Job summary
- Main area
- Nephrology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1702-OK
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Renal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
This is an exciting collaboration between the trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT). We seek to jointly appoint a second trust-based locum consultant nephrologist at the Northwick Park Hospital site.
Main duties of the job
The trust based locum consultant nephrologist role encompasses both an outpatient and inpatient remit at Northwick Park.
In addition to providing inpatient ward reviews the post holder will also support known Imperial dialysis patients when they are admitted to the hospital and assess suitability for local HD. There will be liaison with the main unit at Imperial regarding patients in need of transfer to specialist renal beds, medication rationalisation and antibiotic stewardship. The post holder will work closely with the dialysis nurse managers and HD consultants to ensure the patients receive safe, high-quality care whilst an inpatient or within the dialysis unit
The post holder will undertake two general nephrology clinics per week within the dedicated renal centre at Northwick Park. The clinic will have a standardised template of 4 new and 8 follow up patients, and reflect a mixture of face to face and telephone appointments. In addition, the post holder will undertake a third outpatient clinic which will alternate between a haemodialysis clinic at Central Middlesex Hospital and specialist nephrology clinics at Imperial.
The job includes taking a share of the on-call work on the Hammersmith Hospital site on a 1-in-10 nephrology rota including weekend ward rounds covering one of the Nephrology inpatient wards (1 DCC). This would involve a daily weekday and weekend ward round and board round at the hospital.
The post is offered as a DCC/SPA split of 8.5 DCC/ 1.5 SPA.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
Person specification
qualification
Essential criteria
- MRCP
- Entry on the GMC’s register with a Licence to Practice
- CCT in Nephrology & GIM or be within 6 months from date of interview
- Certificate of eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- European Community Rights
Desirable criteria
- MD, PhD or equivalent
knowledge
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience and clinical expertise
- IT skills and computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience within the last 3 years
management /audit experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical leadership in the development of clinical services
- Evidence of engagement with audit/quality improvement project
Desirable criteria
- Significant quality improvement project/publication
teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience and interest in undergraduate teaching and postgraduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching qualification
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
- Ellie Ives
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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