LOCUM CONSULTANT NEPHROLOGIST

Job summary

This post is for a Locum Consultant Nephrologist for a period of 3 months and will include:oTaking responsibility for patients under your care.oProvide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.oParticipate in the development of the Nephrology service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of nephrology conditions.oDevelop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.oTake responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the speciality.oDemonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit - including the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.oEnsure own practice is up to date; this includes responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and Appraisal.oComply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures

Main duties of the job

Main duties are (not restricted too) the provision of:

1. Daily Ward Rounds on Ward 15 (according to Rota). This ward is currently shared between two consultants at any one time during hot week. General medical, nephrology, diabetes and endocrine patients are admitted to these 27 bedded wards. Delivery of outpatient clinics (3 per week).
2. Inpatient Acute Kidney Injury service for all stages 2 and 3 AKIs with help of automatic AKI stage reporting software in order to improve outcomes which was implemented in May 2015. Liaising with the AKI CNS team daily.
3. To assist in the Cardio renal service in the Trust in collaboration with the Cardiology department.
4. Participation in one session a week for the acute medicine department.
5. To participate in primary care education about chronic kidney disease and develop shared care strategies with primary care. To be involved in database work and reviewing all CKD with eGFR < 30 within the hospital who are admitted with other medical/surgical issues and advise as necessary. This is part of initiative to reduce late referrals and to aid GPs monitoring and managing patients in the community.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust The Trust directly employs more than 4,000 staff making it one of the largest employers in Walsall. We are an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development of our Pleck Road site was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre.

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly, can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.