Consultant in Renal Medicine

Job title:

Consultant in Renal Medicine

Company

NHS

Job description

The Renal Department is friendly, supportive, professional and willing to invest time in supporting your own professional development by offering excellent training and educational opportunities and career support.You will join a strong Renal Consultant team providing specialist services to the region. We treat patients from east and west Kent; with a Centre Haemodialysis Unit at Kent and Canterbury Hospital with five Satellite Units covering east and west Kent at; Margate, Medway , Maidstone, Ashford and Folkstone,. In conjunction with Guy’s Hospital London, we have a thriving Transplant team bring our patient back to the renal team at the earliest opportunity.Duties will include: supporting Renal Inpatient Services, Renal On calls, Renal Rapid Assessment ‘Hot Clinics’ to provide admission avoidance and early discharge to support acute front door services; outpatient management of Nephrology, Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis patients; teaching both within the department and the wider organisation in this is an exciting and innovative new role.Supporting our 14 Consultant Nephrologist are: 12 Junior doctors encompass: 6 x Specialty Training Registrars; 2 x IMT; 2 x FY2s and 2 x FY1. You will also be working with an incredibly robust Nursing, AHP and A&C teams. Team Working is how we assist our patients to live the ‘best life possible’ within the patient care and creating robust services.Main duties of the jobThis post will provide five core specialist roles:

• Acute inpatient Renal Medicine on Marlowe Ward at Kent and Canterbury Hospital (1 month in every 5 months)
• Renal On-calls: 1 in 10
• Renal rapid assessment ‘Hot Clinics’ and Renal specialist advice and in-reach on the QEQM site 2-3 days each week
• General Nephrology clinic alternate weeks at Kent and Canterbury Hospital
• Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis clinical responsibility at both QEQM and Kent and Canterbury Hospital

This post will initially be based around a 10 PA clinical job plan, including time for SPA (supporting professional activities) and administrative time.There will also be a number of potential additional exciting opportunities available and open to you including:

• Teaching for the new Kent and Medway Medical School or the GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College London
• Procedure supervision and to assist in our desire to develop a Local Anaesthetic Peritoneal Dialysis (LAPD) Service
• Supporting our Home Therapies Renal Network KQUIP (Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership) project

About usThe Trust has five hospitals providing a wide range of high quality services and opportunities for innovation. The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford has the full range of district general hospital services, as well as regional specialties, including the country’s best performing trauma unit. The Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, also provides district general hospital services, while Kent & Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury is a specialist services hub which provides adult medical care, inpatient renal, urology and vascular services and robotic surgery.We have a clear clinically-led strategy to transform secondary care in east Kent to deliver outstanding standards across all specialties which build services around the characteristics of our patients and a commitment to refreshing our estate and facilities.Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post – For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/We also offer removal expenses (substantive positions), up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.Date posted12 March 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number344-5390CONKCHJob locationsKent & Canterbury HospitalEthelbert RoadCanterburyCT1 3NGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.In taking up this role you will join a strong Renal Consultant team providing specialist services to the region. Duties will include: supporting Renal Inpatient Services; Renal On calls; new Renal Rapid Assessment Hot Clinics to provide admission avoidance and early discharge to support acute front door services; outpatient management of Nephrology, Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis patients; teaching both within the department and the wider organisation.There will also be additional duties available depending on your area of interest, including wider undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervising procedures, developing a new service such as for LA PD and supporting our Home Therapies transformation.Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.In taking up this role you will join a strong Renal Consultant team providing specialist services to the region. Duties will include: supporting Renal Inpatient Services; Renal On calls; new Renal Rapid Assessment Hot Clinics to provide admission avoidance and early discharge to support acute front door services; outpatient management of Nephrology, Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis patients; teaching both within the department and the wider organisation.There will also be additional duties available depending on your area of interest, including wider undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervising procedures, developing a new service such as for LA PD and supporting our Home Therapies transformation.Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.Person SpecificationQualification and TraningEssential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC specialist register for Renal Medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), OR relevant CESR
• SCE in Renal
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School

Desirable

• Good Clinical Practice training

Skill and ExperienceEssential

• Wide knowledge, competence and experience in all areas of inpatient and outpatient renal medicine
• Previous NHS experience
• Experienced in delivering post graduate teaching

Desirable

• Higher degree (MD/PhD or equivalent)
• Teaching (Medical education qualification or equivalent)
• Teaching (Train the Trainers)

Clinical GovernanceEssential

• Experience of morbidity and mortality review
• Evidence of audit of own practice

Desirable

• Structured judgement review training

OtherEssential

• Uphold Trust Vision Mission and Values
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel effectively between sites

Person SpecificationQualification and TraningEssential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC specialist register for Renal Medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), OR relevant CESR
• SCE in Renal
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School

Desirable

• Good Clinical Practice training

Skill and ExperienceEssential

• Wide knowledge, competence and experience in all areas of inpatient and outpatient renal medicine
• Previous NHS experience
• Experienced in delivering post graduate teaching

Desirable

• Higher degree (MD/PhD or equivalent)
• Teaching (Medical education qualification or equivalent)
• Teaching (Train the Trainers)

Clinical GovernanceEssential

• Experience of morbidity and mortality review
• Evidence of audit of own practice

Desirable

• Structured judgement review training

OtherEssential

• Uphold Trust Vision Mission and Values
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel effectively between sites

Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Canterbury

Job date

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 07:17:11 GMT

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