Consultant Nephrologist

Job summary

Consultant Nephrologist delivering General Nephrology to our East Lancashire patients at the John Sagar Renal Centre, Laurie Solomon Renal Centre and in reach into Blackburn Hospital. The post holder will offer renal transplant follow-up clinics and renal procedures at Royal Preston Hospital including medical PD catheter insertion and renal biopsies. On call requirement 1:12.

The post holder will join 18 consultants to maintain and improve the care offered to patients across our tertiary renal service.

Main duties of the job

Standard duties of a substantive Consultant consist of:

- Undertaking continuing professional development.

- Contributing to the education of departmental staff and students in training.

- Development of individual and collaborative research activity.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting-up a new Post-Transplant follow-up clinic at the John Sagar Renal Centre to look after renal transplant patients in the Burnley area. They will also support the transplant clinic at Royal Preston Hospital which is set-up to repatriate recently transplanted patients from Manchester Royal Infirmary typically 6-8 weeks after transplant.

The advertised role includes participation in the on-call rota. If however, the successful candidate has a strong desire to participate in ward cover as well, there may be options

Candidates proficient in renal biopsies, peritoneal dialysis (PD) and tunnelled haemodialysis catheter insertion are especially welcome to complement our existing team

About us

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the Major Acute trusts in the North West with all the usual specialities on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Trauma, Neurosciences, Oncology, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Vascular Surgery in addition to Renal Medicine. Innovation and quality improvement is actively encouraged with support from our Continuous Improvement team. Undergraduate medical student teaching is highly respected and an essential component for all departments within our Trust; as we develop active and developing links with the Universities of Manchester, Central Lancashire and Lancaster. There are many opportunities to develop your educational profile within and outside the trust.

Lancashire is an attractive area to live and has many facilities available locally. The cities of Manchester, Lancaster and Liverpool are within easy reach. Recreational facilities are many and varied, with the Lake District, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales and the Fylde Coast nearby.

Renal service that covers million people, looking after over 1400 dialysis and transplant patients across a large geographical area including 4 trusts and 6 satellite renal centres in addition to our main hub unit at Royal Preston Hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification: Hold Nephrology SCE Entry on the GMC Specialist register for Renal Medicine & /GIM via oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) oCESR or oEuropean Community Right

Desirable

Higher qualifications; MA, MSc or MD/PhD.

Experience

Essential

Full training in Renal & GIM/ as required by the JRCPTB. Recent experience of caring for General Nephrology, Transplant and Haemodialysis patients. Competent to perform PD catheter insertion and renal biopsies

Desirable

Experience of leading and developing care for Vasculitis & AKI services Experience in other specialist area (s) that would enhance existing LTHTR services. Trained Clinical or Educational Supervisor

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