Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology and Gender Surgery

Overview

The successful candidate will join this national service to help deliver world class urological surgical care to patients having gender affirming surgery. The post is for a full-time Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology and Gender Affirmation Surgery at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. Clinical activity will take place at Parkside Hospital. Education will take place at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. The post-holder will work with the Gender Affirmation Surgery team as part of a multidisciplinary group and will be involved in preoperative and postoperative care as well as the surgery itself. They will contribute to the development of the service and to audit/research within the programme. They are expected to support trans-inclusive care and be sensitive to the unique needs of this patient group.Responsibilities

Attend outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures and theatre lists to support the service.Attend Gender Surgery MDT meetings.Participate 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 advice and support to patients presenting to the Trust as emergencies with complications of gender surgery or requiring the expertise of a surgeon skilled in this field.Contribute to the care of gender surgery inpatients.Engage in the education of other junior doctors, nursing staff and other colleagues.Contribute to educational activities at Parkside Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital facilities.About the Setting

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, with clinics across London and the South-East. Parkside Hospital, established in 1983, offers eight-two beds, four operating theatres and four procedure rooms, and hosts clinics such as lower feminising surgery and chest wall surgery. Parkside has been commissioned by NHS England to provide gender affirmation surgery including lower feminising surgery and masculinising chest wall surgery.We are one of the best performing trusts and one of the top trusts to work for, with the Care Quality Commission rating us as Good across safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led domains and an Outstanding rating for use of resources by NHS Improvement.Requirements / Qualifications

Recognised medical degree and MRCS/FRCS.Experience in urology, both in outpatient assessment and operative practice including endoscopic procedures.Demonstrated interest in gender surgery.Professional Practice

The post-holder will work with the GAS team, participate in audit, research and management of the service, and contribute to clinical governance with annual appraisal.Daytime activities (08:00–17:00) will be determined by the GAS clinical lead and include operating theatres, outpatient clinics and inpatient duties. The post-holder will work under the guidance of Urology consultants and will lead and support training doctors and ward nurses along the GAS ..... full job details .....