Consultant in Renal Medicine and General Medicine inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED
MON 25 NOV 2024
Key responsibilities include covering the renal ward and on-call duties, along with contributions to teaching and training within the hospital. Ideal applicants should be fully GMC registered, with a CCT in Nephrology and General Internal Medicine or nearing completion, and must have sub-specialty experience in managing renal genetic and tubular disorders. The Trust encourages applications from those seeking part-time or job-share options. Newly appointed consultants will participate in a leadership development program to enhance their professional skills.
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Renal Medicine and General Medicine at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
From a General Medicine perspective, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the care of General Medicine inpatients, oversee the care of a ward of medically fit patients and assist with the medical post take. They may also contribute to the care of patients on the newly opened general medical ward. They will be on the out of hour's Medical Consultant rota.
From a renal perspective, the successful candidate will be responsible for the running of the Renal Tubular and Genetics Disorder Service (including the Tolvaptan Service), which encompasses a wide variety of rare inherited and tubular disorders as well as the 'Stone Clinic' for patients with recurrent renal stone disease, where there is likely to be an underlying metabolic condition. They will also contribute to the renal ward cover and on-call rota.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching and training in a leading national hospital.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Nephrology and General Internal Medicine or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
The applicant is required to have sub-specialty experience in the management of patients with renal genetic and tubular disorders.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
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