Job summary
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Main duties of the job
Band: 8a - £57,528 - £64,750
Hours: 37.5
Contract: Permanent
The Wessex Kidney Centre (WKC) at Queen Alexandra Hospital is a regional renal and transplant centre, looking after more than 1,500 patients on renal replacement therapy (transplant, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) and performing around 100 kidney transplants a year.
We are a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, with expertise across a range of subspecialties.
There is now an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic specialist team in developing the service providing specialist, individual care to patients and their carers throughout the transplant process.
This is a challenging and rewarding post where you will be given every opportunity to develop your potential. You will be expected to provide leadership in the management of all aspects of transplantation working in partnership with the MDT team (including Renal Consultants & Transplant Surgeons ,Theatres, Critical Care & Surgical Teams, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Administration, Governance, and Quality Teams, external satellite dialysis units, regional transplant centres and vasculitis & CKD specialists). this post is a key leadership role to support service delivery and growth, staff development, and ensure the delivery of excellent patient care.
We are looking for a clinical expert who can lead a team as well as contribute as a role model in delivering high quality patient care.
About us
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and belief
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have an advanced level of knowledge and expertise and provide leadership in the management of all aspects of transplantation working in partnership with the clinical leads and senior nursing team.Additionally, the post-holder will have arolein coordinating the Vasculitis Service and Virtual Chronic Kidney Disease (vCKD) Service, but these responsibilities will be supplementary to the primary transplant coordination role.The post-holder will also perform nurse-led clinics for the transplant service, guiding the team and service towards a more nurse-led model of care.
The post holder will provide clear focus for clinical leadership within the service. They will be highly visible and responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality of care.
To be responsible for writing, implementing and evaluating clinical guidelines, promoting practice developments within the clinical governance framework to ensure local and national objectives are achieved.
They will be responsible for coordinating care, monitoring the quality of care and ensuring the needs of pre transplant, waiting list and post-transplant patients are always at the centre of that care. A proportion of time will be spent working clinically.
They will provide professional leadership and management to the defined team of transplant co-ordinators, demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach and a proactive, responsible attitude so as to promote confidence in the team and the service. You will be required to explore current practice, identifying areas for development, and plan the appropriate change using research and experience to evaluate the outcomes.
For an informal discussion or visit to the department please contact -
Alirio Martinho Belchior -alirio.martinhobelchior@nhs.net
Interviews are scheduled for the 19th of May 2026
Please refer to the Job description for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have an advanced level of knowledge and expertise and provide leadership in the management of all aspects of transplantation working in partnership with the clinical leads and senior nursing team.Additionally, the post-holder will have arolein coordinating the Vasculitis Service and Virtual Chronic Kidney Disease (vCKD) Service, but these responsibilities will be supplementary to the primary transplant coordination role.The post-holder will also perform nurse-led clinics for the transplant service, guiding the team and service towards a more nurse-led model of care.
The post holder will provide clear focus for clinical leadership within the service. They will be highly visible and responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality of care.
To be responsible for writing, implementing and evaluating clinical guidelines, promoting practice developments within the clinical governance framework to ensure local and national objectives are achieved.
They will be responsible for coordinating care, monitoring the quality of care and ensuring the needs of pre transplant, waiting list and post-transplant patients are always at the centre of that care. A proportion of time will be spent working clinically.
They will provide professional leadership and management to the defined team of transplant co-ordinators, demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach and a proactive, responsible attitude so as to promote confidence in the team and the service. You will be required to explore current practice, identifying areas for development, and plan the appropriate change using research and experience to evaluate the outcomes.
For an informal discussion or visit to the department please contact -
Alirio Martinho Belchior -alirio.martinhobelchior@nhs.net
Interviews are scheduled for the 19th of May 2026
Please refer to the Job description for further details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration specialist qualifications.
- First degree essential and evidence of working towards Masters
- Renal Course qualification
- Substantial experience of care management, experience of working in a senior role (Band 7) and with evidence of professional development. Recognised teaching qualification /experience
- Management qualification
- History Taking and Physical Assessment Course
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course.
- NMC Registered as an Independent Prescriber.
- Evidence of advanced clinical practice development
Desirable
- Teaching/mentorship qualification.
- Experience in managing vasculitis and administering drugs like rituximab.
- Leadership development programme
- Budget management
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
Experience
Essential
- Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current, registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration specialist qualifications.
- First degree essential and evidence of working towards Masters
- Renal Course qualification
- Substantial experience of care management, experience of working in a senior role (Band 7) and with evidence of professional development. Recognised teaching qualification /experience
- Management qualification
- History Taking and Physical Assessment Course
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course.
- NMC Registered as an Independent Prescriber.
- Evidence of advanced clinical practice development
Desirable
- Teaching/mentorship qualification.
- Experience in managing vasculitis and administering drugs like rituximab.
- Leadership development programme
- Budget management
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
Experience
Essential
- Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
