Location: London
Job summaryThe post provides an exciting and unique opportunity to work within urogynaecology/female urology and learn specialist skills in managing patients with chronic and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI). The LUTS service is a tertiary clinical service and research centre that manages patients with chronic LUTS and is closely associated with translational research.
The Urogynaecology and LUTS subspecialties fall under the Women's Health Department within the Acute Patient Access, Clinical Support Services, and Women's Health Division (ACW).
We are expanding our department and integrating Urogynaecology and LUTS where appropriate. Our division is supported by the Clinical Director, Director of Operations and Gynaecology Lead Consultant. Post holders will be supported by the LUTS and Gynaecology administrative teams.
Please note, this post may close earlier if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will see patients with chronic lower urinary tract symptoms and continence related problems. The job will consist of specialist LUTS clinics, urogynaecology clinics, urogynaecology operating and urodynamics. If the post holder wishes there are opportunities to be involved with translational research within this tertiary service.
About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
DetailsDate posted: 19 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 to £76,582 a year £67,325.00 (MT04) or £76,582.00 (MT05) per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 220-WH-MED-8145139-A
Job responsibilitiesThe clinical fellow will work under the supervision of Ms Rajvinder Khasriya, Ms Kiren Gill and Mr Dhanuson Dharmasena.
- Assist Ms Rajvinder Khasriya, Ms Kiren Gill and Mr Dhanuson Dharmasena in seeing the patients in the Whittington hospital.
- Make decisions on management, identify complications and arrange for appropriate responses to be organised
- Carry out urine microscopy and arrange for appropriate responses to be organised
- Help with urogynaecology clinics and urodynamics
- The post holder will have the opportunity to assist Ms Khasriya, Ms Gill and Mr Dhanuson Dharmasena in the Urogynaecology theatre list
- This is a clinical academic unit, and as such the post holder will be expected to assist with clinical research studies in Urogynaecology and Chronic UTI taking place in the unit. This will include:
- Working as a sub-investigator on Urogynaecology and Medical Urology research studies as necessary
- Working within guidelines of Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance
- There will be scope to undertake a PhD research project
- Attend conferences relevant to your area of work
- Give presentations of research / clinical work at departmental meetings and Womens Health audit meetings.
- Attend and present at monthly MDT meetings
There are no on-call commitments associated with this post, though these can be accommodated depending on the appointed candidate.
Person SpecificationUGEssential: UG training requirements
Desirable: UG theatre experience
Independent consultationEssential: Lead independent consultation
Desirable: Prescribing
ResearchEssential: Interest in research
Desirable: Interest in antibiotic research in urinary infections
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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. 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer detailsEmployer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Whittington Hospital, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Consultant for LUTS, Kiren Gill, kiren.gill1@nhs.net
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and is committed to equal opportunities in recruitment and employment.