Job overview

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 and vulvoplasty.

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 post holder will have the following duties:

• • 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. plastic surgical 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, including day case chest surgery. 

  • Strong commitment to the organisation and delivery of training.  

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.