Job summary
CCGS is hosted within the Division of Specialist Care at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Chelsea Centre for Gender Surgery offers masculinising lower surgery, feminising lower surgery, and masculinising chest surgery.
As part of the masculinising lower surgery (metoidioplasty or phalloplasty), patients are offered minimally-invasive gynaecological surgery, which includes hysterectomy, adnexectomy and vaginectomy. Procedures offered for lower feminising surgery include vaginoplasty, vulvoplasty and orchidectomies.
The team at CCGS comprises of consultant urological, plastic and gynaecological surgeons leading a multidisciplinary team of Nurse Specialists, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Psychologists, Anaesthetists and Endocrinologists. The service is supported by a Deputy General Manager covering Gender Health and two patient pathway coordinators, who will be the first point of contact for service users and will provide administrative support to the clinical team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join this national service to help deliver world class surgical care to patients having gender affirming surgery. Candidates must be committed to the delivery of trans-inclusive care and be sensitive to the unique needs of this patient group. The successful candidate will be involved in the preoperative and postoperative care of this patient group, as well as the surgery itself. They will be expected to substantially contribute to the development of the service, and audit/research within the programme.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that care for nearly one million people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We spent 30 million on state of the art adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have the following duties:
Attend outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures and theatre lists to support the service
Attendance at Gender Affirmation Surgery MDT meetings
Participation in audit and governance activities of the service
Ensure compliance with national commissioning standards and waiting time targets
Support subspecialisation in the department by appropriate cross referral to colleagues
Provide consultant care at an early stage to patients presenting to secondary care with presumed urological problems
Contribute to the care of gender surgery inpatients following masculinising and feminising procedures
Engage in the education of other junior doctors, nursing staff and other colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have the following duties:
Attend outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures and theatre lists to support the service
Attendance at Gender Affirmation Surgery MDT meetings
Participation in audit and governance activities of the service
Ensure compliance with national commissioning standards and waiting time targets
Support subspecialisation in the department by appropriate cross referral to colleagues
Provide consultant care at an early stage to patients presenting to secondary care with presumed urological problems
Contribute to the care of gender surgery inpatients following masculinising and feminising procedures
Engage in the education of other junior doctors, nursing staff and other colleagues
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- MBBS/MRCS/IMRCS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Higher qualifications in Plastic Surgery
Experience, Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Substantial Plastic Surgery experience
- Recognised skill/ability to lead, decide and operate independently
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need
- Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
- Experience working in gender surgery
- Knowledge of the needs of LGBTQI+ service users
Desirable
- Experienced in leading impactful change projects and quality improvement programmes
Academic/Research Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
- Understanding of basic research principles, methodology & ethics, with potential to contribute to research
- Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Desirable
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
- MBBS/MRCS/IMRCS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Higher qualifications in Plastic Surgery
Experience, Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Substantial Plastic Surgery experience
- Recognised skill/ability to lead, decide and operate independently
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need
- Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
- Experience working in gender surgery
- Knowledge of the needs of LGBTQI+ service users
Desirable
- Experienced in leading impactful change projects and quality improvement programmes
Academic/Research Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
- Understanding of basic research principles, methodology & ethics, with potential to contribute to research
- Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Desirable
- Evidence of active participation in audit
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH
Employer's website
https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)