Job summary
- Main area
- Nephrology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full time)
- Job ref
- 180-CON-4957
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke’s Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Salary Details £105,504 - £139,882
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Nephrology (Transplant Medicine)
Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Nephrology (with an interest in Transplant Medicine) at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Renal Department provides a fully comprehensive renal service for adult patients living in and around Cambridge, and together with the Transplant Service provides a regional service for kidney transplantation and kidney / pancreas transplantation in the Eastern Region. It also has particular interest and expertise in the management of autoimmune and inflammatory renal conditions, attracting referrals nationally and internationally.
In addition the Nephrology in-patient service provides care to those general medicine patients admitted to beds on the renal / transplant and associated wards.
Main duties of the job
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Nephrology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
The post will be in General Nephrology with a focus on transplantation. The post-holder will join the existing Consultants in management of general nephrology, transplant, and dialysis patients at CUH, and will participate in the on-call Consultant rota – when on-call they will have responsibility for inpatients admitted on to the renal wards as well as providing out of hours cover. Outpatient clinics include a mix of general nephrology, transplant assessment, and transplant follow-up (including follow-up of the failing transplant) clinics. The post-holder will also contribute to the dialysis line access service for insertion of tunnelled and non-tunnelled dialysis catheters.
In addition, the job holder will be part of a departmental initiative that engages in and encourages research, in particular both laboratory and clinical research in the fields of (a) autoimmunity and vasculitis, (b) renal genetic and tubular disorders, and (c) transplantation. The Department seeks to recruit and train able physicians, in particular, those with academic aspirations.
Person specification
Standards
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Professionalism
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Specialty Specific skills (related to the post)
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Personal Skills
Understanding of the NHS
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Commitment to ongoing Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Score 1-5
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Dr Anil Chalisey
- Job title
- Consultant Nephrologist & Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Anil Chalisey, Consultant Nephrologist & Clinical Lead via email at [email protected]
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