Date posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £45,715 to £69,976 a year + On Calls
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 289-SC-392

Job summary
The successful candidate will become a valued member of the gynaecology and minimal access team. They will have a vital role in the endometriosis service, attending endometriosis outpatient clinics; regular tertiary endometriosis theatre lists (laparoscopic and robotic); and the endometriosis joint MDT. The successful candidate will work closely with the endometriosis specialist nurse in coordinating the MDT, managing the waiting lists and working cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team for complex cases. The successful candidate will have ample opportunity to develop and learn in their clinical role focused on minimal access techniques and endometriosis. As part of their role the successful candidate will be expected to be involved in ongoing audit of complex minimal access cases and outcomes, including the BSGE endometriosis database and prospective data collection on robotic surgery and outcomes.

Main duties of the job
In addition to their clinical role the successful candidate will be expected to be actively involved in the organisation and coordination of the multiple minimal access training courses run within the department. They will perform this role in close collaboration with existing faculty. Prior experience in medical education and training provision is strongly desired as well as an open and enthusiastic personality to bring the best out of delegates as well as working with medical industry to provide support. Surgical videos (laparoscopic, robotic and open) play a large role in existing training. The successful candidate will play an active role in recording and editing new educational videos for specific procedures/describe techniques to continue the development of a video library. It is anticipated that much of this output may be publishable in peer reviewed journals or presentation at conferences and the successful candidate will be credited with authorship accordingly.

About us
We 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 over 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. 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 award-winning 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 are currently spending £30 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Job responsibilities
The post holder will have the following duties in addition to those described above:

• Clinical
• Attending weekly theatre lists in minimal access benign gynaecology.
• Attending clinics in benign gynaecology.
• Gaining the technical skills as listed above.
• Participation on the on-call rota for obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Management
• Participation in audit and governance activities of the service.
• Be responsible for recording relevant surgical activity, perform audits and reports.
• Manage and engage with the BSGE endometriosis database and produce an annual surgical video for accreditation.
• Coordinate and enact the recommendations of the joint endometriosis MDT together with the endometriosis specialist nurse.
• Engage in the education of other junior doctors, nursing staff and other colleagues.
• Academic
• Submission of abstracts for presentation at relevant conferences throughout the year.
• Participate in existing clinical research, actively recruit participants and be involved in developing future studies.
• Coordinate and organise minimal access training courses together with existing faculty.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• GMC license to practice
• MRCOG Part 3
• On GMC register

Desirable

• Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education/other postgraduate education qualifications including medical education ATSM

Experience
Essential

• Ability to work as third on-call (SR) on three tier rota
• Experience with minimal access surgery and ability to teach techniques
• Passion and experience in facilitating and delivery of training and education
• Experience in audit, research and teaching
• Familiarity with web content editing and AV technology

Desirable

• Presentations/publications in the field of benign gynaecology or minimal access surgery
• Experience with surgical video editing

Skills & Knowledge
Essential

• Understands and is able to implement the Trust's Clinical Governance agenda
• Understands the local health economy and Trust's strategic goals
• Flexible approach to team working

Trust values
Essential

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to patients and staff
• Open and honest
• Unfailing kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
• Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care

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.

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, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Gynaecologist
Louise Webster
louise.webster13@nhs.net