Job summary
Wessex Kidney Centre, PHUT are excited to offer you the opportunity to join our dynamic team to
support inpatient acute renal care in Southampton and outpatient nephrology
services in North Hampshire.
This advertisement is for a WTE post working in
Wessex Kidney Centre covering outpatient services in the Basingstoke area and
inpatient work in the University Hospital Southampton.
The Wessex Kidney Centre is a busy renal unit with a
catchment area of 2.4 million people and covering all aspects of nephrology, dialysis,
and transplantation. It has a large home dialysis program (both Peritoneal
dialysis and home haemodialysis), 835 patients on dialysis and carries out over
100 transplants per year.
The post will cover outpatient clinics (nephrology,
dialysis and long-term transplant follow up) for patients in the Basingstoke
and Andover areas. Nephrology inpatient and on call services will be in the
University Hospital Southampton supporting a team of 4 other nephrologists. The
post holder will be involved in nephrology procedures and in education and training
and will work with a variety of multidisciplinary teams.
The successful applicant can develop their area of interest/expertise
within nephrology across the region. Wessex Kidney Centre has many areas of
outstanding practice, but we welcome the opportunity for further development
and will support the successful applicant in both service and clinical
development. We are committed to support career
development.
Main duties of the job
Wessex
Kidney Centre (WKC), Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHUT) are
excited to offer you the opportunity to join our dynamic team to support
inpatient acute renal care in Southampton and outpatient nephrology services in
North Hampshire.
Interview Date: 4th October 2023
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, 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 beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nephrology:
The post holder will be responsible for nephrology, dialysis, and chronic
transplant care in out-patient environments as well as in the satellite
facilities. This post will form part of a team of 5 nephrologists providing
inpatient services at the University Hospital Southampton (UHS)
WKC, given its large geographical area, is currently divided by
sub-region (based around each of the 8 satellite acute trusts) with
nephrologist(s) for each area to maintain patient continuity as much as
possible. On-going development and growth has increased renal in-reach ward
services in some of these sites.
WKC physicians
run nephrology and renal replacement (RRT) clinics at all the satellite acute
trusts in the region and RRT clinics at the satellite dialysis units. This post
will take joint responsibility for nephrology and renal replacement therapy,
including nephrology and AKI inpatients.
The service is continually developing subspecialties and a particular
interest or expertise in any field would be desirable and will be supported.
An
indicative workload for this post includes shared responsibility for outpatient
clinics covering general nephrology, chronic transplant follow up and satellite
dialysis unit clinics in the Basingstoke area and ward cover at the University
Hospital Southampton (provided by Wessex Kidney Centre). Ward cover is based on
a 1 in 5 rota and includes weekend cover but not overnight cover.
Time allocated to clinics is 4 hours and will house 8 to 15 patients per
list depending on new/FU and neph/RRT breakdown. Clinic slots are generally
15-20 minutes per nephrology follow-up, 20-30 minutes for a RRT follow-up and
30 mins per new patient. A standard non-dialysis clinic template would include
2 new patients and 10 follow up slots; a dialysis template would include 8
dialysis patients. All patients have a named consultant who has overall
responsibility for their care. The exceptions are peritoneal dialysis, home haemodialysis,
young adult transition, genetic conditions (excluding PKD), acute vasculitis
and acute transplant (first 6 months) which all run as specialist clinics by
specific consultants.
It would be an advantage for the post holder to be able to perform renal
related procedures (line insertions, renal biopsies) and to teach and supervise
the units junior doctors in these procedures.
The post is 10 PAs.
The
formal job plan would be 8 PA nephrology DCC and 2 SPA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Nephrology:
The post holder will be responsible for nephrology, dialysis, and chronic
transplant care in out-patient environments as well as in the satellite
facilities. This post will form part of a team of 5 nephrologists providing
inpatient services at the University Hospital Southampton (UHS)
WKC, given its large geographical area, is currently divided by
sub-region (based around each of the 8 satellite acute trusts) with
nephrologist(s) for each area to maintain patient continuity as much as
possible. On-going development and growth has increased renal in-reach ward
services in some of these sites.
WKC physicians
run nephrology and renal replacement (RRT) clinics at all the satellite acute
trusts in the region and RRT clinics at the satellite dialysis units. This post
will take joint responsibility for nephrology and renal replacement therapy,
including nephrology and AKI inpatients.
The service is continually developing subspecialties and a particular
interest or expertise in any field would be desirable and will be supported.
An
indicative workload for this post includes shared responsibility for outpatient
clinics covering general nephrology, chronic transplant follow up and satellite
dialysis unit clinics in the Basingstoke area and ward cover at the University
Hospital Southampton (provided by Wessex Kidney Centre). Ward cover is based on
a 1 in 5 rota and includes weekend cover but not overnight cover.
Time allocated to clinics is 4 hours and will house 8 to 15 patients per
list depending on new/FU and neph/RRT breakdown. Clinic slots are generally
15-20 minutes per nephrology follow-up, 20-30 minutes for a RRT follow-up and
30 mins per new patient. A standard non-dialysis clinic template would include
2 new patients and 10 follow up slots; a dialysis template would include 8
dialysis patients. All patients have a named consultant who has overall
responsibility for their care. The exceptions are peritoneal dialysis, home haemodialysis,
young adult transition, genetic conditions (excluding PKD), acute vasculitis
and acute transplant (first 6 months) which all run as specialist clinics by
specific consultants.
It would be an advantage for the post holder to be able to perform renal
related procedures (line insertions, renal biopsies) and to teach and supervise
the units junior doctors in these procedures.
The post is 10 PAs.
The
formal job plan would be 8 PA nephrology DCC and 2 SPA
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- CCT in Nephrology (or within the next 6 months) and MRCP
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months) or CESR
- Specialist Training in Nephrology to the level of CCT completion
Desirable
- Procedural competency in tunnelled catheter insertion, renal biopsy (native and transplant), PD catheter insertion
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical and technical skills to provide a consultant service in nephrology and nephrological emergencies
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable
- Ability to perform, supervise and teach native and transplant renal biopsy (ultrasound-guided), and ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation including tunnelling
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
- IT skills
- Effective, confident presentation ability
- Experience in and outside speciality
Other
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Publications
- Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- CCT in Nephrology (or within the next 6 months) and MRCP
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months) or CESR
- Specialist Training in Nephrology to the level of CCT completion
Desirable
- Procedural competency in tunnelled catheter insertion, renal biopsy (native and transplant), PD catheter insertion
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical and technical skills to provide a consultant service in nephrology and nephrological emergencies
- Understanding of clinical risk management
Desirable
- Ability to perform, supervise and teach native and transplant renal biopsy (ultrasound-guided), and ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation including tunnelling
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
- IT skills
- Effective, confident presentation ability
- Experience in and outside speciality
Other
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Publications
- Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
Desirable
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).
