Consultant Transplant Surgeon

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre at the Hammersmith Hospital, which is the largest renal and transplant centre in Europe, are looking for a Substantive Consultant Surgeon to join their team. The successful candidate will join a team of six expert and dedicated transplant surgeons to support and develop the delivery of kidney and kidney/pancreas transplantation, dialysis access and associated clinical services at ICHT and regionally across North West London. This post is required to replace the vacancy created by a colleague moving on to a different job. The post-holder will also have responsibilities to develop and contribute to continuing education, professional development, audit and research within the Division and Trust. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or equivalent, or within 6 months of attaining Specialist Registration at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be based at Hammersmith Hospital. The Directorate has 70 inpatient beds at the Hammersmith Hospital, across 4 renal wards, including a 12-bed HDU and a dedicated day care unit.

The successful candidate is expected to participate actively in specific areas of service provision after discussion with the Clinical Director and the Head of Service in current areas of need such as living donor kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis access procedures.

Transplantation

The Directorate performs approximately 200- 240 transplants each year.

The successful candidate will have an active role in the delivery of deceased donor transplantation of kidney and kidney-pancreas transplants as part of a 1:7 non-resident on call rota, as well as in the post-transplant follow up clinics.

Dialysis access

The post holder is allocated one or two satellite dialysis units to provide regular outpatient clinics to assess patients for transplantation and dialysis access.

There is an established vascular access clinic and peritoneal dialysis access clinic at the Hammersmith Hospital as well as on site surgical clinics in the satellite units aiming to assess patients for dialysis access. Our peritoneal dialysis program is one of the largest in the region, with more than 200 patients on maintenance currently with dedicated PD surgical clinic on site at the Hammersmith Hospital.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Programmed Activities (PAs): 10 PA contract This includes DCC and SPA (which includes SPA for appraisal and revalidation)

Total Clinical Workload (8. 5 DCCs)

On Call (1 in 7) Intensity level AAgreed duties of On Call surgeon

1. Post op transplant and surgical review on WR

2. Review of any emergency presentation that requires surgical review

3. Telephone calls for all transplant offers first call.

4. Any emergency operation that is required

5. All non-elective transplant surgery

6. Cancellation of all routine clinics during on call week to allow sufficient time to deliver elective lists and on call work as described above.

7. Day off after overnight on call

Outpatient Clinics

1. Transplant follow up

2. Outreach Transplant work-up and dialysis access (satellite clinic)

3. Onsite vascular access

4. Transplant general surgery clinic; pancreas transplant workup clinic Optional

(subject to discussion with Clinical Director / Head of Service)

Elective Operating lists (subject to job plan review, see job description for details)

1. Local anaesthetic vascular access

2. General anaesthetic list

Regular Departmental meetings:

Local Faculty Group meetings, monthly consultants meetings are included in the SPA allowance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice On GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration Appropriate Royal College Membership

Knowledge/skills

Essential

Skills necessary to provide consultant level care in transplantation. IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership/ Management skills

Essential

Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues. Knowledge of finance/budgets Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduate/postgraduate students and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential

Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Academic achievements

Essential

Evidence of academic experience including publications and research funding appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT.

Language

Essential

Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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