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Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Trust Specialty Doctor in Transplantation, to support the renal transplantation programme. The post has the potential for flexibly fulfilling the educational, research and experience needs of the successful applicant. This post is especially suited to training in kidney transplantation and research.

There are plans for linking this post to the equivalent vascular surgery post so that occupants of both posts could cross cover or cross rotate as the case may be. This is innovative as it gives the fellows a better experience, less continuous on call activity and a wider clinical spectrum. This post is for a fixed term, initially for six months, which is extendable with satisfactory progress.

Job Specific Information

The Southwest Transplant Centre (SWTC) is within the Nephrology and Transplantation Service Line, Medical Specialties Care Group. The Director of SWTC is Dr Imran Saif, the Service Line Lead is Dr Wai Tse, and the Surgical Lead Clinician is Mr Aditya Kanwar. All Consultants meet on a monthly basis for a Directorate meeting to which other senior members are invited.

The terms and conditions of the post follow the specialist registrar grade, with the exception of study leave as outlined in section 3.5. The salary scale is within the Specialist Registrar salary scale. The post is a fixed term post for 12 months initially, but with the opportunity of extending contract for a further year.

Main duties of the job

·         Assist Live donor nephrectomy and Live donor transplant theatre sessions, including the ones that are part of the national Kidney Sharing Scheme.

·         Provide day-to-day care for transplant patients.

·         Liaise with other departments within the hospital/organize inpatient investigations.

·         Participate in the daily ward rounds (unless busy in theatre) on the transplant unit with renal consultant & registrar and CMT and foundation year doctors. Most of these are teaching ward rounds imparting high quality education.

·         Opportunities to participate in dialysis access service provision with the vascular surgeons, can be explored if it is in the interests of the potential candidate.

·         Assist with the renal transplant program at a level commensurate with experience and training under the direction of the consultant transplant surgeons and physicians.

·         Attend Transplant Assessment Clinics with the supervising consultant.

·         Emergency commitments – the emergency commitment of the post holder will be to support the transplant programme and participate in renal transplant procedures according to their availability. Due to relatively low frequency of out of hour requirements and its unpredictability, this requirement is flexible and will allow compensatory time off.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.