Junior Clinical Fellow in Nephrology

Job summary

Join our team as a Junior Clinical Fellow in Nephrology at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, where you'll be immersed in an esteemed department with a strong national reputation. This role offers an invaluable opportunity for career advancement, potentially paving the way for future training posts with Health Education England.Based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, this fixed-term position spans 12 months, providing a full-time commitment. As part of our team, you'll engage in a 1:7 middle-grade rota, ensuring comprehensive coverage of our Nephrology Unit. Ideal for ambitious physicians with a passion for Nephrology, this role offers hands-on experience in renal medicine within a supportive environment. You'll collaborate closely with consultant nephrologists, contributing to the management of in-patient and out-patient renal services at Lister Hospital

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will encompass diverse areas, including patient care on the nephrology ward, overseeing operations in the Hemodialysis and CAPD Units, and participating in renal clinics. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to engage in audit and research initiatives within the unit, fostering professional growth. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to our on-call rota, including potential involvement in general medicine, as you embark on a fulfilling journey in Nephrology. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations, and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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