27 February 2023
Jersey has appointed its first full-time consultant in Sexual Health, HIV and Viral Hepatitis.
Dr Rajesh Hembrom, has taken up the dedicated role of Service Lead and Consultant for the
Sexual Health Team. Dr Hembrom, who has 16 years’ experience within sexual health and
blood-borne viruses, moves from Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust where he
clinically-led the setup of a fully integrated sexual health clinic at 4 Clover Street, Medway,
Kent.
During his career, Dr Hembrom has contributed to improving patient care through delivering
education, training and research and has been in the roles of Clinical Director, Deputy Director
of Medical Education and the Lead Appraiser (Deputy Responsible Officer) in the NHS.
His appointment comes after the GUM Clinic, based in the Outpatients Department of Jersey
General Hospital, began running ‘same-day’ free appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, at the end of last year. Prior to implementing same-day appointments, Islanders
without symptoms would have a four to five week wait for an appointment. Now, generally,
people are reviewed within a week, if they are without symptoms and would like an STI
screening.
Dr Hembrom, the former chair of the South-East of England branch of the British Association
for Sexual Health and HIV, said: “I’m really excited to be joining and leading Jersey’s
sexual health team and I’m looking forward to helping to develop Jersey's own integrated
sexual health service to ensure very high standards of care.”
Dr Adrian Noon, Chief of Service for Medicine, said: “The sexual health team is only small but
provides an excellent service to Islanders. I’m delighted that Dr Hembrom has joined the team
and is leading the service to see where improvements can be made. This new role shows that
we are committed to continuing to developing this responsive and agile service, which
supports Islanders at a time when they may feel most worried.”
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