Job summary
The
Leeds Renal Service is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Nephrologist.
The post will be 10 PA appointment and will be available from February 2025,
initially for 6 months. There are plans to advertise for a substantive
consultant post to commence after the locum period.
This
post will also contribute to General (Internal) Medicine rota.
The
successful applicant should hold accreditation in Membership of the Royal
College of Physicians or equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register
or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if
currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which
have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.
Applicants
must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and
competence in all aspects of renal medicine, including the management and
care of chronic haemodialysis and renal transplant patients. Excellent
communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and
service development are essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join an
enthusiastic and supportive renal department with 17 consultant colleagues, an
associate specialist and junior doctor team. The posts will be based at St
Jamess University Hospital, and will be predominantly clinical with
responsibility as a member of consultant team for providing inpatient and
outpatient care for nephrology, dialysis and renal transplant patients.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with
access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people
from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. Our
20,000 staff ensures that every year we see and treat 1,500,000 people in our
2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000
in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We
operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy
and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care. The Trust is
closely linked with the University of Leeds and undertakes both undergraduate
medical teaching and postgraduate studies.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
assist with the management of the increasing workload in renal medicine
across Leeds and surrounding areas, and to provide, with consultant
colleagues, a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, with responsibility
for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of renal disease.
To
provide a complementary or enhancing special interest to those of the other
Consultant Nephrologists in Leeds.
To
work with colleagues to devise ways to benefit renal services through the
closer integration of the Leeds renal service with primary care.
To
share responsibility (with eight other consultant nephrologists) for the care
of the Trusts chronic haemodialysis patients, with specific responsibility
for supervising the care of patients who dialyse at the satellite unit in
Pontefract
To
share with consultant colleagues responsibility for the staffing of specific
renal outpatient clinics as per renal consultant team job plan.
To
contribute to the care of patients following renal transplantation
To
share out-of-hours clinical responsibilities with colleagues by participating
in the renal consultant on call rota (1:14 for renal 24 hours)
To
participate in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees within
the department.
To
contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Trust.
To
develop appropriate research interests that will benefit the clinical service
provided.
To
demonstrate a willingness to undertake additional professional
responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
assist with the management of the increasing workload in renal medicine
across Leeds and surrounding areas, and to provide, with consultant
colleagues, a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, with responsibility
for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of renal disease.
To
provide a complementary or enhancing special interest to those of the other
Consultant Nephrologists in Leeds.
To
work with colleagues to devise ways to benefit renal services through the
closer integration of the Leeds renal service with primary care.
To
share responsibility (with eight other consultant nephrologists) for the care
of the Trusts chronic haemodialysis patients, with specific responsibility
for supervising the care of patients who dialyse at the satellite unit in
Pontefract
To
share with consultant colleagues responsibility for the staffing of specific
renal outpatient clinics as per renal consultant team job plan.
To
contribute to the care of patients following renal transplantation
To
share out-of-hours clinical responsibilities with colleagues by participating
in the renal consultant on call rota (1:14 for renal 24 hours)
To
participate in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees within
the department.
To
contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Trust.
To
develop appropriate research interests that will benefit the clinical service
provided.
To
demonstrate a willingness to undertake additional professional
responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
Clinical Experience and Career Progression
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate: A high level of clinical experience and competence in renal medicine
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within nephrology & dialysis & renal transplantation & take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary renal centre
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process:
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
Clinical Experience and Career Progression
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate: A high level of clinical experience and competence in renal medicine
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within nephrology & dialysis & renal transplantation & take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary renal centre
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process:
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).
