Fixed Term Consultant Nephrologist
1 month ago
Job summary
The West Suffolk Nephrology team is currently looking for a Fixed Term Consultant Nephrologist to complement the current team, as we expand and look forward towards the new hospital. The applicant would be looking after patients on the Nephrology ward which is currently shared by Dr Petchey, Dr Karimi and a General Physician. The consultants are currently rotating on and off the ward. This provides opportunity for service development and allowing the applicant to have dedicated time to develop their sub-speciality interest.
We would hope that the applicant would be able to continue the practical skills of renal biopsy at inpatient level. The hospital is also looking towards developing acute dialysis as we move towards the new hospital which will require a separate on-call rota.
Please read the Job Description attached for full details of the post
This post will be for 12 months
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be looking after inpatient (mixed with general internal medicine and Nephrology) and will be part of the General Medical on-call Rota.
Current clinics would be General Nephrology patients (Chronic Kidney Disease and glomerulonephritis). West Suffolk Hospital has very close ties with Cambridge University Hospital and all of the current Nephrologists have Honorary Consultant Contracts, as we provide consultant cover for the satellite dialysis unit, Vasculitis Clinic and Transplant Clinic.
As West Suffolk Hospital supports Cambridge University in their post graduate medical programme - we could be looking for applicants who would be interested in teaching.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the post.
Nephrology
Current nephrology services at the WSH include inpatient management of renal patients on ward F8 - encompassing patients with acute kidney injury, management of patients with CKD and review of dialysis and transplant patients. There is a strong emphasis on early detection and management of patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and overseeing referrals of such patients form a significant proportion of the workload. There is a joint nephrology-critical care ward round of ITU patients weekly.
Outpatient services include weekly general nephrology clinics, a transplant clinic, a low clearance clinic, monthly diabetes/renal clinic held jointly with Dr Marath (Acute Medicine/Diabetes) and a paediatric transition clinic held with Dr Christian on a 6 monthly basis. There is a monthly cardio-renal MDT, and Nephrology support for the Medical Obstetrics clinic is provided on an ad hoc basis. Tertiary level nephrology care is provided at CUH including acute transplantation and vasculitis.
Currently the Dialysis Unit is supervised jointly by Dr Chong and Dr Karimi. The Nephrology service is currently expanding with Dr Yiu leading the way in Virtual Ward for Acute Kidney Injury and Nephrotic Syndrome. We have clinical nurse specialist whose main focus is the transplant and predialysis service. There is an expectation that enhanced renal diagnostics and vascular access procedures will be repatriated from Addenbrookes Hospital to the Trust in the next 12 - 24 months.
Medicine
In-patients are triaged to their most appropriate medical speciality ward cardiac, acute respiratory, stroke unit etc. There is a well-structured multidisciplinary team meeting on each ward which will set goals to facilitate a reduction in length of stay.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Special Training
Essential
MRCP or equivalent Full GMC registration
Desirable
MD or PhD MRCP (Nephrology) Entry on the GMC specialist register in Nephrology and General (Internal) Medicine or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) at the time of interview
Experince
Essential
Experience in management of acute medical inpatients and medical outpatients Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients Experience in management of Nephrology in-patient and out-patient medicine Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Renal patients including patients with suspected or proven vasculitis
Desirable
Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent Experience of managing vasculitis inpatients and clinics in Tertiary centre, dedicated Fellowship programme, or similar Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Medicine Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Nephrology
Management and Audit
Essential
Ability to develop and manage a multi-professional vasculitis service encompassing inpatient reviews and outpatient clinics Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery out-patient priorities Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery Experience of audit management Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Appraisal
Essential
To have training and experience in appraisal systems
Personal Skills and Qualities
Essential
Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose The ability to work as a team member Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured hospital team Enquiring, critical approach to work Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance
Desirable
Has ability to travel to rural locations
Special Aptitudes
Essential
Self-motivated: able to act on own initiative Enthusiasm and dynamism to improve, monitor and sustain the highest achievable clinical standards To possess an enquiring mind, generally challenging the status quo to ensure clinically effective evidence-based best practice Capacity to accept full responsibility to lead a clinical team To teach and train all human resources from a wide spectrum of skills, background, abilities and experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Depth and breadth of experience in acute ward based and out-patient medicine and Nephrology All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: - -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; - PLAB2
Teaching and Training
Essential
Experience of supervising FY1s, FY2s StRs and SpRs Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
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