Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine

Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV Medicine. The post is available with immediate effect. The successful candidate will join a service covering the Borough of Sefton,. The service is a fully integrated GU and contraception service with Level 3 activity provided at our Hubs in Bootle and Southport as well as comprehensive services in our spoke clinics and HIV care being provided at Southport and Formby DGH. Introduction and Profile of the Trust Southport & Formby The elegant seaside town of Southport is situated on the North West Coast approximately twenty miles North of Liverpool, fifteen miles South of Preston with Manchester forty-five miles inland. The residential suburbs of Freshfield & Formby are seven miles South of Southport with the villages of Tarleton, Banks and Hesketh Bank three to five miles north of the town. The population of Southport and Formby together is approximately 116,000. The outlying area of green belt is made up of rich arable farming and market gardening. Large industry is at a minimum in the immediate area. Southport is a Victorian town, which boasts one of the finest shopping streets in the country, Lord Street. The town is also famous for its golf courses - nine in all, including the internationally famous Royal Birkdale. Ormskirk Ormskirk is an ancient market town located in West Lancashire, which is largely rural with a number of small villages and arable farmland. The new town of Skelmersdale is located five miles to the East. The area's population is approximately 109,000. Southport lies eight miles to the west with Liverpool and Manchester within three-quarters of an hour by car or rail. There is easy access to the M58 and M6. There is an excellent choice of housing in Southport, Formby and Ormskirk much of it within easy access of the District's hospitals. There is a wide choice of schools, including state maintained, nursery and private. There is also a Technical College in Southport itself and Edge Hill University College is situated just outside Ormskirk. The rail link with Liverpool makes many more schools available. Southport has a particularly good range of hotels and is a developing conference centre. It also has a good choice of both restaurants and nightclubs. There is a full range of sporting, cultural and recreational facilities within the area. An excellent network of roads to Liverpool, Manchester and Preston serves Southport, Formby and Ormskirk. Trains run directly to these cities and the airports of Manchester and Liverpool are readily accessible. Both Southport and Formby and Ormskirk are ideally situated within easy travelling distance of the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the mountains and coast of North Wales. Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides a wide range of clinical services to the residents of Southport, Formby and Ormskirk and surrounding districts. The catchment population for this area is 210,000. The Trust comprises of two hospitals: Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk and District General Hospital and practice the following services: * Accident and Emergency * Orthopaedic Surgery * Obstetrics and Gynaecology * HSDU * Medicine for the Adult Population * Paediatrics * General Surgery * Dedicated Day Care Unit * Urology * ITU/CCU * Theatres * Radiology (MRI/CT) * Endoscopy * Cancer Services * Regional Spinal Injuries Unit The Hospitals are fully supported by comprehensive paramedical services and other support services. Advertising date - 28th May 2020 Closing date - 26th June 2020 Provisional Interview date (to be confirmed) - 8th July 2020 This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check with adults barred list For further details / informal visits contact: Dr Uma Karthikeyan CoClinical Director Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Sexual health Tel No 01695 656658 Dr Parag Pandit Associate Specialist Sexual Health Tel No 01704 704492 Jenny Large Directorate Manager Women's services Specialist Services CBU Tel No 01695 656290 Employment Type: FULL_TIME