Job summary
- Main area
- Renal
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 pa's)
- Job ref
- 176-M-SY-6930844
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Renal Physician
Consultant
Job overview
Are you an ambitious and innovative physician looking to push the boundaries of your expertise by leading the development of our Renal Services?
This is the perfect opportunity for you make the change and discover your place at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
You will become an integral part of a supportive and diverse team of nephrology specialists, collaborating to forge and implement a modern responsive nephrology service and acute medical care pathways at our principal acute facilities, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
The main services you will be responsible for are Outpatient Clinics (Nephrology, Dialysis and Long-Term Transplant follow up), as well as Nephrology Inpatient and on-call services.
Successful candidates, possessing comparable competencies to those already registered with the UK General Medical Council (UK GMC) as specialists, but lacking UK GMC specialist registration, will be offered a one-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of an extension to a second year. This arrangement is designed to provide ample time for the completion of the Certificate in Education and Training in Renal Services (CESR) pathway, which is essential for the acquisition of UK GMC specialist registration.
Should you require further information or wish to schedule an informal meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Frieder Kleemann, Clinical Lead Nephrology at [email protected].
Main duties of the job
The session commitments have been established to include 7.5 PA and 1.5 SPAs dedicated to teaching, audit, research, and professional development activities. Participation in the on-call rota, which operates on a 1:6 basis, will be mandatory.
The job plan will be formulated in collaboration with the Clinical Lead and General Manager, and it will receive ratification from the Divisional Director upon appointment and subsequently on an annual basis.
Our Renal Service caters to a population of 750,000, addressing all aspects of Nephrology, Renal Replacement Therapy, and long-term follow-up for renal transplants. Renal transplants are performed at our tertiary partner centres located in Leicester and Cambridge.
The dialysis program is expanding and currently supports 165 patients receiving unit-based haemodialysis, 45 patients on peritoneal dialysis, and 15 patients undergoing home haemodialysis.
Inpatient renal services are located at Peterborough City Hospital, ward A8, which offers a dialysis service seven days a week, including both haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
You will engage in Nephrology procedures, contribute to education and training, and collaborate with various multi-disciplinary teams. Additionally, you will oversee and mentor junior medical staff, including both doctors and nurses.
A commitment to medical audit, continuing professional development (CPD), and annual revalidation is expected.
Working for our organisation
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applicants from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
· Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
· Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
· Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for FT workers) plus bank/public holidays
· Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
· In-house Physiotherapy Services
· Career development and training opportunities
· Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
· Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
· Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team NWANGLIAFT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work with consultant colleagues to further develop and deliver a modern responsive nephrology services throughout the broader Peterborough and Huntingdon regions, focusing on the following areas:
- 7-day a week inpatient dialysis at Peterborough City Hospital (PCH)
- AKI and general nephrology service at Hinchingbrooke Hospital (HH)
- Home-based renal replacement therapy
Furthermore, you will work in partnership with consultant colleagues to further develop and deliver acute medical care pathways at Peterborough City Hospital (PCH).
In collaboration with the senior consultants, you will ensure the equitable distribution of nephrology services throughout the entire trust. This will involve cooperative efforts, mutual coverage for annual and study leave, and adherence to clinical governance principles.
In partnership with colleagues from the surgical and radiology departments, you will contribute to the expansion of local hemodialysis vascular and peritoneal dialysis access services.
As a seasoned consultant, you will oversee the provision of outpatient dialysis services, working closely with our renal tertiary care partners and the home care team. This will include the provision of out-of-hours telephone advice for dialysis units and main hospitals.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- Specialist Register for Nephrology (or be eligible for entry onto this register within 6 months of application)
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Nephrology and Medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, relating to nephrology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Procedural ability – kidney biopsy, insertion of non-cuffed dialysis lines
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate thesis (MD or PhD)
- Specialist Register for General Internal Medicine
- Insertion of PD catheters
- Insertion of cuffed dialysis lines
- Area of special interest - haemodialysis, vascular access, home dialysis, AKI
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to advise and run a smooth, efficient nephrology service for both inpatients and outpatients
- Ability to organize and manage inpatient and outpatient priorities and treatment
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising FY and CMT trainees, Trust Grade doctors, nurse specialists and ST traineeds
- Ability to teach basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate teaching experience and degree
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of research relevant to nephrology.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide leadership when required
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development, Clinical Governance and Audit
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Frieder Kleemann
- Job title
- Clinical Lead in Nephrology
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Resourcing Department
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 6NT
- Telephone
- 01480 363941
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