Locum Consultant Urologist with a special interest in Gender Surgery

Job summary

As a Consultant Urologist with a specialist interest in Gender Affirmation Surgery (GAS), the post-holder will have demonstrated expertise in undertaking primary and revision feminising genitourinary surgery, and be willing to grow our masculinising lower surgery programme, including the set-up and delivery of pedicled and free-flap phalloplasty. The post holder must be committed to research and innovation in the field of gender surgery.

The role will require close working with other colleagues in the Trust as well as allied organisations as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to quality improvement, research and management of the service. It is anticipated that the post-holder will engage in specific management tasks and contribute to service meetings as required.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures and theatre lists to support the service
• Attendance at MDT meetings
• Participation in audit, research and governance activities of the department
• 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 complications of gender surgery
• Contribute to the routine care of GAS inpatients, rotating this responsibility with colleagues.
• To promote early and safe discharge of patients
• Strong commitment to the organisation and delivery of training

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.