ConsultantPermanent

Consultant in Nephrology and General Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

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About the role

Consultant Nephrologist

This is a 9 PA post for a Consultant Nephrologist.

The post will support the existing innovative clinical and academic programme in chronic kidney disease, community-based kidney care across the North Central London sector.

The postholder will provide a 10-week general medicine ward cover commitment, diagnostic clinic, inpatient Renal reviews and out of hours work at North Middlesex with a specialist clinic at Tottenham Hale site. In addition, the post includes virtual CKD, Renal diabetes MDT, teaching and full participation in the educational and CPD activities of the department. Educational supervision of resident doctors can be negotiated with appropriate accreditation in place.

Consultant in Nephrology and General Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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This post is shared jointly with the North Middlesex and Royal Free Health Units (7PAs North Middlesex and 2 Royal Free Hospital (Tottenham Hale site).

There is a weekly Radiology meeting to review inpatient and outpatient imaging and a fortnightly ward discharge clinic delivered by the Renal SpRs and supervised by the ward consultant.

Additional North Middlesex duties consist of a Renal diagnostic clinic (30 per year) plus 2 hours of administrative time for email queries and clinic correspondence. The clinic does not run when covering the wards.

A weekly Virtual CKD clinic via the NCL portal (established in January 2024) including advice and guidance, virtual case review using EMIS portal and triage to secondary care clinics across the sector.

For full description of main duties and Job please refer to the Job description attached to this vacancy.

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A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their clinical manager in line with the Job Planning Guidelines in force in the Trust. Once agreed with the clinical manager, job plans are finally signed off by the Clinical Director. An indicative job plan for this post with indicative Programmed Activities (PAs) is provided below, but this will normally be re-assessed after 3 months of appointment to ensure it meets the needs of the service.

An indicative job plan is included in the Job Description attached to this advert.

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The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across 4 main sites and many peripheral local units, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200 000 patients in emergency department and deliver 8 000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale, and influence offer you unrivaled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your life style. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow the link

https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

Royal Free to be your best

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Person specification

Essential

MRCP or Equivalent
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) register via one of the following
• CCST/CCT in Renal and General Medicine and on the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview
• Certificate of eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• European Community rights
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience managing inpatients with a wide range of Renal and General Medical conditions
Experience managing outpatients with a range of Renal conditions
Experience of service development and Quality Improvement initiatives
Understanding of Clinical Governance
Experience in providing high quality training and education to Undergraduates and Postgraduates
Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
Excellent organizational & interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a pressurized environment
Potential to develop leadership skills
Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
Evidence of logical thinking/problem solving/decision making
Initiative/drive/enthusiasm
Ability to stay calm under pressure
Ability to relate to staff and patients
Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
Knowledge and participation of Clinical Audit
Experience of providing high quality training and education to Undergraduates and Postgraduates
IT literate

Desirable

Postgraduate degree
Research degree or research experience
Knowledge and participation of research methodology
Experience in clinical or basic science research
Ability to support and motivate staff including during periods of pressure
Trainee/educational supervision