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The role involves collaboration with an experienced team of consultants and junior doctors, contributing to the management of chronic haemodialysis patients and renal outpatient clinics, as well as participating in the consultant on-call rota. The appointee will also engage in clinical supervision and education for postgraduate trainees, develop research interests, and work towards integrating renal services with primary care for enhanced patient care in Leeds and surrounding areas.
The Leeds Renal Service is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant Nephrologist. The post will be 10 PA appointment and will be available from February 2025, initially for 6 months. There are plans to advertise for a substantive consultant post to commence after the locum period.
This post will also contribute to General (Internal) Medicine rota.
The successful applicant should hold accreditation in Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of renal medicine, including the management and care of chronic haemodialysis and renal transplant patients. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.
The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and supportive renal department with 17 consultant colleagues, an associate specialist and junior doctor team. The posts will be based at St Jamess University Hospital, and will be predominantly clinical with responsibility as a member of consultant team for providing inpatient and outpatient care for nephrology, dialysis and renal transplant patients.
About us
To assist with the management of the increasing workload in renal medicine across Leeds and surrounding areas, and to provide, with consultant colleagues, a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of renal disease.
To provide a complementary or enhancing special interest to those of the other Consultant Nephrologists in Leeds.
To work with colleagues to devise ways to benefit renal services through the closer integration of the Leeds renal service with primary care.
To share responsibility (with eight other consultant nephrologists) for the care of the Trusts chronic haemodialysis patients, with specific responsibility for supervising the care of patients who dialyse at the satellite unit in Pontefract
To share with consultant colleagues responsibility for the staffing of specific renal outpatient clinics as per renal consultant team job plan.
To contribute to the care of patients following renal transplantation
To share out-of-hours clinical responsibilities with colleagues by participating in the renal consultant on call rota (1:14 for renal 24 hours)
To participate in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees within the department.
To contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Trust.
To develop appropriate research interests that will benefit the clinical service provided.
To demonstrate a willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
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