SMO Sligo Sexual Health Clinic

The Role:

Two Sexual Health Senior Medical Officers (Grade Code 183T) are required to provide short-term support to the HSE Sligo Sexual Health Clinic (SHC). The assignment is for each Senior Medical Officer is for 6 hours per week, (across 2 evening clinics) for an initial period of 3 months, commencing August 21^st  2025. The assignment will involve, though is not limited to, the Senior Medical Officers assisting the Consultant and medical and nursing staff in the delivery of the Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) service in the Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan area. The Senior Medical Officers will demonstrate clinical experience in the delivery of Sexual Health / GUM / STI.

Note that the duration of the requirement may be extended, subject to service needs.

Service Overview:

The Sexual Health Service in the North West (Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim) is a busy, community based service that delivers free, safe, clinically effective and quality driven Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) to key at risk population groups in the North West, and beyond. It is a consultant led and supervised model in which nurses and Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) provide clinical care from 2 clinic sites – Sligo and Letterkenny. This includes the screening, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Sligo Sexual Health Clinic (SHC), has been operating in Sligo University Hospital since 1996. It provides a free and confidential screening service for all age groups, who may self-refer or be referred by another agency. The SHC delivers two evening clinics on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. 

Role Description/Requirements:

The following role description (which is not exhaustive) serves as a guide for the work that will be undertaken by the Senior Medical Officers for Sligo SHC:

Operational

• Attend the clinic at such times as specified.
• Work with the Consultant and nursing staff to deliver the GUM service

Clinical

• Sexual history taking
• Male and female genital examination
• Diagnosis and treatment of STIs and related conditions
• Follow up and contact tracing of clients
• Provision of health promotion in relation to healthy sexual practices
• Provision of HIV PrEP, doxyPEP and relevant vaccinations
• Maintenance of  appropriate clinical records in respect of all clients and ensure these are updated and on a regular basis
• Provide all necessary direction to clinical staff as to the classification and treatment of clients

Hours of Work

The Senior Medical Officers will work for 6 hours per week as follows:

• Tuesdays from 1800 – 2100
• Thursdays from 1800 – 2100