Job summary
- Main area
- Nephrology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 253-0624-6045489
- Employer
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Russells Hall Hospital
- Town
- Dudley
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Consultant Nephrologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
The post has a split timetable with a one in four cycle sharing with the other Consultants. This includes working in the ward covering G(I)M / renal patients for one week and the remainder of the time spent predominantly clinic based, dialysis work and related activities. A formal job plan needs to be agreed on appointment with the successful candidate.
Whilst ward-based, there is a commitment to daily whiteboard rounds, at least two Consultant-led full ward rounds per week and three shorter ward rounds during the week. A seven-day care will be provided with compulsory ward rounds on Saturday and Sundays, which will be an essential part of the job plan. The Haemodialysis Unit fully operate 6 days of the week and half a day on Sundays. The CAPD Unit works seven days a week and out of hours there is an on-call system of acute dialysis support.
Main duties of the job
To develop and integrate high class renal services across Dudley Group of Hospitals and the wider community
To liaise with relevant hospital departments, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals and colleagues in primary care to develop the renal service including innovative care pathways.
To work as a Consultant in General Medicine including participation in the medical on-call rota with other Physicians.
To provide daily consultant-led review of inpatients when working the ward-based timetable and contribute to 24/7 renal services.
To develop sub-speciality interests, in line with service and departmental needs.
To help deliver the UK Renal Association requirements, KPI indicators and other Department of Health initiatives across the Trust.
To contribute to MDT meetings in renal medicine, dialysis QAs and G(I)M as required
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high-quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.
This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.
We believe healthcare is better when provided by supported and dedicated staff, so if you are innovative, forward thinking and dedicated to high quality patient care come and join our amazing team.
At the Dudley Group everyone is welcome, please ensure you have read our Recruitment Equality Statement included in the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant professional qualifications
- • Degree from a recognised University
- • MRCP (UK) or recognised equivalent qualification
- • GMC specialist registration or eligible within 6 months
Desirable criteria
- Experience in clinical service development
- Experience of teaching clinical skills
- Training/experience in subspecialty of dialysis and community CKD care
Relevant registration requirements
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Relevant knowledge and experience requirements
Essential criteria
- • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialties of GIM and Renal Medicine
- • Ability to organise, prioritise workload
- • Ability to advise on the smooth running of specialist services
- • Ultrasound skills (level 2 and above), haemo and peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kunigal Shivakumar
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01384456111
- Additional information
For further information, please contact Dr Shivakumar via Email - [email protected].
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