraduate training programme at the service
• Provide training and support for medical students.
• Contribute to the teaching and training of clinical staff at monthly clinical governance meetings.
• Be a named clinical supervisor for trainees.

About us

The sexual health centre at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well established fully integrated level three sexual health and HIV service. The department is purpose built and has an HIV cohort of 450 patients.

The team at the Wolverton are a cohesive, friendly and dynamic team who work together to provide a range of walk in and booked appointments to meet the sexual health needs of our local population. There are specialist clinics for LARC, complex contraception and vulval pain. Complex GUM, genital dermatology and the management of vulnerable patients are managed from within the GUM service and there is a weekly walk in service for young people. In 2018 the department moved to a bespoke paperless EPR system and recently has added Personal Held Records (PHR).

The post holder will join the team of five consultants, two SAS doctors and rotational training doctors including IMTs, GPVTS, F2 and trainees in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health and GUM.

The Trust has a defined culture that is patient centred, puts safety first and where all staff are responsible, inspiring, valued and value each other. The four Trust values are that we are all compassionate, inclusive, collaborative and inspiring.

Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by "Living Our Values Everyday".

Job responsibilities

If you would like further information regarding this post, please contact Dr McMorrow, Clinical Lead via administration office on /6735. Please see job description for further information.

Interview date TBC.

Person Specification Qualifications and Experience

• Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
• Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in GUM.
• At least 2 years experience in Sexual Health
• Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in routine contraception including LARC.
• Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in GUM.
• Experience of providing services to young people including under 16s
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• FSRH Registered Trainer (FRT) or equivalent
• MFSRH
• Teaching Qualification
• Dip GUM
• Evidence of broad based training experience and competence in complex contraception.
• Experience of managing vulval pain conditions

skills

• Extensive knowledge and skills of relevant SRH and GUM practice
• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• Clinical supervision experience.

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.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust